Why did the Governor eliminate funding for the Dual Admissions Program (DAP)?
The Dual Admissions Program was funded with an allocation from the General Fund for outreach activities. In view of the current fiscal situation, the Governor’s proposed budget eliminated all state funding for outreach. 2. Will students who applied to the Dual Admissions Program (DAP) during November 2003 still be able to attend UC under the program? While DAP has been eliminated, students who applied to UC through DAP will be offered admission under UC’s new Guaranteed Transfer Option (GTO). While GTO has been created to address the Governor’s proposal to reduce freshman admission by 10 percent and redirect eligible California resident applicants to California community colleges, it enables UC to fulfill promises to DAP applicants by offering them a similar admission option and services as those that have been available to them under DAP. 3. What is the Guaranteed Transfer Option (GTO) and how does DAP fit into it? The Guaranteed Transfer Option (GTO) offers guaranteed, deferred enrol
