California State University, Sacramento

1. 2011 Admission Practices www.csus.edu/admr Charles Cole – colec@csus.edu Miguel Molina – mmolina@csus.edu Barbara Sloan - sloanbt@csus.edu California State University,Sacramento

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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

11. Preview DayOctober 2, 2010 Register online www.csus.edu/previewday

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