CSU Information Page

What:
The California State University (CSU) System consists of 23 campuses. It is the largest system of senior higher education in the U.S. and grants over 50% of the bachelor's degrees in the State of California every year. The CSU system offers bachelors, masters, and some joint doctorate programs in 240 subject areas-plus a full range of teaching and school service credentials. Over 70% of the students who graduates from the CSU system entered as transfer students! Students may attend the CSU part-time as well as full-time and many evening classes are offered.

How:
The smoothest way to transfer to the CSU from a community college is to complete a transfer program consisting of a minimum of 60 transferable units with at least a 2.0 "C" grade point average. All campuses except Humboldt, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Pomona, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Marcos will allow required units to be completed over Summer prior to Fall transfer). As part of these units you must complete either a minimum of 30 of the 39 units of CSU general education requirements with "C" grades to include Area A and Area B4 OR or IGETC (Intersegmental General Education Transfer curriculum). Some CSU campuses will not allow Areas A and B4 to be completed over Summer prior to Fall transfer.For the rest of your units you should try and complete lower-division major requirements if available. List of courses transferable to CSUs.

Important:

1. If you follow a transfer program as described above your admission will be solely based on your college record. You will not be required to submit high schools records or SAT/ACT test results.
2. As long as you complete a transfer program as described above you will meet the requirements for admissions into any CSU campus with any major. The only exceptions are impacted majors/campuses. In these cases you will need to complete additional requirements, often with a higher grade point average. Consult the Transfer Center or your counselor for complete details.
3. Requirements may differ for international and foreign educated students. Consult with your counselor or CSU campus.

Cost:
CSUs are public universities and at present cost approximately $3000.00 per year (still a bargain for higher education). Financial aid is available for qualified applicants. Contact the Financial Aid Offices at the CSU campuses in which you are interested and consult with the Financial Aid Office at Skyline.

When:
Most CSU campuses are on the semester system (like Skyline), but some like Cal State East Bay (formerly CSU Hayward) and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo follow the quarter system. You are urged to apply early, during the first month of the application filing period which is:

Oct 1-Nov 30 for fall semester or quarter August 1-31 for spring semester or quarter Feb 1-28 for summer quarter June 1-30 for winter quarter.

Applications must apply online (CSU Mentor).

• CSU GE
  (CSU General Education requirements)
• Project ASSIST
  (Articulation / Major Preparation)
• SJSU/Skyline Articulation Page
• CalPoly/Skyline Articulation Page
• Application Status Report
  (find out which schools/depts are still accepting applications)
• CSU System Page
  (find what majors are offered at each of the CSU campuses)
• CSU transferable courses
  (view the CSU transferable course list)
• CAN
  (California Articulation Number System)
• CSU Mentor (Information on transferring to a CSU)
  • Online Application
  • Campus Tours
  • Matching Assistant
    (search for campuses which best meet your specifications)
• Link to CSU campus websites
  (displays a map of all the campuses with links to each website)

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