California State University (CSU) Application Workshop

California State University (CSU)

Application Workshop

Calstate.edu/apply

• The nation’s largest four-

year public university

system

• One in 10 employees in

California is a CSU

graduate

• The CSU awards nearly

half of the state’s

baccalaureates

When to apply?

• For Fall 2020 Admission: Oct 1

– Nov 30

• For Winter 2020 Admission: June 1

– June 30

• For Spring 2020 Admission: August 1

– 31

• Beginning Fall 2019, the application fee is $70 for

each

CSU campus

• If you qualify for the application fee waiver, you can

apply to up to (4) CSU campuses for FREE!

• Apply broadly to increase your chances of

admission!

Are you eligible for Fall 2020 Transfer?

Minimum CSU Transfer Requirements

• 2.0 CSU Transferable GPA

• 60 CSU Transferable semester units

 Completed by the end of Spring 2020

• 30 Units of CSU General Education

 completed with a C or better

• Completion of the “Golden Four” with a C- or

better

 A1 – Oral Communication

 A2 – Written Communication

 A3 – Critical Thinking

 B4 – Math

Documents To Have Ready:

To complete the application, you will need

(or need to know) the following:

• Unofficial transcripts from every college and university you have

attended

• Your Social Security number (if you have one)

• Your citizenship status

• Annual Income

 For your parents if you are a dependent

 For yourself if you are independent

• A method of payment (credit card or PayPal)

 Not needed if eligible for the fee waiver

• EOP Applicants: Your parents’ employment background and info

for (2) recommendations

Launch Application

Important Icons on every page….

• Click on the ”?” to send an email (or) access Instructions

and FAQs. (including a ”chat” function!)

• Click on the “Bell” to view important messages and

notifications regarding your application.

• Include your CAS ID# whenever emailing or contacting a

CSU campus with questions/updates

• The system will log out after prolonged periods of

inactivity. Save often and “Sign Out” before exiting the

application.

Transfer applicants will

identify a degree goal of

First Bachelor’s Degree

AND

Transferring from SMC

with an ADT-eligible

Associate’s Degree

Transferring from SMC

without an Associates

Degree (or) with a non-

ADT-eligible Associates

Degree

ADT's currently offered at SMC:

If receiving an

ADT (AA-T or

AS-T)…

Select “Transferring

with an Associate

Degree for Transfer…”

• Indicate which

California

Community College

will issue your ADT

degree

• Indicate the name of

your ADT Program

If not receiving an ADT (AA-T or AS-T):

IMPORTANT!!!

Most CSUs require transfer

students to be a junior level (or

higher) transfer (or an upper

division transfer student).

Transfer students must have 60

transferable units complete in

the semester term PRIOR to

transfer to be deemed upper

division transfer students, or

junior level transfer students.

You are not required to have 60

transferable units complete at

the time you apply, but you are

required to

complete 60

transferable units by the end of

Spring 2020

for Fall

2020 transfer.

You can view and update My Profile and

Extended Profile before submitting your

completed application….

Once an application is submitted,

the Extended Profile cannot be changed

Select Programs

Add Programs/Majors

*Select Campus, Source, and start term

Selecting a Major that is Different than

the ADT you selected..

If you are

completing an

ADT and you

select a CSU

major that is

not “similar”,

you will not

receive the

benefits of the

ADT.

*Check with a

counselor if

you feel this is

a mistake.

If you have selected an impacted program or major, you will be

prompted to select an Alternate Program

You are not required to accept admission into an Alternate Program

Review my selections

Application Dashboard

Campus

Questions

Calstate.edu/apply | The new way to apply to CSU

Campus

Questions

CSU

Application

Campus Specific Questions

Click

Questions to

see additional

Info

Personal Information Quadrant

Contains questions

under several “tiles”:

• Release Statement

• Biographic Info

• Contact Info

• Citizenship Info

• Race & Ethnicity

• Other Info

• Financial & Parental

Info

After you answer the

questions under each

“Tile”, the Personal

Information circle will

turn GREEN

These are

called “Tiles”

Release Statement

(Personal Info. Quadrant)

 Certification Statement – Must be read & checked by all

applicants to certify the accuracy of the info provided.

