Campus Highlights and Admission Specific Practices

Cal State Fullerton University Outreachoutreach@fullerton.edu

657.278.2086

Where is Cal State Fullerton?

We are located in the North-East portionOf orange County. We are 8 miles fromDisneyland, 17 miles from John WayneAirport in Santa Ana, and 36 mileseast of Los Angeles airport.

Cal State LA – 27 milesCal State Dominguez Hills – 28 milesCal Poly Pomona – 15 milesCal State San Marcos – 77 milesCal State San Bernardino – 50 milesCal State Northridge – 54 milesCal State Long Beach – 24 miles

Who is Cal State Fullerton?

• Cal State Fullerton is an urban campus with a Fall 2013 enrollment of over 38,000 students.

• We offer over 100 degree programs across 8 colleges.

We are designated as both an Hispanic-serving Institution and as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution.

Who is Cal State Fullerton (cont.)?

• U.S. News & World Report (September 2012) ranks CSUF among “Top Public Universities,” (No. 5 among Top Public Regional Universities” in the West.

• Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education (May 2012) ranks CSUF No. 1 in California and fourth in the nation among top colleges and universities awarding bachelor’s degrees to Hispanics.

• The nationally recognized Mihaylo College of Business and Economics is the largest accredited business school on the West Coast.

• CSUF is the only university teacher preparation institution in Orange County that is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

Signature Academic Programs• The Biology Undergraduate Research Scholars

Training program, or "BURST," promotes student involvement in faculty-mentored research

• DC Scholars Program, students work as interns for elected officials, nonprofit groups, lobbying firms and other agencies in Washington, D.C. They also attend classes taught by Cal State Fullerton faculty members

• Majors most often selected by incoming students

– Business Administration

– Biology

– Psychology

– Kinesiology

– Criminal Justice

– Undeclared students

• University Learning Center

• College Based Tutoring• Freshmen Programs • President’s Scholars

Program• Educational Opportunity

Program• Career Center• Center for Internships and

Community Engagement• Student Health &

Counseling Center• Physical therapy and

sports rehabilitation• Veterans Student Services

Committed to Student Success

Student Life• Cal State Fullerton students have over 350 clubs and

organizations to choose from as well as hands-on community service opportunities, and numerous student leadership development opportunities.

• Our Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) provides part-time employment for more than 300 students, advocates on the state and local level for CSUF students, and is funded entirely by student fees.

• We are an NCAA Division I campus offering baseball (m), basketball (m,w), cross country (m,w), golf (m,w), soccer, (m,w), track and field (m), softball (w), tennis (w), volleyball (w), indoor and outdoor track and field (w)

• Housing is available in dorm style and apartment style

Cal State Fullerton is impacted as a campus and across all majors. We are impacted for First Time Freshmen and Upper Division Transfer Students

Transfer Studentshttp://bit.ly/UDTImpaction Freshman Studentshttp://bit.ly/FTFImpaction

Impaction

SB-1440(ADT) Considerations:We give .1 GPA Advantage and at times may give ADT students a greater Admissions advantage

Fall 2013 Applicant Pool

• Applications Received: 40,989

• Students Admitted: 19,643 (48%)

• Average GPA: 3.483

• Average SAT Score: 1018

• In-Area Academic Index Cutoff: – 3450 SAT| 826 ACT

• Out of Area Academic Index: – 3650 SAT | 878 ACT

• Bio / BioChem/Kinesiology– 3700 SAT | 890 ACT

Cal State Fullerton requires an enrollment deposit of $250. The deadline for FTF is May 1 and the deadline for UDTs is June 1.

• Applications Received: 22,982• Students Admitted: 9,032 (47.6%)• Local Area GPA cutoff: 2.7• Out of Area GPA cutoff: 3.30• SB 1440 Applications received:

5,770SB 1440 Applications verified: 1403SB 1440 verifications in progress: 299

• SB 1440 verified students who were denied and redirected to other campuses: 260

First Time Freshmen Upper Division Transfer

Special CSUF Grants and Scholarships

• President Scholars– Generous annual stipend– Laptop computer for each

scholars personal use throughout the four-year program

– Priority registration for classes– Complimentary parking passes– Opportunities for 20 hours /

week of work– Special invitations from

university president to numerous social cultural and athletics events

– Special recognition at Honors Convocation and University Commencement ceremonies

• Future Scholars– $1500 Scholarship – Personal one-on-

one advising invitation to academic workshops

– Involvement in mentor program

– Networking opportunities

Visit Us!

• Welcome to Cal State Fullerton Day will be Saturday, April 11, 2015.

• Daily tours are offered M-F. More information about our tours, including information on how to reserve space, can be found at www.fullerton.edu/tours .

Final Thoughts

Contact Info:• Admissions - 657.278.2370

admissions@fullerton.edu• Campus Tours - 657.278.3120• Disabled Student Services -657.278.3117

dsservices@fullerton.edu• Financial Aid – 657.278.3125 • fa@fullerton.edu• Housing – 657.278.2168

housing@fullerton.edu• Transfer Services – 657.278.3358

transfer@fullerton.edu• University Outreach – 657.278.2086

outreach@fullerton.eduhttps://www.facebook.com/CSUFofficial