High School Admission Practices

Student Outreach & Recruitment

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26,796 Total Students21,940 Undergraduate4,856 Graduate27 Average Class Size23:1 Student Faculty Ratio

Campus Profile

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Fall 2011 Applicants

Applications Admits EnrolledFirst Time Freshmen 23,038 17,476 4,100Transfers 12,832 9,166 3,150Total Undergraduate 35,870 26,642 7,250

* Enrolled numbers are projections

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Fall Admission Numbers by College*

College Applications Selected %

Applied Sciences & Arts 6,517 3,124 47.94

Business 4,250 1,618 38.07

Education 694 296 42.65

Engineering 3,757 2,252 59.94

Humanities & the Arts 4,626 2,225 48.10

Science 3,987 2,307 57.86

Social Sciences 3,145 1,642 52.20

*All CSU eligible local students were offered admission to SJSU, though not necessarily to their preferred major. For details about Fall 2011 impaction results including Eligibility Index ranges for admission, please see http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/static/admission/frosh-impact.html.

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• “a-g” Subject requirements (must be completed by the end of Spring 2012)

• Test Scores (SAT/ACT)• Academic GPA (10th-12th)• Eligibility Index (2900-3200 SAT or 694-760 ACT)

CSU Preparation

Remember! All admission is provisional, until verification of final transcript.

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Fall 2012: Selection

Impaction: SJSU receives applications from more eligible students than there is space for. Therefore, meeting the minimum requirements may not be enough to gain admission to SJSU.

All SJSU majors are “impacted”

• Selection is moderately competitive.

•The pool of applicants determines the level of competition.

•SJSU will admit students only in sufficient numbers to meet the individual major’s total capacity.

•SJSU will rank students on GPA and test scores.

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Local vs. Non-Local Admission Areas

LOCAL: Graduating from Santa Clara County HS

NON-LOCAL: Graduating from HS outside of Santa Clara County

LOCAL: Guaranteed offer of provisional admission to the university with minimum CSU eligibility, however admission to major of choice is not guaranteed.

NON-LOCAL: Admission is offered to non-local applicants based on the overall space available in their major.

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Early Start Program• Students must begin their remediation the summer before their fall enrollment at a

CSU.

• SJSU Admissions will begin communicating with students as early as October on their expected Early Start participation.

• Applicants must monitor their MySJSU accounts for messages and posted deadlines associated with Early Start.

• Communication with admitted applicants will be part of the Intent to Enroll (Next Steps) process.

• ELM/EPT must be taken as early as possible and no later than April 30, 2012.

• Students may complete Early Start at SJSU, other CSUs, or CCCs.

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Fall application period: October 1 – November 30

All Frosh applicants must submit SAT/ACT scores by December 22, 2011 (November test date recommended)

Priority deadline for EOP will be February 1, 2012 Notification will begin February 24, 2012

Priority deadline for FAFSA will be March 2, 2012 Complete the intent to enroll “Next Steps” process by May 1st Take ELM/EPT before April 30, 2012 Complete required courses by the end of Spring 2012 term Attend a mandatory Orientation session (dates vary) Submit final transcripts by July 15, 2012

Fall 2012 Dates & Deadlines

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• SJSU reviews each applicant's record thoroughly in the admission process and admission decisions are rarely reversed.  The admissions process is completely objective, based on each applicant's self-reported academic qualifications on the CSU Application for Admission and official transcripts and test scores received by published deadlines.

• SJSU does not set aside space in our class for students who appeal admission decisions. Every denied application has been reviewed for maximum consideration. Therefore, for an appeal to have merit, it must bring to light new academic information (send official documentation of new information to eval@sjsu.edu). Grades received in the current academic year are not a basis for an appeal or the reversal of a decision.

• SJSU does not consider appeals to missed deadlines, no matter how compelling the circumstances.

Fall 2012 Appeals

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Stay Connected! For admission updates visit http://info.sjsu.edu

SJSU communicates almost entirely by messages and “TO DO” lists posted on the student’s MYSJSU account.

Students need to check MySJSU account regularly at http://my.sjsu.edu

Click on Future Student Account Activation to retrieve SJSU ID and Password (CSUMentor Confirmation Number Required)

View My Messages

Check To-Do List

Update Contact Information

Submit Official Documents:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions San Jose State UniversityOne Washington Square San Jose, CA 95192-0016

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Campus Housing Requirement

Applications for campus housing are accepted at any time during the year.

https://apply.housing.sjsu.edu

Joe West Classics Campus Village

International House

All admitted first-time freshman who graduate from a high school located in a city outside a 30 mile radius of SJSU are required to live on campus for their first year. Apply early and by posted deadlines.

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www.sjsu.edu/soar• Campus Tours• Admitted Spartan Day, April 14, 2012• Prospective Student Information

Contact Us:

Student Outreach and Recruitmentoutreach@sjsu.edu

408-924-2564

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