u/Muted-Ordinary1042

Hey everyone! I'm an incoming transfer student for Fall 2026 and I'm trying to get any tips on my academic plan before I get there.

I'm planning to do the Philosophy BA (Ethics and Public Policy track) + Applied Psychology minor, with the goal of eventually going to grad school to become an LMFT (Marriage and Family Therapist). I've also heard that philosophy majors can actually stand out in MFT program applications since the background in ethics and critical thinking is pretty relevant to clinical work. Curious if anyone has found that to be true. And as a bonus, the EPP track keeps law school on the table as a future option if my plans ever shift.

Here's where I'm at:
- I'm transferring in with 4 philosophy courses already completed (Intro, Ethics, History of Modern, Phil of Religion), so I only need 9 upper-division Phil courses at UCSB to finish the major.
- I'm planning to apply for the Applied Psych minor in October and take 5 CNCSP courses over my two years.
- I'll also be taking Abnormal and Developmental Psych as recommended prereqs for MFT grad school

Has anyone here done the Philosophy major alongside the Applied Psych minor? How manageable was the workload? Any tips on the CNCSP courses or getting into the Applied Psych minor?

Also curious if anyone has gone the LMFT route after UCSB, or knows much about Antioch SB. Would love to hear from anyone on a similar path or who has advice for me as a transfer. Thanks!

Hey guys, wondering if anybody else is having this problem. I am going insane:

Over a month ago, parchment was in network for El Camino, and has always been the preferred method of sending transcripts to other colleges. Now, apparently it's Certree, and when I check on parchment- it now says "Out of Network." WHY would they allow me to purchase and send my transcripts from parchment if they are just now switching to Certree? Because my transcripts haven't been recieved by my transfer college at all, and I'm worried this is the issue. My high school transcripts were received perfectly, so now I'm wondering if this "out of network" with ECC issue is keeping my transcripts from sending properly.

Also, NOBODY is picking up the phone or responding to emails!! I'm so confused. If it's my fault for not knowing about Certree I'm fine with that, but I am pissed that NOW it says its out of network and you literally cant purchase from them, but a month ago when transcripts were being sent, you could. Seems so unorganized and a very untimely switch. Again, maybe I didn't catch that certree was the preferred method, but I seriously don't remember seeing this on the transcript ordering page on the ecc website like a month ago..

Main issue now is that nobody is returning my calls or emails, anybody else?

I got into both UCLA and UCSB (the only two UCs I applied to) this year through the California CC transfer route. If anyone wants help figuring things out for their own transfer route-- comment below!! I can also give my schedule/courses for the 2 years i was in CC that satisfied IGETC completely. I did the TAG program as well.
Counselors can be really frustrating and i wish i had someone to tell me "this is exactly the route you can take to satisfy ___ requirements." (Obviously they can't do that for liability reasons..but) I ended up figuring it out on my own though i understand the anxiety and would love to help out those who are just starting at CC or plan to apply as a transfer this year.