General Frequently Asked Question

Yes! Many of our courses provide University of California units that you can seamlessly transfer to other colleges and universities. We have formal agreements with the colleges below. Be sure to confirm your eligibility with individual institutions.

Educational Therapy Certificate Program

Completion of the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension Educational Therapy certificate program allows you to transfer 30 quarter units (equal to 20 NDNU semester credits) toward the Notre Dame de Namur University Master of Arts degree in Educational Therapy (The NDNU MA program requires 33 credits.)

Contact Polly Mayer at NDNU at pmayer@ndnu.edu for more information

Transfer Individual Courses to WGU

Credit for completion of any of 23 designated UCSC Silicon Valley Extension courses in a variety of certificate programs will transfer 2–4 competency units to a degree at Western Governors University. Here is a list of transferrable UCSC Extension courses.

See the WGU Transfer page for details about potential education paths.

Business Administration Certificate Program

Completion of the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension Business Administration certificate program allows you to transfer up to nine UCSC Silicon Valley quarter units (equal to six NDNU semester credits) toward two advanced programs at Notre Dame de Namur University. See details in the Business Administration Professional Development section.

• Notre Dame de Namur University Master's Degree in Business Administration

• Notre Dame de Namur University Master's Degree in Technology Management

Regulatory Affairs Certificate Program

Completion of the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension Regulatory Affairs certificate program counts toward a maximum of 12 graduate credits toward the:

• Northeastern University Master's Degree in Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices

TESOL Certificate Program

Completion of the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension TESOL certificate program counts towards one year of study towards the following programs:

• Notre Dame de Namur University Master of Arts TESOL
  You can now transfer ANY of your TESOL credits to the NDNU program. Contact NDNU TESOL Program Director Caryl Hodges directly.

• Hawai'i Pacific University Master's Degree of Arts in TESOL
  Equals to 15 semester-credit units.

• University of San Francisco Master's Degree in TESOL