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2005-2006 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 51
You must file your application for admis-sion
to an impacted program during the
initial filing period. If you wish to be
considered in impacted programs at more
than one campus, you must file an applica-tion
to each.
Supplementary Admission Criteria.
Each campus with impacted programs
uses supplementary admission criteria in
screening applicants. Supplementary
criteria may include ranking on the
freshman eligibility index, the overall
transfer grade point average, completion
of specified prerequisite courses, and a
combination of campus-developed
criteria. If you are required to submit
scores on either the SAT I or the ACT
and are applying for fall admission, you
should take the test as early as possible
and no later than October of the
preceding year if applying for fall
admission.
The supplementary admission criteria
used by the individual campuses to
screen applicants appear periodically in
the CSU Review and are sent by the
campuses to all applicants seeking
admission to an impacted program.
Unlike unaccommodated applicants to
locally impacted programs who may be
redirected to another campus in the same
major, unaccommodated applicants to
systemwide impacted programs may not
be redirected in the same major but may
choose an alternate major either at the
first choice campus or another campus.
Graduate and Postbaccalaureate
Application Procedures
All graduate and postbaccalaureate
applicants (e.g., joint Ph.D. and Ed.D.
applicants, master’s degree applicants,
those seeking credentials, those seeking a
second bachelor’s degree or second
major, and those interested in taking
courses for personal or professional
growth) must file a complete graduate
application as described in the graduate
and postbaccalaureate admissions
booklet. Applicants who completed
undergraduate degree requirements and
graduated the preceding term are also
required to complete and submit an
application and a nonrefundable applica-tion
fee. Since applicants for postbaccalau-reate
programs may be limited to the
choice of a single campus on each
application, redirection to alternate
campuses or later changes of campus
choice will be minimal. To be assured of
initial consideration by more than one
campus, it will be necessary for any
applicant to submit separate applications
(including fees) to each. Applications may
be obtained from the Graduate Studies
Office or the admissions office of any
California State University campus. An
electronic version of the CSU graduate
application is available on the World
Wide Web at http://www.csumentor.edu/.
For additional information, see the
Division of Graduate Studies.
Returning Students
Applicants who seek readmission after an
absence of one semester or more must
file an application for admission.
Applicants absent one semester only are
exempt from the $55 application fee,
providing no academic work was taken
in the interim at any other institution.
Students absent on an approved planned
educational leave are not required to file
an application for admission and are
exempt from the application fee. (See
Planned Educational Leave.)
Application Filing Periods
Each campus accepts applications until
capacities are reached. Many campuses
limit undergraduate admission in an
enrollment category because of overall
enrollment limits. If applying after the
initial filing period, consult the campus
admissions office for current information.
• Applications for the fall semester are
accepted beginning Oct. 1. The initial
filing period lasts until Nov. 30.
• Applications for the spring semester are
accepted beginning Aug. 1. The initial
filing period lasts until Aug. 31.
• Applications for the summer semester
are accepted beginning Feb. 1. The ini-tial
filing period lasts until Feb. 28.
Applications postmarked or received
during the initial filing period will be
given equal consideration within estab-lished
enrollment categories and quotas.
There is no advantage in filing before the
initial filing period. Applications received
before the initial filing period may be
returned, causing a delay in processing.
With the exception of the impacted
undergraduate program areas, applications
will be accepted well into the extended
filing periods until quotas are filled.
Application Acknowledgment. You may
expect to receive an acknowledgment of
your application. The notice may also in-clude
a request that you submit additional
records necessary for the campus to evaluate
your qualifications. You may be assured of
admission if the evaluation of your qualifi-cations
indicates that you meet CSU admis-sion
requirements and campus requirements
for admission to an impacted program. An
offer of admission is not transferable to
another term or to another campus.
Undergraduate
Admission Requirements
Freshman Requirements. Generally,
first-time freshman applicants qualify for
regular admission if they graduated high
school, have a qualifiable eligibility index
(see table on the next page), 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.
Eligibility Index. The eligibility index is
the combination of your high school
grade point average and your score on
either the ACT or the SAT. Your grade
point average is based on grades earned
in courses taken during your final three
years of high school that satisfy all
college preparatory “a-g” subject
requirements, and bonus points for
approved honors courses.
