High School Student Admission
Requirements
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Qualifying
CSU
Eligibility Index score
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A “C” grade or
better in each of the required
college prep courses
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Minimum 2.0
overall GPA (Grades earned in
the 9th grade are not factored
into the GPA calculation, but do
count as fulfilling the college
prep coursework requirements.)
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Required College Prep
Coursework (CSU/UC a-g list) |
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4 years |
High School English |
|
3 years* |
Math—Elementary Algebra,
Geometry, and Intermediate
Algebra |
|
1 year |
U.S. History |
|
1 year |
Social Science (e.g.
American Government, World
History) |
|
2 years |
Science with lab—one
Biological Science and one
Physical Science |
|
2 years |
Foreign Language (must be in
the same language) |
|
1 year |
Visual or Performing Arts |
|
1 year |
College Preparatory
Electives (extra courses
taken in any of the above
categories, plus electives
designated by the school) |
*All Mechanical Engineering
Applicants must take a fourth year
of mathematics and have a minimum
score of 550 SAT Math or 23 ACT
Math.
Calculating CSU Eligibility Index
Multiply the High School GPA by 800,
and then add your SAT combined
score. ACT students multiply GPA by
200, then add ten times your ACT
composite score.
Your GPA x 800 = _______ + SAT score
= Your Index
Your GPA x 200 = _______ + (ACT
composite x 10) = Your Index
California Residents
Non-residents
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Students in
WICHE states (Alaska, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Hawaii,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon,
South Dakota, Utah, Washington,
and Wyoming) must meet the CA
resident eligibility index of
2900 SAT-1 (or 694 ACT index)
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All other
non-residents must have an
eligibility index score of at
least 3502 (SAT-1) or 842 (ACT)
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