Cynthia Martinez cynthia.r.martinez@csun Student Outreach And Recruitment Services

Cynthia Martinezcynthia.r.martinez@csun.edu

Student Outreach And Recruitment Services

What’s New at CSUN

• Campus enrollment – 36,142 (as of 9/18/12)

• President Dianne Harrison• 2 Doctoral Programs (Education & Physical Therapy)• Student Recreation Center• Veterans Resource Center• Pride Center• National Teacher of the Year• 1st Place in National Robotics

• Freshmen Applied – 29,336• Freshmen Admitted – 13,559 (46%)• Freshmen Enrolled – 4,148*• Lowest Tier 2 Index Admitted – 3700 (SAT)

800 (ACT)

* As of 9/18/12

Fall 2012 Campus Snapshot Freshmen

Fall 2011 Applicant Pool Transfer

• Transfer Students Applied – 14,475• Transfer Students Admitted – 7,633 (53%)• Transfer Students Enrolled – Approx. 3,938*

* As of 9/18/12

Campus Selection Process

• Local Admission Area - All high schools from main portion of LA County and all of Ventura County • a-g courses• GPA from 10th – 12th grade• SAT or ACT (no writing scores used)

Campus Selection Process

• Out of area students need additional criteria

–Higher Eligibility Index using GPA and Test Scores (Minimum 3200 w/SAT or 740 w/ACT)

• Music majors – auditions required • Nursing majors must have RN completed

Apply by Nov. 30 – no exceptions

Impacted Majors

• Accountancy • Finance • Financial Services option

(Business Administration)

Students will be admitted to the University as Pre- Accountancy, Finance, or Financial Services majors. Acceptance to the major will be determined by the GPA in prerequisite courses and available spaces within the program.

Early Start Program• $182 per unit (fees waived for financial aid students)

• CSUN offers 1-unit course offerings in writing and math

• Early Start Writing is online

• Early Start math is partially online

• Students showing significant development in ESP math will be invited to come to campus for tutoring and retesting to advance to the next level of mathematics

Early Start Program (Cont.)• Students desiring to attend CSUN encouraged to

complete at CSUN

• Students may participate in Early Start at any CSU campus

• Courses begin as early as June and last course ends in early August

• For 2012, CSUN initiated communication to destination students to provide information for participation in ESP

SB 1440 Majors at CSUN

• Communication Studies• English• History• Physics• Political Science• Sociology• Studio Arts

• Theater Arts• Business

Administration• Geology• Kinesiology• Mathematics

Programs are not impacted and have no special GPA requirements

AAT/AST Transfer Degrees

SB 1440 Admission Process

• 2 step verification process

• SB1440 status is determined once a student has earned the appropriate degree as verified on the official transcript

• Student indicates on CSUMentor application– Admissions will code them as a SB 1440

SB 1440 Admission Process (Cont.)

• The students will receive the benefits of SB 1440 and as long they do not change plan.

• Matriculation is the same for all students

Support for Transfer Students

• Daily Pre-Admissions Counseling• Transfer Bridge (EOP)• New Student Orientation for FTT• Student Support Services (TRiO)• Tau Sigma Honors Society• Living Learning Communities

Important Dates

• Application filing period: October 1 - November 30 – no exceptions

• Counselor Institute – October 19• EPT / ELM taken by Spring – May• Explore Northridge – April 20• Notice of Intent to Register – May 1• New Student Orientation (mandatory) – August

Student Outreach and Recruitment Services18111 Nordhoff Street

Northridge, CA 91330-8212(818) 677-2967

www.csun.edu/outreach