CSU Bakersfield Campus Specific Admission & Graduation Requirements
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“this information was taken from various guidelines, handbooks and other resources
on 06/01/10. the university has not submitted 2010/11 updates.
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◊ = FA '09 CCC Conference Material: “Campus Specific Practices for Transfer Admission” ^ = System Office
= CalState.edu (CSUMentor.edu) ∆ = CSU Admission Handbook 2010-2011 □ = Host/institution publication
CSU Bakersfield consists of four schools:
- Humanities and Social Sciences - Business and Public Administration
- Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Education
Enrollment: 8,224
∆ Upper-division Transfer Admission Requirements
- Completed 60 transferable semester (90 quarter units).
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Completed at least 30 semester (45 quarter) units of general education courses, graded C or better in each course, including: All general education requirements in communication in the English language (9 semester or 12-15 quarter units) consisting of one course in written communication, one course in oral communication, one course in critical thinking (CSU GE category A), and one course in mathematics/quantitative reasoning (CSU GE category B4). The mathematics course must have intermediate algebra as a pre-requisite. Go to www.ASSIST.org for listings of courses at every CCC that meet the CSU general education requirements.
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Acquired a grade point average of 2.0 or better (2.4 for California non-residents) in all transferable college units attempted; and...
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Be in good standing at the last college or university attended (i.e. eligible to re-enroll at that college or university).
◊ Note: For Fall 2010 CSUB admission, Quantitative Reasoning and Communication in English Language need to be complete by end of summer 2009. http://www.csub.edu/Admissions/Admissions/transfer.shtml
^ Local Service Area CCCs: - Antelope Valley - West Kern
□ G.E. Pass Along Certification
CSUB uses an audit program to pull in courses students have taken at other institutions to determine course placement at
CSUB.
◊ General Education/Major
- Courses can be double counted if articulated
- Liberal Studies- Students should complete the Lower Division Transfer Pattern for “Subject Matter Preparation for Elementary Teaching” posted www.calstate.edu/acadaff/ldtp/docs/ITP_NITP_Revised(9-15-06)KH_Statewide.pdf. They should also complete a Survey of California History, a course in basic Computer Literacy, a course in Current Health Problems, the Introduction to Psychology, and laboratories in all Science coursework.
Impacted Majors (see http://www.calstate.edu/SAS/impactioninfo.shtml for more info)
- Nursing
Graduation Requirements
◊ There is a foreign language graduation requirement. It can be satisfied by:
1. □ Meeting the CSU admissions requirement for first time freshman students by completing two years of high school
coursework in the same language with a “C” or better.
2. Passing a CSUB administered foreign language challenge exam at the 101 or higher level.
3. Passing a CSUB Foreign Language course at the 101 or higher level, or equivalent.
- ◊ One course on gender or race
- ◊ The foreign language requirement and gender or race requirement may be taken prior to transfer
- ◊ A second semester English course is not required for graduation
- ◊ Courses taken 10 or more years prior to the date of graduation cannot satisfy major, minor, or cognate requirements
unless they are recertified. Each department has a policy for recertification.
◊ Repeated Courses Taken at Different Colleges
Will honor grading policy at the college where repeat was taken.
◊ Orientation for Transfers
Orientation is required. The university offers conveniently scheduled one-day orientation programs prior to registration for transfers, and their family members. Contact: Office of New Student Programs at (661) 654-3388.