Admissions ~ Transfer Requirements

The California State University assigns among the highest priorities for admission to California Community College transfer students who have completed the first two years of the baccalaureate program, including transfer students applying for impacted programs. Students will be considered as having achieved junior class level standing once they have completed at least 60 semester (90 quarter) baccalaureate level units.

If you have completed fewer than 60 transferable semester college units (fewer than 90 quarter units), you are considered a lower-division transfer student.

If you have completed 60 or more transferable semester college units (90 or more quarter units), you are considered an upper-division transfer student.

If you complete college units during high school or through the summer immediately following high school graduation, you are considered a first-time freshman and must meet those admission requirements.

Transferable courses are those designated for baccalaureate credit by the college or university offering the courses and accepted as such by the campus to which you seek admission.

Due to enrollment pressures, some CSU campuses do not admit lower division transfers so that more upper division transfers can be accommodated. Having fewer than 60 units at the point of transfer may affect eligibility for registration priority at CSU campuses and may affect the student's financial aid status.

A maximum of 70 semester (105 quarter) units earned at community colleges may be transferred to CSU. Community college coursework completed above the 70 units may be used to meet GE and major preparation requirements even if the units will not count toward the baccalaureate degree.

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