You can calculate the index by multiply-ing
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 2900 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 Califor-nia
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
Object Description
| Title | 2005-06 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2005-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
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| Full Text Search | Admissions 2005-2006 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 51 You must file your application for admis-sion to an impacted program during the initial filing period. If you wish to be considered in impacted programs at more than one campus, you must file an applica-tion to each. Supplementary Admission Criteria. Each campus with impacted programs uses supplementary admission criteria in screening applicants. Supplementary criteria may include ranking on the freshman eligibility index, the overall transfer grade point average, completion of specified prerequisite courses, and a combination of campus-developed criteria. If you are required to submit scores on either the SAT I or the ACT and are applying for fall admission, you should take the test as early as possible and no later than October of the preceding year if applying for fall admission. The supplementary admission criteria used by the individual campuses to screen applicants appear periodically in the CSU Review and are sent by the campuses to all applicants seeking admission to an impacted program. Unlike unaccommodated applicants to locally impacted programs who may be redirected to another campus in the same major, unaccommodated applicants to systemwide impacted programs may not be redirected in the same major but may choose an alternate major either at the first choice campus or another campus. Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Application Procedures All graduate and postbaccalaureate applicants (e.g., joint Ph.D. and Ed.D. applicants, master’s degree applicants, those seeking credentials, those seeking a second bachelor’s degree or second major, and those interested in taking courses for personal or professional growth) must file a complete graduate application as described in the graduate and postbaccalaureate admissions booklet. Applicants who completed undergraduate degree requirements and graduated the preceding term are also required to complete and submit an application and a nonrefundable applica-tion fee. Since applicants for postbaccalau-reate programs may be limited to the choice of a single campus on each application, redirection to alternate campuses or later changes of campus choice will be minimal. To be assured of initial consideration by more than one campus, it will be necessary for any applicant to submit separate applications (including fees) to each. Applications may be obtained from the Graduate Studies Office or the admissions office of any California State University campus. An electronic version of the CSU graduate application is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.csumentor.edu/. For additional information, see the Division of Graduate Studies. Returning Students Applicants who seek readmission after an absence of one semester or more must file an application for admission. Applicants absent one semester only are exempt from the $55 application fee, providing no academic work was taken in the interim at any other institution. Students absent on an approved planned educational leave are not required to file an application for admission and are exempt from the application fee. (See Planned Educational Leave.) Application Filing Periods Each campus accepts applications until capacities are reached. Many campuses limit undergraduate admission in an enrollment category because of overall enrollment limits. If applying after the initial filing period, consult the campus admissions office for current information. • Applications for the fall semester are accepted beginning Oct. 1. The initial filing period lasts until Nov. 30. • Applications for the spring semester are accepted beginning Aug. 1. The initial filing period lasts until Aug. 31. • Applications for the summer semester are accepted beginning Feb. 1. The ini-tial filing period lasts until Feb. 28. Applications postmarked or received during the initial filing period will be given equal consideration within estab-lished enrollment categories and quotas. There is no advantage in filing before the initial filing period. Applications received before the initial filing period may be returned, causing a delay in processing. With the exception of the impacted undergraduate program areas, applications will be accepted well into the extended filing periods until quotas are filled. Application Acknowledgment. You may expect to receive an acknowledgment of your application. The notice may also in-clude a request that you submit additional records necessary for the campus to evaluate your qualifications. You may be assured of admission if the evaluation of your qualifi-cations indicates that you meet CSU admis-sion requirements and campus requirements for admission to an impacted program. An offer of admission is not transferable to another term or to another campus. Undergraduate Admission Requirements Freshman Requirements. Generally, first-time freshman applicants qualify for regular admission if they graduated high school, have a qualifiable eligibility index (see table on the next page), 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. Eligibility Index. The eligibility index is the combination of your high school grade point average and your score on either the ACT or the SAT. Your grade point average is based on grades earned in courses taken during your final three years of high school that satisfy all college preparatory “a-g” subject requirements, and bonus points for approved honors courses. You can calculate the index by multiply-ing 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 2900 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 Califor-nia 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 |
