California State University Overview

Presented by:

Charles Cole, Sacramento State

The 23 Outstanding Campuses of the CSU

• Each Campus has:

- Its own personality

- Academic Focus

- Special geographic

features

• Discover CSU campus

- Via campus tours

- Open House

- CSUMentor

- Outreach Counselors

Strength in Numbers

• Nation’s largest four-year

public university system

• Educates the most

ethnically, economically,

and academically diverse

student body

• Educates approximately

460,000 students

• 3 million alumni strong!

Campus Highlights

• Bicycle Friendly University ~ Bakersfield

• Among 20 “Rising Stars” universities~ Fresno

• Top producer of Latino Doctorates~ Fullerton

• Among 23 top film schools~ Northridge

• Top sustainable campus in CSU~ Sacramento

• 1st in nation Computer Engineering~ San Jose

What can I study at the CSU?

• Business

• Computer Science

• Dance

• Education

Unique majors Campus

Robotics Engineering Channel Islands

Marine Biology Humboldt

Agriculture Chico

Cinema Television Arts Northridge

Aerospace Engineering Pomona

Dietetics Sacramento

Wine Business Sonoma

• Engineering

• Government

• Kinesiology

• Psychology

Cost of Attendance per Year (9 months)

With Family On Campus Off Campus

Direct Costs

Tuition Fees $6,778 $6,778 $6,778

Food & Housing $12,535

Indirect Cost

Books & Supplies $1,758 $1,758 $1,758

Food & Housing $4,723 $12,430

Transportation $1,345 $1,167 $1,393

Misc. Personal $1,391 $1,391 $1,391

TOTAL $15, 995 $23,629 $23,749

System-wide averages, actual amounts will vary by CSU campus.

How to Pay for College?

Federal Aid- FAFSA• Pell Grant

• SEOG

• Iraq and Afghanistan

Service Grant

• Work Study

• Direct Loans

• Plus Parent Loan

State- FAFSA or DREAM

• Cal Grants (A+B)

• Middle Class Scholarship

• CSU- State University

Grant

• CSU- Educational

Opportunity Program

• Chafee Grant

Scholarships…Apply for multiple scholarships!!

New SAT

• CSU campuses will accept old and new SAT scores

from students currently in grades 9 – 12 (graduating

in 2020 or prior) for admission eligibility and

exemption from the Entry Level Mathematics and

English Placement Test.

• Campuses may “Superscore” with like tests only.

• The essay is still not required

New SAT – FTF Eligibility Index

Application

CycleAdmit Terms

Resident

Eligibility Index

Non-Resident

Eligibility Index

2016-2017Fall 2017 &

Spring 2018 2900 3502

2017-2018Fall 2018 &

Spring 20192950 3570

The SAT eligibility index formula will remain the same: SAT (scores in

math and EBRW) + (800 x high school grade point average).

Freshman Admission Eligibility • High school graduation

• A-G completion

• Eligibility index (GPA and test scores)

• CSU does not include Writing section of ACT or

SAT to determine eligibility index

• 1/4 of CSU campuses admit freshman applicants

based only on CSU eligibility

Transfer Admission Eligibility

• 60 semester/90 quarter units

• 30 units of General Education

• Including Golden Four (Area A & B4)

• Grades of C or higher

• 2.0 GPA in transferable college work

• Good standing at last institution of attendance

• 1/3 of CSU campuses admit transfer applicants

based only on CSU eligibility

Admissions & Impaction

• Campus Impaction: A campus receives more

eligible applications in the initial filing period than

there are enrollment spaces available for the

class level (freshman or upper division transfer).

• Program Impaction: A campus receives more

eligible applications for a specific undergraduate

program in the initial filing period than there are

enrollment spaces available

Impacted Campuses (Freshman)

• Chico

• Humboldt

• Los Angeles

• Monterey Bay

• Northridge

• Pomona

• Northridge

• Pomona

• Sacramento

• San Bernardino

• San Francisco

• San Marcos

• Sonoma

*Priority to Service Region

Campus Impaction (Transfer)

• Chico

• Los Angeles

• Pomona

• Sacramento

• San Bernardino

• San Francisco

• San Marcos

• Sonoma

*Priority to Service Region

Impacted in ALL Programs

• Fresno

• Fullerton

• Long Beach

• San Diego

• San Jose

• San Luis Obispo

• 3.34 GPA, SAT 905; ACT 20

• 3.53 GPA; SAT 1,028

• 3.5 GPA; SAT 1,051; ACT 23

• 3.85 GPA; 1,174; ACT 27

• 3.3 GPA; SAT 1,042; ACT 22

• 4.04 GPA; SAT 1,352; ACT 30

Apply for Admissions

• October 1- November 30

• Application Checklist

• Copy of your high school transcript

• SAT or ACT scores

• Application Fee $55.00 or fee waiver

• Check Application Filing Status Report

• Check Impacted Majors & Campuses

http://www.calstate.edu/sas/impactionsearch/

Are You College Ready?

Test CSU Ready Cut Score

(Exempt from

ELM/EPT) Ready for

College level English

and Math

CSU Conditionally

Ready Cut Score

(Conditionally Exempt

from ELM/EPT)*

CSU Not Yet Ready or

Not Ready Cut Score

(Not Exempt From

ELM/EPT)

Version New Old New Old New Old

SAT (EBRW) 550 500 540-510 490-460 500 or

below

450 or

below

SAT Math 570 550 560-520 540-490 510 or

below

480 or

below

ACT English 22+ 19-21 18 or Below

ACT Math 23+ 20-22 19 or below

AP Language

/Literature

Composition

3+

AP Calculus or AP

Statistics exam

3+

Preparation and Readiness

• Admitting on self-report information-accuracy is very

important!

• Student name given in the application for admission must

match the name used to register for SAT/ACT.

• Take four years of math

• Early Assessment Program

• Juniors to take ACT/SAT in spring

• Satisfy remediation through high school experience before

enrolling

• Pursue Associates Degree for Transfer and complete all

lower division requirements

Open House

• October 8th~ Sacramento State

• October 15th ~ East Bay

• October 22nd~ Chico

• November 5th ~ Channel Islands

• November 11th~ Stanislaus

• April 8th~ Northridge

Questions?

Admissions & Outreach

(916) 278-7766

Thank you and Good Luck!