2011 admission practices charles cole – colec@csus.edu miguel molina – mmolina@csus.edu barbara...

2011 Admission Practiceswww.csus.edu/admr

Charles Cole – colec@csus.eduMiguel Molina – mmolina@csus.eduBarbara Sloan - sloanbt@csus.edu

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

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 1st - Admission Notifications

May 1st – Intent to enroll deadline

May 7th – Last EPT/ELM (Frosh)

June 30th - Document deadline (transcripts, test scores for SAT/ACT, AP)

June/July – Mandatory orientation

Must Know for Counselors

Check here 1st 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

Must Know for Counselors (continued)

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, 2010Register 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