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WELCOME!

We're so glad you're here. The CAFES Advising Center is passionate about supporting our transfer students.

To help ease the transition to Cal Poly, we’ve put together information about registering for your first quarter. This is a unique process and we are here to help you.

Additionally, we encourage you to explore the general academic advising information for all Cal Poly transfer students and to connect with the Transfer Center for campus-wide transfer resources, events and support.

Future Prospective Transfer Students

If you're a future Cal Poly transfer student, please visit Cal Poly Admissions for application criteria and deadlines.

Newly Admitted Transfer Students

 

Fall 2025 Transfer Student Checklist

To make sure you're ready for the Fall 2025 quarter, we recommend all new incoming transfer students review the following steps to best set themselves up for success at Cal Poly.

Once you've review all three steps, if you have any questions, please email cafesadvising@calpoly.edu for academic advising and registration support.

Step 1: Download your Curriculum Sheet and Flowchart

To start, you will want to download your major's curriculum sheet and flowchart from the table below.

curriculum sheet is a document that lists all courses you will take in your degree. They will include major, support, and General Education courses. If your majors have concentrations, these courses will be listed on the second page and beyond. 

flowchart is a document that shows the quarter-by-quarter breakdown of what is typically recommended for students to take, spread across four years.

Fall 2025 transfer students will follow the 2022-2026 catalog of courses.

  CURRICULUM SHEET FLOWCHARTS
Agricultural business 2022-2026 AGB Curriculum Sheet 2022-2026 AGB Flowchart
agricultural communications 2022-2026 AC Curriculum Sheet 2022-2026 AC Flowchart
agricultural science 2022-2026 AGSC Curriculum Sheet 2022-2026 AGSC Flowchart
agricultural systems management 2022-2026 ASM Curriculum Sheet 2022-2026 ASM Flowchart
animal science 2022-2026 ASCI Curriculum Sheet

2022-2026 ASCI Flowchart (Non Pre-Veterinary)
 

2022-2026 ASCI Flowchart (Pre-Veterinary Track)

bioresource and agricultural engineering 2022-2026 BRAE Curriculum Sheet 2022-2026 BRAE Flowchart
Dairy Science 2022-2026 DSCI Curriculum Sheet 2022-2026 DSCI Flowchart
Environmental earth and soil science 2022-2026 EESS Curriculum Sheet

2022-2026 EESS Flowchart (Non-Concentration)
 

2022-2026 EESS Flowchart (Geology Concentration)
 

2022-2026 EESS Flowchart (Hydrology Concentration)

environmental management and protection 2022-2026 ENVM Curriculum Sheet

2022-2026 ENVM Flowchart (Non-Concentration)
 

2022-2026 ENVM Flowchart (Watershed Management & Hydrology Concentration)
 

2022-2026 ENVM Flowchart (Wildlife Biology Concentration)

Food Science 2022-2026 FDSC Curriculum Sheet

2022-2026 FDSC Flowchart (Advanced Food Science Concentration)
 

2022-2026 FDSC Flowchart (Culinology Concentration)

Forest and fire science 2022-2026 FFS Curriculum Sheet

2022-2026 FFS Flowchart (Non-Concentration)
 

2022-2026 FFS Flowchart (Watershed Management & Hydrology Concentration)

2022-2026 FFS Flowchart (Wildland Fire & Fuels Management Concentration)
 

2022-2026 FFS Flowchart (Wildlife Biology Concentration)

nutrition 2022-2026 NUTR Curriculum Sheet

2022-2026 NUTR Flowchart (Applied Nutrition Concentration)
 

2022-2026 NUTR Flowchart (Nutrition Science Concentration)

plant sciences 2022-2026 PLSC Curriculum Sheet

2022-2026 PLSC Flowchart (Environemntal Horticulture Concentration)
 

2022-2026 PLSC Flowchart (Fruit & Crop Science Concentration)

2022-2026 PLSC Flowchart (Plant Protection Concentration)

recreation, parks and tourism administration 2022-2026 RPTA Curriculum Sheet

2022-2026 RPTA Flowchart (Event Planning & Experience Management Concentration)

 

2022-2026 RPTA Flowchart (Individualized Course of Study)

2022-2026 RPTA Flowchart (Sports & Recreation Management Concentration)
 

2022-2026 RPTA Flowchart (Tourism, Hospitality, and Destination Management Concentration)
 

wine and viticulture 2022-2026 WVIT Curriculum Sheet

2022-2026 WVIT Flowchart (Enology Concentration)
 

2022-2026 WVIT Flowchart (Viticulture Concentration)
 

2022-2026 WVIT Flowchart (Wine Business Concentration)

 

Step 2: Review the Registration Process

Once you've downloaded your curriculum sheet and flowchart from Step 1, please review the registration process here.

Step 3: Check Recommended Courses for Your Major

After you're familiar with using the registration tools, you'll need to select classes to take. Use the chart below to find your major's recommendation for courses to take in Fall 2025.

Major Recommended Courses for Fall 2025
Agricultural Business Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for AGB
Agricultural Communications Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for AC
Agricultural Science Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for AGSC
Agricultural Systems Management Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for ASM
Animal Science Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for ASCI
BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for BRAE
Dairy Science Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for DSCI

Environmental Earth and Soil Science

Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for EESS
Environmental Managament and Protection Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for ENVM
Food Science Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for FDSC
Forest and Fire Science Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for FFS
Nutrition Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for NUTR
Plant Sciences Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for PLSC
Recreations, Park, and Tourism Administration Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for RPTA
Wine and Viticulture Fall 2025 Recommended Courses for WVIT 

First Quarter at Cal Poly

Here are some important things to do during your first fall quarter at Cal Poly.

Registration (Plan for Winter)

After Fall registration is complete and going forward, you'll register as a continuing student. The overall process remains the same, but the details will be different from when you registered for fall quarter.

Each quarter you will be given a date/time for registration, which is listed on the right side of the Student Center. This date and time is based on your actual academic progress level (how many degree applicable units you have completed), which is found on your academic progress gauge in PolyProfile. It will be updated during week 4 of each quarter.

If you have questions about what to plan or how to use the tools, contact us.

Focusing on Academics

Study Strategies

To find other academic support resources, including tutoring, check out the Academic Skills Center.

Getting Connected

Faculty and Staff

People to Introduce yourself to

  1. Obviously we're biased, but we think it's important to get to know us
  2. To reboot and have a place to study during the day, check out the Multicultural Agriculture Program (MAP), a great place to study, use computers/microwaves and meet other CAFES Transfer students.
  3. We highly recommend transfer students get to know their CAFES faculty and professors during office hours or by scheduling appointments.  They will serve as valuable resources for internships, industry connections, senior project information, graduate school, and career advice.
  4. Schedule an appointment with our Career Counselor, to discuss the possibilities of what you can accomplish with your major.
  5. Chat with our college Librarian.

Transfer Center Events and Programs

The Transfer Center is a great resource and physical space to connect with current transfer students, find community, study and more.

  • Stop by their space – Bldg. 52 Rm. E30 – for coffee, a place to study or heat up your lunch, to connect with a transfer student assistant, and more.
  • Attend a Transfer Center Program or Event – bowling, study breaks, dialogues and more!
  • Email transfer@calpoly.edu for any questions you may have or for support in connecting to resources across campus.

 

Second Quarter and Beyond

Here are some wise things to do once you're starting to feel settled at Cal Poly.

Getting Involved

Research and Department Involvement

This is just a sampling of the research opportunities in our college. Also talk with the your faculty to find the right project for you!

Graduate School and Career Planning

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