The SDSU Student Research Symposium is an annual contest on SDSU main campus to showcase the research by students. For more information

The international educational travel activity on the U.S.-México border sponsored by the USDA-HSI & SDSU-IVCampus Partnership. To read more

Margarita De Necochea’s after death, her support of youths and education continues as two IVUP students received scholarships. To read more

Victoria Carrillo faced with an amazing opportunity offered through USDA-HSI National Program and SDSU-IV Campus Partnership.
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102 Freshmen students from the valley entered their first year of the IVUP program beginning at IVC and SDSU. To read more

Imperial Valley College, San Diego State University and Imperial County Office of Education signed MOU establishing the IVUP. To read more

The IVUP goal is to offer Imperial Valley students an accessible, affordable, high quality education with a Bachelor’s degree in 4 years. To read more

Welcome to IVUP!

The Imperial Valley University Partnership (IVUP) is an innovative educational initiative undertaken by Imperial Valley College (IVC), the Imperial County Office of Education (ICOE) and San Diego State University’s Imperial Valley Campus (SDSU-IV) that offers Imperial Valley students an accessible, and affordable, high quality education with a clear path to a Bachelor’s degree in four years.

It offers:

Guaranteed access to classes
A cohort structure
Close mentoring and advising
The opportunity to stay local and save money
The following majors:
- Criminal Justice
- Liberal Studies (focus in Literacy, Math or Science)
- Psychology
- Spanish* (*The Spanish major is only open for students who have taken AP Spanish Language and have obtained a score of 3 or higher).
and it accepts 100 students each fall semester

The fall 2013 admission applications period is now closed.
The admission application filing period for fall 2014 is from October 1 to November 30, 2013.

For more information see the About IVUP or I Want to Apply sections on this website. If you would like to download the IVUP Brochure, pleaseclick here.