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Admission to Postbaccalaureate and Graduate Study
Classified graduate students are not eligible to apply for a second
bachelor’s degree. Credit earned while a second bachelor’s
candidate may not be applied toward an advanced degree at a
later date. Candidates for a second bachelor’s degree are ineligible
to enroll in 600-, 700-, 800-, and 900-numbered courses.
To receive a second bachelor’s degree, the student must complete
a minimum of 30 postbaccalaureate units in residence with
a minimum grade point average of 2.00; at least 15 units must
be upper division in the new major. Up to six upper division units
from the previous major may be used in the new major, provided
the student completed the same number of units above minimum
requirements for the first degree. The student must also fulfill all
current requirements for the bachelor’s degree, including but not
limited to General Education, major, upper division writing, and
foreign language if required by the major. Students are subject to
undergraduate policies and procedures, including rules governing
deadlines, course forgiveness, and academic probation and
disqualification.
The second bachelor’s degree is not granted automatically.
When eligible for graduation, the student must submit an application
for graduation with the Office of Advising and Evaluations.
The Class Schedule each semester specifies the exact dates for
filing.
For additional information and second bachelor’s degree
applications, contact the Office of Graduate Admissions.
Filing of Transcripts
The applicant must arrange to have two sets of official transcripts
from EACH college or university attended sent to Graduate
Admissions. Transcripts requested include all extension, correspondence,
summer session, or evening courses.
A transcript will be considered official and accepted to meet
the regulations governing admission only if forwarded directly to
San Diego State University by the institution attended. The applicant
must request the school or college to send the transcript to
Graduate Admissions, San Diego State University, San Diego,
CA 92182-8020. Transcripts received from the student, or by
any method other than directly from the previous institution will
not be accepted as “official transcripts.” All records or transcripts
received by the University become the property of the
University and will not be released nor will copies be
made.
Timely filing of official transcripts is essential. Failure
to furnish such records will delay or preclude consideration
for admission to postbaccalaureate and graduate
study at the University.
Applicants are advised to have additional copies of
transcripts sent to the department or school in which
they are seeking an advanced degree to facilitate early
departmental consideration.
Determination of Residence for
Nonresident Tuition Purposes
The Office of Graduate Admissions determines the residence
status of all new and returning students for nonresident tuition purposes.
Responses to the Application for Admission, Residency
Questionnaire, and if necessary, other evidence furnished by the
student are used in making this determination. Nonresident students
who wish to be reclassified as residents must complete the
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Reclassification Request Form, which is available in the Office of
the Registrar. A student who fails to submit adequate information
to establish a right to classification as a California resident will be
classified as a nonresident.
The following statement of the rules regarding residency determination
for nonresident tuition purposes is not a complete discussion
of the law, but a summary of the principal rules and their
exceptions. The law governing residence determination for tuition
purposes by The California State University is found in California
Education Code Sections 68000-68090 and 89705­
89707.5, and in Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations,
Sections 41900-41912.
Legal residence may be established by an adult who is physically
present in the state and who, at the same time, intends to
make California his or her permanent home. Physical presence in
the state combined with steps taken at least one year prior to the
residence determination date to show an intent to make California
the permanent home is required to establish a California residence
for tuition purposes. The steps necessary to show California residency
intent will vary from case to case. Included among these
steps may be registering to vote and voting in elections in California;
filing resident California state income tax returns; ownership
of residential property or continuous occupancy or renting of an
apartment on a lease basis where one’s permanent belongings are
kept; maintaining active resident memberships in California professional
or social organizations; maintaining California vehicle
plates and operator’s license; maintaining active savings and
checking accounts in California banks; and maintaining permanent
military address and home of record in California if one is in
the military service.
The student who is in the state for educational purposes only
does not gain the status of resident regardless of length of the student’s
stay in California.
In general, an unmarried minor citizen or noncitizen (a person
under 18 years of age) derives legal residence from the parent with
whom the minor maintains or last maintained his or her place of
abode. The residence of an unmarried minor cannot be changed
by the minor’s own act or by the appointment of a legal guardian
for the minor, so long as the minor’s parents are living.
A married person may establish his or her residence independent
of spouse.
A noncitizen may establish his or her residence, unless precluded
by the Immigration and Nationality Act from establishing
domicile in the United States.
Nonresident students seeking reclassification are required by
law to complete a supplemental questionnaire concerning their
financial dependence status.
The general rule is that a student must have been a California
resident for at least one year immediately preceding the residence
determination date in order to qualify as a “resident student” for
tuition purposes. A residence determination date is set for each
academic term and is the date from which residence is determined
for that term. The residence determination dates are September
20 for fall, January 25 for spring, and June 1 for summer. The residence
determination dates for the four stages of CalStateTEACH are
September 20 (Stage 1), January 5 (Stage 2), June 1 (Stage 3), and
September 20 (Stage 4).
There are exceptions for nonresident tuition, including:
1. Persons below the age of 19 whose parents were residents
of California but left the state while the student,
who remained, was still a minor. When the minor reaches