The Lower-Division Transfer Pattern Project

The Lower Division Transfer Pattern (LDTP) by Major project is one of several ways that California Community College (CCC) students may use to prepare for study at the California State University (CSU).  CCC students who know the major they wish to pursue at which CSU campus traditional major preparation articulation and transfer admission agreements are valuable.  However, for transfer students who are uncertain about which CSU campus they will attend, the LDTP provides a measure of flexibility and options for preparation. LDTP may provide articulation for students whose community college does not have existing CSU articulation.

Each LDTP major discipline has a statewide and campus-specific component.  The statewide component of the LDTP is appropriate for any CSU campus offering the major and is comprised of general education coursework and courses within the discipline.  The campus-specific component identifies discipline related coursework relevant to the major at the specific CSU campus.  These components for an LDTP discipline will total at least sixty units, the number needed to transfer to CSU as an upper-division student.

Students who complete any portion of the statewide component of an LDTP benefit because CSU campuses offering the discipline will honor the preparation for the major and the progress towards the CSU degree.  Just as CSU GE-Breadth is a statewide alternative to each CSU campuses’ unique General Education program, the LDTP is a statewide alternative to each CSU campuses’ lower-division major preparation.

Please refer to links below for more detailed information on the LDTP Patterns, Newsletters, and Course Descriptors.