CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OVERVIEW Presented By: Outreach, Recruitment & Orientation California State University, Fullerton
WE ARE LARGEST 4-Year Public University System in the Nation An integral part of the CA MASTER PLAN DRIVER of California s economic workforce 1 in 10 employees in California is a CSU graduate Awards HALF of all the state s baccalaureate degrees OUR MISSION Is to provide OPPORTUNITY and ACCESS to higher education
OUR NUMBERS 23 Campuses 8 Off-Campus Centers 484,297 Students Enrolled Fall 2017 52,163 Faculty and Staff employed 3,400,000 Living Alumni 95% of enrolled students are from CA 88% of First Time Freshmen are from public CA high schools 93% of new transfer students come from CA community colleges 50+% of CSU students are students of color 1/3 of undergraduates are first in their family to attend college
NORTHERN 23 CAMPUSES CENTRAL SOUTHERN Chico East Bay Humboldt Bakersfield Fresno Channel Islands Dominguez Hills Fullerton Long Beach Sacramento San Francisco San Jose Monterey Bay San Luis Obispo Los Angeles Maritime Academy Northridge Pomona Sonoma Stanislaus San Bernardino San Diego San Marcos
WHAT WE OFFER Bachelor s Degree (B.A., B.S.) Credential Programs (Single, Multiple, Special Ed, Clear, Tier II) Master s Degree (M.A., M.S., MBA, M.Ed.) Doctoral Programs (Ed.D., DNP, DPT, Ph.D.) The CSU system produces the most teachers, engineers, computer scientists, nurses, and entrepreneurs working in California.
DID YOU KNOW? The CSU System has produced many successful individuals in Business. In fact, 1 out 5 of our students major in Business Richard Davis Fullerton 83 CEO U.S. Bank Ralph Rubio San Diego 78 CEO Rubio s Restaurant Mahvash Yazdi Cal Poly Pomona 74 Senior VP for Business Southern CA Edison
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS All CSU campuses uses the same admissions criteria but have different policies. Please contact the CSU campuses you are interested in applying for more information. It is important that students FOLLOW all DEADLINES FRESHMAN High School Diploma Take SAT/ACT Complete A-G Coursework Meet Eligibility Index TRANSFER Good Academic Standing 60 Transferable Units Golden Four Oral Communications Written Communications Math/Quantitative Reasoning Critical Thinking Meet GPA cut-off
ELIGIBILITY INDEX SAT (GPA x 800) + SAT EBRW + SAT Math SAT Eligibility Index (GPA x 200) + (Composite Score x 10) ACT Eligibility Index SAT 2950 ACT 694 Local SAT 3800 ACT 914 Out of Local SAT 4100 ACT 986
IMPACTION CSU Eligibility Bakersfield Channel Island Dominguez Hills East Bay Maritime Academy Stanislaus Campus Impaction Chico Humboldt Los Angeles Monterey Bay Northridge Pomona Sacramento San Bernardino San Francisco San Marcos Sonoma Impacted in all programs Fresno Fullerton Long Beach San Diego San Jose San Luis Obispo As you get ready to apply to the CSU, you may find that a campus or undergraduate major you're considering is "impacted," meaning there are more applications from qualified applicants than there are available spaces. If you're interested in an impacted major or campus, be sure to apply for admission during the initial filing period, October 1 to November 30.
IMPACTION at CSU FULLERTON LOCAL AREA Local admissions area freshmen and transfer students will need to present a strong academic record, with appropriate courses and grades and good SAT or ACT scores (FTF only). Local area freshman applicants are high school graduates in Orange County, Chino, Corona/Norco, Walnut, Whittier, and Alvord School Districts. Local area transfer applicants come from community colleges in Orange County. Cal State Fullerton is impacted as a campus and across all majors. We are impacted for First Time Freshman and Upper Division Transfer Students.
DID YOU KNOW? CSU is a hub for new and innovative inventions MICROPROCESSOR CSU San Francisco Stanley Mazor AUGMENTED REALITY Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Prof. Louis Rosenberg BLUETOOTH CSU Fresno James Kardach
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DID YOU KNOW? CSU has produced many successful people in Entertainment Jennifer Yuh Nelson 94 CSU Long Beach Dreamworks Animator James Monroe Inglehart 98 CSU Eastbay Broadway, Aladdin Genie Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz 04 CSU Fullerton Nickelodeon Creator of Shimmer & Shine
COST OVERVIEW Institution Average Tuition Cost Cal State (CSU) $6,870 University of California (UC) Community College $13,500 $1,500 Private University $33,500 49% of students received Federal Pell Grant 80% of student receive some form of Financial Aid $11,160 is the average amount of Financial Aid awarded to students $4,200,000,000 in Financial Aid was distributed to students in 2016-17
FINANCIAL RESOURCES Scholarships Grants Loans Federal Work Study OTHER SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES Finaid.org Fast WEB College Net College Board Scholarship Search Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) www.fafsa.gov October 1 st March 2 nd California Dream Act www.dream.csac.ca.gov October 1 st March 2 nd
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