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Freshman Admission
Requirements
 Admission
Requirements
You will qualify for regular admission as a
first-time freshman if you
- are a high school graduate,
- have completed with a C or better each of the
courses in the comprehensive pattern of college preparatory subject
requirements, and
- have a qualified eligibility index
- Some students, such as International Students,
must also take the TOEFL (Test of English as a
Foreign Language) Test. Press
here for information on the TOEFL Requirement.
Subject Requirements
The CSU requires first-time freshman applicants to complete, with a grade
of C or better in each course, the following comprehensive pattern of
college preparatory study totaling 15 units. A "unit" is one
year of study in high school.
| English |
4 years |
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| Mathematics |
3 years |
Algebra I, Geometery, Algebra
II; or integrated mathematics including these |
| Social Science |
2 years |
Social Science including
one year of U.S. History or U.S. History and Government |
| Lab Science |
2 years |
Science with a laboratory
(one year biological and one year physical) |
| Foreign Language |
2 years |
(The same language) |
| Visual and Performing
Arts |
1 year |
Art, Dance, Theater/Drama,
or Music |
| Electives |
1 year |
Electives chosen from the
subject areas listed above |
Subject Requirements
for Students with Disabilities
Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to
complete college preparatory course requirements if at
all possible. If you are judged unable to fulfill a
specific course requirement because of your disability,
alternate college preparatory courses may be substituted
for specific subject requirements. Substitutions may be
authorized on an individual basis after review and
recommendation by your academic adviser or guidance
counselor in consultation with the Office for Students
with Disabilities. You should be aware that failure to
complete the courses required for admission may limit
your later enrollment in certain majors, particularly
those involving mathematics. For further information,
please call the Office
for Students with Disabilities at (323) 343-3140.
Eligibility Index (Eligibility
Index Table)
The eligibility index is the combination
of your high school grade point average and your test
score on either the American College Test (ACT) or the
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I). Your grade point
average is based on grades earned during your final three
years of high school (excluding physical education and
military science) and bonus points for each C or better
grade in approved honors courses. If you apply for
admission before you graduate from high school, you
should compute your GPA using grades earned in courses
completed after the 9th grade. Do not include grades you
expect to earn in courses during the remainder of 12th
grade.
- The
Calculation
- The Eligibility index is calculated by either:
 Multiplying your GPA by 800
and adding your Total
SAT I score; or - Multiplying your GPA by 200
and adding ten times your ACT Composite
score.
- Minimum
indices
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- Residents
- If you are a California high school
graduate (or a resident of California for
tuition purposes) you need a minumum
index of 2900 using the SAT I or 694
using the ACT.
If you are a resident and your GPA is 3.00
or above you are not required to submit
test scores. However, you are urged to
take the SAT I or ACT since these are
used for advisement and placement.
- Non-Residents
- If you neither graduated from a
California high school nor are a resident
of California for tuition purposes you
need a minumum index of 3502 using
the SAT I or 842 using the ACT.
If you are a non-resident and your GPA is
3.61 or above you are not required
to submit test scores. However, you are
urged to take the SAT I or ACT since
these are used for advisement and
placement.
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e-mail: Admission@CalStateLA.edu
Last revised: September 1, 2003
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