Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5, § 40803 – Applicants Who Are California Residents and Who Have Completed the Prescribed Number of Units of College Credit.

(a) An applicant who is a resident of California may be admitted to a campus as an undergraduate transfer, if the applicant:
1. (1) Commencing with admission to the fall term 2025, has completed with a grade of C- or better: courses in English composition; oral communication; critical thinking and composition, and mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning at a level satisfying general education requirements;
2. (2) For admission prior to the fall term 2025 or for those who remain in attendance as defined by 5 CCR Section 40401 has completed with a grade of C- or better: courses in written communication in the English language; oral communication in the English language; critical thinking, and mathematics or quantitative reasoning at a level satisfying general education requirements;
3. (3) has completed at least 60 semester (90 quarter) units of transferable college credit, of which 30 semester (45 quarter) units are at a level equivalent to general education courses;
4. (4) has attained a grade point average of 2.0 or better across all transferable college courses attempted; and
5. (5) is in good standing at the last college attended.
(b) Impacted campuses or programs may require supplemental admission criteria, including an overall higher grade point average and/or the completion of additional specified courses.
(c) Eligible students who meet the above admission requirements and who earn an appropriate Associate Degree for Transfer from a California Community College will receive a guarantee of admission with junior status to the California State University, but not to any particular campus or academic program. Students admitted with an Associate Degree for Transfer will receive priority over all other community college transfer students and will have priority for admission to a program or major that is determined by the campus to be similar to their Associate Degree for Transfer major or area of emphasis.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 66749.8, 66746, 66747 and 89030, Education Code. Reference: Section 89030, Education Code.

History

1. Amendment of section and Note filed 4-29-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 18). For prior history, see Registers 72, No. 35 and 70, No. 8.

2. Amendment of Note filed 3-19-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 12).

3. Amendment filed 8-4-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 32.)

4. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) filed 9-3-87; operative 10-3-87 (Register 87, No. 36).

5. Amendment of first paragraph and subsection (a), new subsection (b) and subsection relettering filed 9-21-99; operative 10-21-99. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 2000, No. 29).

6. Amendment of section heading and section filed 5-5-2003; operative 2-28-2003. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 2003, No. 40).

7. Redesignation and amendment of first paragraph as subsection (a), redesignation of former subsections (a)-(d) as subsections (a)(1)-(a)(4) and new subsection (b) filed 7-19-2004; operative 7-19-2004. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 89030.1 (Register 2004, No. 36).

8. Amendment of section and Note filed 1-29-2018; operative 1-29-2018 pursuant to Education Code section 89030.1. Exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act and OAL review pursuant to Education Code section 89030(b). Submitted to OAL for courtesy filing and printing (Register 2018, No. 5).

9. Amendment of section and Note filed 7-24-2024; operative 7-24-2024 pursuant to Education Code section 89030.1. Exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act and OAL review pursuant to Education Code section 89030(b). Submitted to OAL for courtesy filing and for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 89030.1(e) (Register 2024, No. 30).