 Release of Contact Information – By checking this box

you authorize the CSU system to share your contact

info. with any of the CSU campuses that wish to contact

you.

 Additional Information Release – If you do not check this

box, the CSU system may not inform SMC or any SMC

counselors whether you have applied or been admitted.

Biographical Info.

• Name

• Alternate Name

• Preferred Name

• Legal Sex/Gender

• You can “decline to state”

• Birth Information

• Date of birth

• Birth city/country

• Statewide Student ID

• This is optional; it can be

left blank and will not

hurt you

• Current Address

• Phone Number

• Text Message Authorization

• Email

Contact Info.

Personal Info. Quadrant Continued…..

Citizenship Residency Info.

• U.S. Citizenship Details

• U.S. Citizen

• Permanent Res/Green card

• None

• Refugee

• Other Visa

• Visa Information

• Visa #, type, etc.

• Residency Information

• State or Country you regard

as your permanent home

• Additional questions

regarding Cali residency

• Your Ethnicity

• Hispanic or Latino?

• Your Race

• American Indian/Native

• Asian

• Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

• Black or African American

• White

• Decline to State

• None of the above

• Note: You may select “Decline to

State” as a response to all questions in

the race & ethnicity section

Race & Ethnicity Info.

Personal Info. Quadrant Continued…..

AB540 and Students who

are undocumented should

select "None"

Applicants that reside in CA

should select "Yes"

regardless of US citizenship

status

Other Information

• Social Security Number

• Include if you have one

• Language Proficiency

• English located at the top

• Military/Dependent Status

• Academic/Conduct Violations

• E.g. probation,

disqualification, suspension

• Teacher Credential Info.

• Most students will select “not

interested in a credential

program”

• CalFresh

• California Promise

• Click on the link to learn more

• RN License

• Most will answer “no” to this

• How did you hear about CSU

Apply?

• Drop down menu provided to

make a selection

Personal Info. Quadrant Continued…..

Dependent vs. Independent

Under Federal regulations, you are considered

an Independent student if you can answer YES

to any of the following questions:

 You were born before January 1, 1997

 You are currently an active duty member or a veteran of the U.S.

Armed Forces

 As of today, you are married

 You now have or will have children or dependents who will receive

more than half their support from you between 7/1/20 and 6/30/21

 Someone other than your parent or stepparent has legal guardianship

of you as determined by a court in your state of legal residence

 At any time since your turned age 13, both your parents were

deceased, you were in foster care, or you were a dependent or ward

of the court

 At any time on or after 7/1/19 did your high school, an emergency

shelter, a transitional housing program, or homeless youth center

determine that you were an unaccompanied youth or were self-

supporting and at risk of being homeless?

Independent

• Total size of your

household in 2018

• Number of dependent

children living with you in

2018

• Adjusted gross income

(AGI) in 2018

• Untaxed income and

benefits for 2018

• Total size of

parents/guardians’

household in 2018

• Parents’ adjusted gross

income (AGI) in 2018

• Parents’ untaxed income

and benefits for 2018

Dependent

Information that you will need to share..

Academic History Quadrant

Contains questions

under several tiles:

• High Schools Attended

• Colleges Attended

• Transcript Entry

• General Education

• Standardized Tests

• AP Tests

• CLEP Tests

• IB Tests

After you answer the

questions under each tile,

the Academic History

circle will turn GREEN

Academic History

• Enter all College Coursework by term

• Including non-transferable coursework

• All transferable CCC Courses will be verified by

ASSIST

• Golden Four will be initially determined byASSIST data

• Applicants will be notified in January to log back into

application to:

• Update Fall Grades

• Update Winter & Spring courses

Colleges Attended

(Academic History Quadrant)

Click here- If you will be

taking classes in Fall,

Winter or Spring

Transcript Entry

(Academic History Quadrant)

