California State University (CSU)
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Admission Requirements
Admission offices at the 23 campuses use three factors to determine eligibility.
Most applicants who are admitted meet the standards in each of the following areas:
Specific high school courses (referred to as the “a-g” courses)
Grades in “a-g” courses and scores
California residents and graduates of California high schools will be eligible for admission by earning a 2.50 or greater “a-g” GPA.
CSU has temporarily SUSPENDED the SAT or ACT test requirements. This means that SAT and ACT scores will not be used for determining who gets admitted into the CSU.
Graduation from high school
(i.e. receiving a HS diploma and graduating)
The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
Every CSU campus has an EOP for low-income undergraduate students who are California residents or qualify for an AB540 non-resident tuition exemption and are disadvantaged because of their economic and educational backgrounds.
The program provides admission and academic assistance to EOP-eligible undergraduate students. In many cases, the program also offers financial assistance to eligible students.
Note: The criteria for acceptance to the EOP program at the CSU are more restrictive than those of the Extended Opportunity Program & Services (EOP&S) program at California Community Colleges. Therefore, you may not be accepted to an EOP program at the CSU even though you may be an EOP&S student at a California Community College.