CSU Requirements

The California State University (CSU) system comprises of 23 campuses. CSU campuses offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in the liberal arts, sciences, & applied fields and professions.

CSU RESOURCES

• CSU Requirements
• CSU Majors
• General Education Patterns
• Impaction
• Associate Degree for Transfer

CSU Minimum Transfer Requirements:

1. CSU Minimum Transfer Requirements:
   1. Written Communication: English R101
   2. Oral Communication: Introduction to Communication R101
   3. Critical Thinking: Communication Studies 107; English R102, R102H, R128; Philosophy R100, R107, R111, R112
   4. Math: R101, R102, R105, R105H, R106, R115, R116, R117, R120, R121, R122, R134, R143; Psy R103; Soc R125
   5. * NOTE: Some AP scores of 3 or higher meet the Math requirement. (see CSU GE for more information)
2. Complete at least 60 transferable semester units with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. The major, campus, and/or applicant pool may require a higher GPA due to competitive or high-impact campuses or programs.
3. Along with general education (GE), fulfill your major's requirements for transfer. Visit www.assist.org to view specific major requirements. To satisfy GE, utilize CSU GE or IGETC. Meet with a counselor or take Counseling 1 to help you choose your GE plan and/or a major.
4. Apply now using this link! All CSU's begin accepting applications for the following Fall semester starting October 1st. Transferring another term? Make sure to check the dates and deadlines or meet with a counselor.

General Education Patterns

• IGETC (pdf) - which meets University of California "UC" & Cal State University "CSU" general education requirements completion not recommended for certain science and engineering majors
• CSU GE (pdf) - which meets Cal State University "CSU" general education requirements completion not recommended for certain science or engineering majors.

CSU Impaction:

What is impaction?

When the number of applications received by a CSU campus from qualified applicants is greater than the number of available spaces, a campus is considered “impacted” for undergraduate degree programs or for undergraduate students who apply from outside the local admission area.

In this case, an impacted campus is allowed to use additional criteria to screen applications.

Academic Program Impaction for 2020-21
All undergraduate programs, pre-programs, and undeclared/undecided programs are impacted for the following campuses: (Click on the campus for major specific requirements)

• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • Assist for Cal Poly
• Fresno State
  • Assist to Fresno
• CSU Fullerton
  • Assist to Fullerton
• CSU Long Beach
  • Assist to Long Beach
• San Diego State University
  • Assist to SD State
• San José State
  • Assist to San José State
• CSU Los Angeles
  • Assist to CSU Los Angeles

Campuses without the impaction designation at the program or campus level are open to all CSU eligible applicants.