Citrus College Catalog 2009-2010 (ver. 10/22

California State University
The California State University is
the nation's largest university system,
with 23 campuses, seven
off-site campus centers, over
400,000 students, and 42,000
faculty and staff. With campuses
from Humboldt in the north to
San Diego in the south, the CSU
is renowned for the quality of its
teaching and for its job-ready
graduates.
The 23 CSU campuses are:
Bakersfield
Channel Islands
Chico
Dominguez Hills
Fresno
Fullerton
East Bay
Humboldt
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Maritime Academy
Monterey Bay
Northridge
Pomona
Sacramento
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
San Luis Obispo
San Marcos
Sonoma
Stanislaus
While part of the CSU system,
each campus has a unique identity.
CSU campuses have distinct
student populations and programs,
but all share the same
mission to provide high-quality,
affordable higher education that
meets the ever-changing needs of
the people of California.
CSU offers nearly 1,800 bachelor's
and master's degree programs
in 240 subject areas. Many
of these programs are offered in
the late afternoon and evenings
for students who work during the
day.
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The California State University
seeks to assist California community
college students in preparing
for transfer and in completing
their baccalaureate degree. Each
year, nearly 60,000 transfer students
enter the CSU system. The
key to a successful transfer is
early planning to ensure that students
complete courses to meet
the admission, general education,
and lower division major preparation
requirements.
Over two-thirds of students who
receive a baccalaureate degree
from the CSU begin their educational
program at a California
community college (CCC). The
CSU guarantees admission to its
system to all CCC students who
meet CSU upper division transfer
admission requirements. Students
who enter a California community
college as freshmen and then
transfer to the CSU are as successful
academically as those students
who enter CSU directly
from high school as freshmen.
Undergraduate Transfers
The California State University
generally considers an undergraduate
transfer student as one who
has enrolled in a community college
or university other than a
CSU following high school graduation.
Students with fewer than 60
transferable semester units are
considered lower division transfers.
Students with 60 transferable
semester units are
considered upper division
transfers.
Admission Priority
Among the highest priorities for
admission to CSU are California
community college transfer students
who have completed the
first two years of the baccalaureate
program, including transfer
students applying for impacted
programs. Students will be considered
as having achieved junior
class level standing once they
have completed at least 60 semester
baccalaureate level units.
Unit Requirements
An applicant who completes
fewer than 60 semester units of
college credit is considered a
lower division transfer student.
The student is admitted to a campus
as an undergraduate transfer
if the campus to which the student
applies admits lower division
transfer students.
Due to enrollment pressures,
some CSU campuses do no
admit lower division transfers
so that more upper division transfers
can be accommodated. Having
fewer than 60 units at the
point of transfer may affect eligibility
for registration priority at
CSU campuses and may affect the
student's financial aid status.
A maximum of 70 semester units
earned at community colleges
may be transferred to CSU.
Community college coursework
completed above the 70 units
may be used to meet GE and
major preparation requirements
even if the units will not count toward
the baccalaureate degree.
Lower Division Admission
Requirements
Transfer applicants with fewer
than 60 semester units must have
a grade point average of 2.0 (C)
or better in all transferable units
attempted, be in good standing at
the last college or university attended,
and meet any one of the
following eligibility standards.
Transfer Based on Current
Admission Criteria
The applicant meets the freshman
admission requirements in effect
for the term for which application
is being made;
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