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California State University Fresno Admission Requirements Freshman Requirements: generally first-time freshman applicants qualify for regular admission as a first-time freshman if they graduated high school, have a qualifiable eligibility index (see table) and have completed with grades of C or better each of the courses in the comprehensive pattern of college preparatory subject requirements. (See Subject Requirements.) Courses must be completed prior to the first enrollment in The California State University. |
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Eligibility Index. The eligibility index is the combination of your high school grade point average and your score on either the American College Test (ACT) or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I). Beginning with admission for fall 2004, your grade point average is based on grades earned in courses taken during your final three years of high school that satisfy the comprehensive pattern of college preparatory subject requirements, and bonus points for approved honors courses (excluding physical education and military science). You can calculate the index by multiplying your grade point average by 800 and adding your total score on the SAT I. If you took the ACT, multiply your grade point average by 200 and add 10 times the composite score from the ACT. If you are a California high school graduate or a legal resident of California for tuition purposes, you need a minimum index of 2800 using the SAT I or 694 using the ACT. The Eligibility Index Table illustrates several combinations of required test scores and averages. If you neither graduated from a California high school nor are a resident of California for tuition purposes, you need a minimum index of 3502 (SAT I) or 842 (ACT). Graduates of secondary schools in foreign countries must be judged to have academic preparation and abilities equivalent to applicants eligible under this section. If your grade point average is 3.00 or above (3.61 for nonresidents), you are not required to submit test scores. However, you are urged to take the SAT I or ACT because campuses use these test results for advising and placement purposes and may require them for admission to impacted majors or programs. You will qualify for regular admission when the university verifies that you have graduated from high school, have a qualifiable eligibility index, have completed the comprehensive pattern of college preparatory subjects, and, if applying to an impacted program, have met all supplementary criteria. Honors Courses. Up to eight semesters of honors courses taken in the last two years of high school, including up to two approved courses taken in the tenth grade, can be accepted. Each unit of A in an honors course will receive a total of 5 points; B, 4 points; and C, 3 points. Subject Requirements. The California State University requires that first-time freshman applicants complete, with grades of C or better, a comprehensive pattern of college preparatory study totaling 15 units. A "unit" is one year of study in high school. · 2 years of social science, including one year of U.S. history or U.S. history and government · 4 years of English · 3 years of math (algebra, geometry, and intermediate algebra) · 2 years of laboratory science (1 biological and 1 physical, both with labs) · 2 years in the same foreign language (subject to waiver for applicants demonstrating equivalent competence) · 1 year of visual and performing arts (art, dance, drama/theater, or music) · 1 year of electives selected from English, advanced mathematics, social science, history, laboratory science, foreign language, and the visual and performing arts
Foreign Language Subject Requirement. The foreign language subject requirement may be satisfied by applicants who demonstrate competence in a language other than English, equivalent to or higher than expected of students who complete two years of foreign language study. Consult with your school counselor or any CSU campus Admissions or Relations with Schools offices for further information.
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