California § 66749.7 - The Chancellor

§ 66749.7. The Chancellor

The Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges and those independent institutions of higher education that choose to commit to accept a student with an associate degree for transfer, in consultation with students, faculty, student service administrators, the State Department of Education, the California Education Round Table, and other key stakeholders, shall develop a student-centered communication and marketing strategy in order to increase the visibility of the associate degree for transfer pathway for all students in California that may include, but is not necessarily limited to, all of the following: (a) Outreach to high schools relative to the associate degree for transfer pathway that build upon existing high school outreach programs and activities performed by the California State University and the University of California. (b) Pathway information that may be prominently displayed in all community college counseling offices and transfer centers. (c) Pathway information that may be provided to all first-year community college students developing an education plan to aid them in making informed educational choices. (d) Targeted outreach on the pathway that may be provided to first-year community college students through campus orientations and student support services programs offered by the campus that may include, but are not necessarily limited to, Federal TRIO Programs, First-Generation Experience, MESA, and Puente. (e) Information on the pathway that may be prominently displayed in community college course catalogs. (f) Information on the pathway that may be prominently displayed on the internet website of each community college and independent institution of higher education that chooses to commit to accept a student with an associate degree for transfer, and on the California Colleges internet website, californiacolleges.edu.