California State University,Sacramento

2011 Admission Practices

www.csus.edu/admr

Presenters: Charles Cole Emiliano Diaz

Dena Lemus

Services & Activities• Pre-Admissions Advising• Educational Opportunity

Program (EOP)• Financial Aid & Scholarships• Housing• Career Development• Services to Students With

Disabilities • College Assistance Migrant

Program (CAMP)• Mandatory Orientation

Program

• Health/Wellness & Recreation Center (The Well)

• Aquatic Center • Student Organizations &

Leadership• Intercollegiate Athletics-

Division I• Study Abroad• Learning Communities• Freshman Honors Program• Veteran Success Center

Fall 2011 Applicant PoolFreshmen Transfers

Applied 18,614 10,242

Admitted 10,867 8,102

Enrolled 2,929 3,745

Average GPA 3.27 2.88

Average SAT 992

Average ACT 21

Profile reflects current data. Final census is not until October.

Fall 2012 Admission Sacramento State is impacted at Freshman and Transfer levels

Open to freshmen and upper division transfers only during initial filing period

Admitting on self-reported information

All admission requirements must be completed by the end of spring 2012 term

Summer may not be used to meet admission requirements

Visit www.csus.edu/admissions and select “I want to apply” for more information

Freshmen Selection Be a high school graduate

Complete with “C” or better each of the courses in the 15 college preparatory subjects (a-g)

Have a qualifying eligibility index (EI)

All students must submit scores from SAT or ACT

Local Area for Admission = high school graduates from Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, San Joaquin, Solano & Yolo counties

Out of Local Area for Admission will be based on higher EI + space availability

Upper Division Transfer Selection Complete 60 transferable semester units or 90 quarter units

Complete with a C- or higher the following: oral communication, written communication, critical thinking, and math (above intermediate algebra)

Complete 30 units in CSU General Education requirements or IGETC

Minimum GPA of 2.0 and good standing at last college or university attended

Upper Division Transfer Selection Cont.

Local Area for Admission = completing most of your transferable units from American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake, Lake Tahoe, Sacramento City, Sierra, San Joaquin Delta, Solano or Woodland Colleges

Out of Local Area for Admission will be based by GPA + space availability

Returning Students please visit our webpage for more details

Impacted Majors at the Upper Division Level

Admitted as Pre-Major Business Administration

www.cba.csus.edu• Supplemental application required• Screened on completion of pre-major

courses• Ranked by overall college gpa and gpa

on secondary pre-major courses

Graphic Design and Interior Design www.csus.edu/design

• Screened on completion of lower division courses

• Portfolio review

Nursing www.csus.edu/nrs• California Residency • Supplemental application required• Lower division courses, grade point

average, TEAS

Newly Impacted Programs

Psychology www.csus.edu/psyc• Screened on completion of pre-major

courses• Students must have completed at

least 30 semester units• GPA cut is 2.3 in the recent 30

semester units

Criminal Justice www.csus.edu/HHS/cj• Supplemental Criteria Under Review

Health Science www.csus.edu/HHS/khs/hlsc

• Supplemental Criteria Under Review

Important DatesOctober 1st – Preview Day www.csus.edu/previewday

December – last month to take SAT or ACT (Frosh)

January 6th - $55 Application filing fee, SAT or ACT test score due

March 1st - Admission Notifications

May 1st – Intent to enroll deadline

May 5th – Last EPT/ELM (Frosh)

May 16th – Transcripts for transfer

June 30th - Document deadline (transcripts, test scores for SAT/ACT, AP)

June/July – Mandatory orientation

Must Know for Counselors Check here 1st prior to advising students

www.csus.edu/admissions Students can complete the Early Start program at

Sacramento State, other CSU’s or CCC’s EPT/ELM are not required for admission but are

required for enrollment – EPT/ELM must be taken unless a student meets an exemption

Final high school transcripts must have a graduation date

Upon receipt of final transcripts all admits will be validated - admission will be withdrawn if the student is found to be ineligible

Show Your Students the Way to Sacramento State

Admitting on self-report information – accuracy is very important! Student name given in the application for admission must match

the name used to register for the SAT/ACT All communication regarding application for admission will be by

e-mail Application acknowledgement letter will contain their Sac State ID

number Check My Sac State to see admission decision beginning March 1,

2012 Tell students to read their e-mail & My Sac State “To Do List” even

after being admitted If admitted visit www.csus.edu/admissions and select “I Have

Been Admitted”

Campus Appeals Process

Examples of appeals we receive• Missed one or more deadlines• Academic Improvement or Incorrect Application

Information • Not CSU eligible – requesting an exception admit

Guidelines for appeal will be available in early March 2012 following the release of admission decisions visit www.csus.edu/admissions and select “I was not admitted”

Contact Us

Counselors may call Admissions & Outreach

(916) 278-7766.

In northern California visit www.csus.edu/admissions/counselor connection for the admission counselor assigned to your school