CSU Long Beach Campus Specific Admission & Graduation Requirements
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◊ LOWER DIVISION TRANSFERS: admission consideration will be given to a limited number of highly qualified lower-division transfer applicants to Engineering and Nursing who meet minimum CSU admission criteria and complete specific prerequisites. CSULB is closed to all other lower-division transfer applicants.
◊ UPPER DIVISION TRANSFERS: CSULB is impacted for many of its upper-division transfer majors and expects to utilize supplemental criteria for all upper-division transfer admissions. All upper-division transfer applicants must:
- Apply during the initial filing period.
- Must apply to a specific major, and are strongly encouraged to identify an alternate major.
Students applying to impacted majors will be considered for admission based on meeting minimum CSU criteria and the supplemental criteria for the specific major. CSU eligible students applying to non-impacted majors will be considered for available spaces based on overall GPA. Upper-division transfer applicants to non-impacted majors who last attended Long Beach City College and completed 30 or more transferable units there, will be considered for admission using CSU system wide admission eligibility criteria.
□ COMPETITIVE ADMISSION FOR TRANSFERS: CSULB continues to be a high-demand campus and expects to receive more applications than can be accommodated. To maintain the quality of CSULB's academic programs and services, supplemental admissions criteria will be applied to transfer applicants. All transfer applicants must apply during the initial filing period (October 1 – November 30) to a specific major. To be considered in the competitive round of admission consideration, transfer applicants must have successfully completed all minimum CSU admission criteria. This criteria can be found at: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/admissions/transfers.html#competitive.
^ IMPACTED STATUS: Impacted for first-time freshmen and upper-division transfers. Supplementary admission criteria are in place for impacted programs in: Athletic Training, Art (studio and BFA), Biology, Business Administration, Communication Studies, Communicative Disorders, Criminal Justice, Design, Film and Electronic Arts, Health Science, Kinesiology (options in Exercise Science and Kinesiotherapy), Liberal Studies, Nursing, Psychology, and Social Work. See: http://www.calstate.edu/sas/publications/documents/ImpactedProgramsMatrix.pdf. □ For impacted major specifics, see: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/admissions/impacted_major.html
□ CSULB does not encourage applicants with a transfer GPA less than 2.5 to apply to any of the impacted majors. For more information on Fall 2010 admission results, see Transfer GPA Information. For more, see: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/admissions/impacted_major.html.
□ UPPER DIVISION SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS (BY MAJOR): http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/admissions/impacted_major_upper.html. Applicants to non-impacted majors who meet the minimum CSU criteria as outlined above will be considered in the competitive round. Admission offers will be based on the applicants' overall transfer grade point average and space availability. Applicants to non-impacted majors who are transferring directly from Long Beach City College, Orange Coast College Golden West College, or Coastline College, and have completed at least 30 units from these schools will be held to the minimum CSU criteria listed above.
□ CSULB strongly recommends completion of General Education Certification for all majors except Liberal Studies, Engineering and certain academic programs in the Natural Sciences.
^ LOCAL ADMISSION AREAS. Upper Division Transfer: 30 units of coursework from Long Beach City College and/or Orange Coast, Golden West or Coast Community College. See http://www.calstate.edu/sas/publications/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf
◊ UPPER DIVISION ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The following information for Upper Division Admission Requirements was extracted from the new 2012/13 CSU Campus Admission Specific Practices and Enrollment Resources Handbook. Links found in the Campus Enrollment Resources section of the handbook (page 16-21) are located on the TCW in each CSU campus section on the CSU Campuses page. To view the full handbook,CLICK HERE and select item 3 in the Guidelines, Handbooks & Resources Links section of the CSU Toolbox page.
Admission & Registration Status Prior to Receipt of ALL Official Transcripts (Page 6):
- Official transcripts are required prior to admission. Provisional admission will be granted based on work-in progress.
- All CSU and impacted major admission requirements must be completed by the end of the prior Spring semester for Fall admission consideration and by the end of Summer for Spring admission consideration.
- Final transcript(s) must be received by established deadlines.
Completion Dates for Upper Division Transfers in Communication in the English Language & Quantitative Reasoning (Page 10):
- Fall 2012-complete by end of spring 2012.
- Spring 2013-complete by end of summer 2012.
Grades in Repeated Courses Taken From Different Colleges for Transfer (Page 9):
Will average grades unless the first attempt is forgiven and it is so noted on the official transcripts.
High Unit Majors with Authorized Exceptions to Admission & GE Breadth Requirements-Transfer Students (Page 11):
Not applicable to CSULB.
Orientation (Pages 3):
- Transfer students are required to attend orientation.
- The orientation fee of $62.00 is nonrefundable and are subject to change without notice.
**Students must check the full details of the Orientation fees with CSULB.
Registration Priorities for Upper Division Transfers (Page 12):
- Registration order occurs after continuing students.
- Registration grouping occurs at orientation and includes priority registration as part of the orientation programs.
Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) and Enrollment Deposit (Page 2):
The SIR and the required, nonrefundable enrollment deposit of $150 is due June 1.
Transfer Certification & Double-Counting of Courses for Major Requirements (Page 8):
- CSULB allows a total of 10 units in major and GE to overlap for students not fully certified.
- CSULB will allow fully or partially certified transfer applicants to double count courses towards (1) the American Institutions Requirement, and (2) GE Certification (either GE Breadth or IGETC).
- CSULB will accept a DD-214 for elective units for all students and to clear Area E for GE-certified transfer students.
Transfer Credit Summary (Page 13):
Preliminary degree audit available for orientation. Final degree audit processed prior to registration for second semester.
Transfer Students With Learning Disabilities-Completion of Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Requirements for Admission & GE Breadth (Page 14):
Considered on a case-by-case basis with review/ recommendation from the Director of Services to Students with Disabilities considered by the Admission Committee. Check with the program for documentation requirements and deadlines.
□ GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Campus does not have a foreign language or 2nd semester English required for graduation
- There is a Human Diversity/Global Issues Requirement for Graduation, but the course must be upper division and it cannot be taken prior to transfer.