California State University-Sacramento

California State University-Sacramento Admissions

As a member of the California State University system, CSU Sacramento utilizes an eligibility index to determine an applicant’s eligibility for admission. The index combines high school grade point average with performance on either the ACT or the SAT exam. The grade point average is based on an applicant’s last three years of high school, and applicants receive bonus points toward their eligibility index for each C or better in approved honors courses (for as many as eight semesters of honors courses in the last two years of high school). California State University campuses also require completion of particular subjects in the high school curriculum, including two years each of history/social science, laboratory science, and language; three years of mathematics; four years of English; and one year each of visual performing arts and college preparatory electives. The overwhelming majority of students at CSUS are from the top third of their high school graduating class. There are also hundreds of international students from 80 different countries.

California State University, Sacramento has an open undergraduate admission deadline. Applications may be accepted through the summer prior to the fall semester; student should check with the university to see if applications are still being accepted for the period in which they wish to enroll. The application fee is $55. Applications can be submitted on-line. Students who are enrolled in high school at the time of application will need to have their official final high school transcripts sent after graduation to the Admissions Office.

As part of their application, students should submit high school transcripts and ACT or SAT test scores. To be admitted, students will need to satisfy the California Sate requirements: 4 units of English, 3 units of mathematics, 2 units of history and social studies, 2 units of science, 2 units of a foreign language, 1 year of visual or performing arts, and 1 year of electives. Students must have a GPA of 2.0 or better in these courses. Eligibility for admission is determined by a combination of test scores and GPA.

Transfer students and international students will have varying requirements depending upon their prior educational background.

Students applying to the graduate programs at California State University, Sacramento should consult the individual department and/or school to which they are applying. Applications can be submitted on-line, and the application fee is $55. General requirements include the GRE or other appropriate test scores (such as the GMAT) and a bachelor’s degree. The graduate application deadline varies with the program; most deadlines are in April for the fall semester, but some programs are earlier.

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