Transfer

Transfer Admission Requirements

A transfer student is an applicant who has attempted college coursework after the summer following high school graduation, but has not completed a Bachelor's degree.

Lower-Division Transfer — applicant with less than 60 semester (90 quarter) transferable units

Upper-Division Transfer — applicant with 60 or more semester (90 or more quarter) transferable units

Fall applicants must complete these requirements no later than the end of the spring term prior to enrollment.  

Spring applicants must complete these requirements no later than the end of the fall term prior to enrollment

Lower-Division Transfer Student

Lower-division transfer applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria: 

• Have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Complete the required A-G college preparatory courses with a grade of C- or better
• Have earned the specified GPA in A-G courses based on your residency or high school. 
  • 2.50 or greater for California residents 
  • 3.00 or greater for non-California residents 
• Have achieved an overall college GPA of at least 2.00 in all transferable courses attempted. 
• Be in good standing at the last college or university attended. 
• Have completed a college English Composition course and a college Math/Quantitative Reasoning course with a grade of C- or better. 

Upper-Division Transfer Student

Upper-division transfer applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Earn an overall college GPA of at least 2.00 in all transferable courses
• In good standing at the last college or university attended
• Complete at least 30 semester units which meet CSU general education requirements with a grade of C- or better, including the ‘Golden Four’ courses:
  • Oral Communication/Speech
  • English Composition
  • Critical Thinking and Composition
  • Math/Quantitative Reasoning