• Academic Status: corresponds to the number of credits completed at the time

you began that term

• Freshman 0-29 semester credits

• Sophomore 30-59 semester credits

• Junior 60-89 semester credits

• Senior 90 or >

• Completion Status:

• Select ”Completed’ for terms that are graded

• Select “In Progress/Planned” for courses you’re currently enrolled in or planned for a

future term

Transcript Entry

• COURSE CODE: Enter Subject and Number code

exactly as listed on transcript without any spaces

• Courses in ASSIST will appear in a drop down list

• If you don’t see a course on the list, manually enter

the Course Code

Transcript Entry

• COURSE TITLE: The course title and credits will pre-

populate if selected from the Course Code list

• If you manually entered a course code you must manually

enter a course title

• Enter the full title even though only part of it will be visible

Transcript Entry

• SUBJECT: Select the most specific subject available from

the drop down list

• If there is no corresponding subject select “Special Topics”

• Note: the system will not let you save the page without a

subject identified for each course

Transcript Entry

• CREDITS: Use both boxes to enter the units for the course

• Enter whole credit values in the first box. Select a value of 00

in the second box (or another fractional value if applicable)

• Note: If credits automatically populate, double-check that the

values match what is listed on your transcript

Transcript Entry

• TRANSFERABLE: Check all courses that are transferable

• The transferable flag is automatically checked for courses

selected from the course drop down menu at the time of

entry

• Courses entered manually will need to have the box checked

if the course is transferable. In the example below, the

course not checked off is not transferable.

Transcript Entry

• GRADE: Enter the grade as listed on your transcript. All

attempts and grades should be included

• Note: Enter repeated courses noted on the transcript with a

grade of RP. Enter Academic Renewal courses with a grade

of AR

If you are entering AP or IB scores….

• Enter AP/IB scores

under your first

semester transcript

entry

• Enter the abbreviated

AP/IB exam as the

Course Code

• Enter the unabbreviated

AP/IB as the Course

Title (Begin the title with

AP or IB)

• Select ”Test Credit-No

Subject” as the Subject

designation

• Enter “CR” for the

grade

• Check the Transferable

Box!

General Education

(Academic History Quadrant)

Note how an

AP Exam can be

used in this

section! (..as

discussed in the

previous slide)

Supporting Information Quadrant

• ADT Information

• Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)

*After you answer the questions under each “Tile”, the Supporting Information

circle will turn GREEN

(Supporting Information Quadrant)

Associate Degree for

Transfer (ADT) applicants

will have the opportunity

to indicate if they have

completed or plan to

complete a 2

ADT

EOP

(Supporting Information Quadrant)

• All EOP Applicants should verify the campus

application status and deadlines:

https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/student-

services/eop/Pages/eop-campus-status.aspx

• All campuses are accepting EOP Transfer applications

for Fall 2020 admission except for Channel Islands,

Dominguez Hills, and Stanislaus

• Applicants can return to complete the EOP portion of

the application until January 15

• Note: 8 Campuses require EOP applications by November

: Chico, Fresno, Fullerton, Los Angeles, Monterey Bay,

Sacramento, San Bernardino and San Jose

For students applying to EOP….

• Interested students

must have (two)

recommendations

and at least one must

be from an individual

who can comment on

your academic

preparedness

• Examples: Counselor,

teacher, community

member, or employer,

etc.

• Family members

should not be asked

to complete a

recommendation

Ready to “Submit”……

Click on the “Submit

Application” Tab

When all the

Quadrants are GREEN

Application Fee Waivers

Application Payment

Payment or Waiver required at time of Application

Submission

• Expanded Payment Options

• E-check

• PayPal

• Credit Card

• No more paper checks!

• Waivers

• Four Per Term

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Using the back arrow before completing and

saving a section

• Incorrect biographical information (name,

birthdate, citizenship, address)

• Incomplete education history / missing

academic records

• Not reading or responding to CSU application

related emails.

GOOD LUCK!

YOU CAN DO IT!

Remember:

see a counselor and/or

attend an open lab

for additional help

with your application!