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CSU Week
The CSU Chancellor’s Office and all 23 campuses are excited to provide an alternative to in-person college fairs. CSU WEEK will take place October 5th through Ocotber 9th. Each campus will present a short live session to provide a campus overview, information about the admission process and a question and answer portion. Pre-registration is required. The registration links and a downloadable post card to promote the sessions can be found at:https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/csuweek
CSU Application Checklist
The entire California State University system is taking all the necessary steps to mitigate the disruptions caused by COVID-19 while ensuring the health and safety for our students, faculty, staff and communities.

Please be assured that all CSU campuses are prepared to be as flexible as possible when working with fall 2020 applicants on meeting admission requirements and selection. This flexibility will vary by campus and potentially by major applied due to impaction. Although there has been disruption, as campuses transition to some or all staff working remotely, processing of applications and communications is still taking place.

Class of 2021 and 2022
1. The CSU will consider course grades of “credit” or “pass” as fulfilling “a-g” requirements for those courses completed during Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall 2020 terms and during Winter, Spring or Summer 2021 terms. All other coursework must be graded and a grade of C- or better must be earned for the course to satisfy “a-g” requirements. Grades of credit/pass or no credit/no pass will not be included in the calculation of high school GPA.
  1. The CSU expects and assumes that high school Pass (Credit) grades will represent work completed at the C- or higher level.
2. The CSU strongly recommends that ALL students enroll in a yearlong senior-year English course and a mathematics/quantitative reasoning course as student-specific Early Assessment Program (EAP) guidance may not be available at the time of senior year course registration. These courses could include Expository Reading and Writing (ERWC), Math Reasoning with Connections (MRWC), weighted honors and International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) or other advanced courses.
3. The California State University (CSU) will continue to temporarily suspend the use of ACT/SAT examinations in determining admission eligibility for all CSU campuses for the 2022-2023 academic year. This temporary change of admission eligibility applies for the following terms: Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023 admission cycles. First-time freshmen must meet the following eligibility requirements: be a high school graduate or equivalent; complete the 15-unit comprehensive “a-g” pattern of college preparatory course; and earn a qualifying “a-g” grade point average (GPA) as described below.
  - California residents and graduates of California high schools will be eligible for admission by earning a 2.50 or greater “a-g” GPA.
  - Any California high school graduate or resident of California earning a GPA between 2.00 and 2.49 may be evaluated for admission based upon supplemental factors such as number of courses exceeding minimum “a-g” requirements, household income, extracurricular involvement, and other available information that would inform the campus admission decision. Each CSU campus will determine the supplemental factors used with GPA to determine eligibility in these cases and communicate these criteria publicly for prospective students.
  - Non-California residents may be eligible for admission to the CSU by earning a 3.00 or greater “a-g” GPA along with other supplemental factors utilized by the individual campus, including those outlined by impacted campuses and programs.
4. This temporary change of admission requirements will also apply to impacted CSU campuses and programs. Campuses and programs designated as impacted may utilize higher “a-g” GPA thresholds for applicants, as well as identify supplemental criteria and their relative weights, in making admission decisions. However, in no case will standardized test scores be utilized in making admissions decisions for applicants during the 2021-2022 academic year.
5. The CSU will continue to honor Advanced Placement exams on which scores of 3, 4, or 5 are earned, regardless of the delivery mode of the exam.
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College TO DO List Matrix
Students can unitlize this template to keep track of college applicaiton.

Campus Virtual Tours - We have gathered all of the CSU campus virtual tour links in one place for students. Student can find these links on the Cal State Apply main site under Explore Campuses. The direct link is https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/choosing-a-campus

Cal State Apply

Application Fee Waiver Checklist

Admitted Student Checklist

The CSU has transformed academic preparation in an effort to provide all first-time freshman the opportunity and support needed to be successful in college-level coursework. This website provides guidance on assessment of English and math skills, placement in General Education (GE) English and math/quantitative reasoning courses and the Early Start Program. Click Here

Student Affairs & Enrollment Management (SAEM) provides leadership, coordination and technical assistance to the CSU’s 23 campuses with strategic enrollment management and a broad range of student development activities, programs and services across the student life cycle, from college aspiration to graduation. These are designed to enhance the cocurricular experience, support students’ academic goals and personal aspirations, and close the educational equity gap.

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

As you get ready to apply to the CSU, you may find that a campus or undergraduate major you're considering is "impacted," meaning there are more applications from qualified applicants than there are available spaces. If you're interested in an impacted major or campus, be sure to apply for admission during the initial filing period, October 1 to November 30.

Go to www.calstate.edu/SAS/impactioninfo.shtml for the most accurate and up-to-date information.

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