Admissions ~ Upper-Division Transfer Requirements

Generally, you will qualify for admission as an upper-division transfer student if you meet the following requirements:

  • You have a grade point average of at least 2.0 (C or better) [2.4 for nonresidents of California] in all transferable units attempted; and
  • You are in good standing at the last college or university attended; and you have completed at least 60 transferable semester credits of college coursework with a grade point average of 2.0 or higher and a grade of C or better in each course used to meet the CSU general education requirements in written communication, oral communication, critical thinking, and quantitative reasoning (e.g. mathematics). The 60 credits must include all of the General Education requirements in communication in the English language (both oral and written) and critical thinking (at least 9 semester credits) and the requirement in mathematics/quantitative reasoning (usually 3 semester credits) OR the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) requirements in English communication and mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning.
 

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