2011 Admission Practices

www.csus.edu/admr Charles Cole – [email protected]

Miguel Molina – [email protected]

Barbara Sloan - [email protected]

Services & Activities

• • • • • • • Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Financial Aid & Scholarships

Housing

Career Development Disabled Students

College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)

Orientation Program mandatory • • • • • • •

Health/Wellness & Recreation Center (The Well) Aquatic Center

Student Organizations & Leadership Intercollegiate Athletics Division I Study Abroad Learning Communities Freshman Honors Program

Fall 2010 Applicant Pool

• 28, 082 Applied • 20, 310Admitted • 3.19Average GPA – Freshmen • Average SAT- Critical Reading 469; Math 487 • Average ACT – English 19; Math 21

Fall 2011 Admission

 Sacramento State is impacted  Open to freshmen and upper division transfers only during initial filing period  Admitting on self-reported information  All admission requirements must be completed by the end of spring 2011 term  Summer may not be used to meet admission requirements

Freshmen Selection

 Be a high school graduate  Complete with “C” or better grades the 15 college preparatory subjects (A-G)  Have a qualifying eligibility index (EI)  All students must submit scores from SAT or ACT  Local Area for Admission = high school graduates from Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, San Joaquin, Solano & Yolo counties  Out of Local Area for Admission will be based on higher EI + space availability

Impacted Majors at the Upper Division Level

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Business Administration www.cba.csus.edu

• Admitted as pre-majors Supplemental application required • • • Screened on completion of pre-major courses Ranked by overall college gpa and gpa on pre-major courses 

Graphic and Interior Design www.csus.edu/design

• • • Admitted as pre-majors Screened on completion of lower division courses Portfolio review 

Nursing www.csus.edu/nrs

• • • Admitted as pre-majors Supplemental application required Lower division courses, grade point average, TEAS

Important Dates

December – last month to take SAT or ACT

(Frosh)

January 7th - Application filing fee, SAT or ACT test score due March 1 st - Admission Notifications May 1 st – Intent to enroll deadline May 7 th – Last EPT/ELM

(Frosh)

June 30 th - Document deadline

(transcripts, test scores for SAT/ACT, AP)

June/July – Mandatory orientation

Must Know for Counselors

     Check here 1 st prior to advising students

www.csus.edu/admissions

Early preparation = no remediation-take 4 years of math Admission requirements must be completed by the end of spring 2011 term - summer cannot be used to establish eligibility for fall 2011 admission Admitting on self-report information – accuracy is very important!

Student name given in the application for admission must match the name used to register for the SAT/ACT

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Must Know for Counselors

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Application acknowledgement via Letter & email Tell students to read their email & My Sac State “To Do List” even

after being admitted

Do not send transcripts to Admissions until asked to do so EPT/ELM are not required for admission but are required for enrollment – EPT/ELM must be taken unless a student meets an exemption Final high school transcripts must have a graduation date Upon receipt of final transcripts all admits will be validated admission will be withdrawn if the student is found to be ineligible

Visit www.csus.edu/admissions

“I have applied; I have been admitted”, etc.

Campus Appeals Process

 Examples of appeals we receive • Missed one or more deadlines • Confusion about EAP senior experience requirement • Did not take EPT/ELM • Not CSU eligible – requesting an exception admit  Guidelines for appeal will be available in early March 2011 following the release of admission decisions visit www.csus.edu/admissions

Preview Day October 2, 2010

Register online www.csus.edu/previewday

Contact Us

Counselors may call Admissions & Outreach (916) 278-7766. In northern California visit www.csus.edu/admissions/counselor_connection for the admission counselor assigned to your high school