UC & CSU Information

To see where these campuses are located, go to the Map of Campus Locations.

CSU Campuses &

Their Requirements

23 CSU campuses offer undergraduate and graduate education. Other educational centers reach across California and beyond.

Prepared for CSU

Our admission guidelines are designed to ensure you are well-prepared to succeed at a CSU school.

If you're interested in entering the California State University as a freshman, you'll have to satisfy these requirements:

Complete a minimum of 15 college-preparatory courses with at least 11 finished prior to the beginning of your senior year. A grade of C or better is required for each course you use to meet any subject requirement.

There are career and technical education (CTE) courses that can be used to meet any of the subject area requirements. The Articulation list displays the approved courses.

Earn a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better in these courses with no grade lower than a C.

LEARN HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR CSU GPA.

Take the SAT Reasoning or ACT examination.

Apply to CSU schools.

The APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 30TH!

UC Campuses &

Their Requirements

Nine UC campuses offer undergraduate and graduate education; one (UCSF) is graduate/professional only. Other educational centers reach across California and beyond.

Prepared for UC

Our admission guidelines are designed to ensure you are well-prepared to succeed at the UC.

If you're interested in entering the University of California as a freshman, you'll have to satisfy these requirements:

  1. Complete a minimum of 15 college-preparatory courses (a-g courses), with at least 11 finished prior to the beginning of your senior year.

  2. Earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better (3.4 if you're a nonresident) in these courses with no grade lower than a C. Learn how to calculate the UC freshman GPA »

  3. Meet the examination requirement by taking the ACT Plus Writing or the SAT Reasoning Test by December of your senior year. We don't require SAT Subject Tests, but certain programs on some campuses recommend them, and you can use subject tests to satisfy the "a-g" requirements listed above.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 30TH. PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK TO APPLY.