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2013 Transfer Admissions Practices Bruce Vancil Assistant Director for Transfer & Reentry Services 562.985.5358 ~ Bruce.Vancil@csulb.edu. Cal State Long Beach Receives ‘Best in the West’ Designation in Princeton Review’s ‘2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region’.
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2013 Transfer Admissions Practices Bruce Vancil Assistant Director for Transfer & Reentry Services 562.985.5358 ~ Bruce.Vancil@csulb.edu Cal State Long Beach Receives ‘Best in the West’ Designationin Princeton Review’s ‘2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region’ CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
FALL 2012 TRANSFER APPLICANT POOL Fall 2012GPA’s will be posted: www.csulb.edu/enrollment/ Applied: 21, 069 Admitted: 7, 867 Enrolled: 4, 212 -------------------------------------------------- Average class size: 29.8 Student to faculty ratio: 20:1 Total students: 32,686 ~Yield statistics = Fall 2012 Admission ~Total Students =Spring 2012 Enrollment Based on fall 2011 demographics CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
NEW Fall 2013 Undergraduate Admission Policy Change • All CSULB undergraduate majors become impacted and all will have major specific admission and declaration requirements • Alternate majors will no longer be considered • Major-specific coursework +CSU Upper Division Transfer requirements • GPA will be specific to each major • GPA ranges from 2.0 and higher • Space availability for each major based on ranking of applicant pool • Local preference based on high school of origin • Military Vets are local CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
NEW Fall 2013 Undergraduate Admission Policy Change • AllCSULB undergraduate majors become impacted and all will have major specific admission and declaration requirements • Initial Admission based on self report • Evaluation Process: • 1) Submit Supplemental applicationif requested • 2) Submit Official Transcripts if offered admission • Honor all verifiedAssociate Transfer Degrees (AA/S-T’s) • ~ Will receive a .1 GPA bump and • ~ New recalculated GPA will be used • ~ AA/AS-T’s can trump CSULB local agreements • ALL admission requirements completed by SPRING 2013 • New CSULB G.E. Pattern, Certification not necessary but recommended • Enrollment Services: all applicant correspondence is Electronic only CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
Fall 2013 Transfer Admission Selection Process • Admit (except for "Highly Impacted" majors): those considered "local" based on their high school of graduation or their military veteran status and have met the minimum major cumulative GPA and required lower-division preparation. • Admit: those on a space-available basis who are not considered "local," but have met the major-specific minimum cumulative GPA and the minimum required lower-division major preparation. • If space is available, CSU eligible students without the minimum major preparation will then be considered. • Consider to admit all others, if the applicant agrees to complete recommended CSULB transfer requirements in their first year at CSULB. • Highly Impacted Majors: admitted based on completion of all posted additional supplemental criteria and requirements. No local preference. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
LOCAL AREA ADMISSION SCHOOLS CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
LOCAL AREA ADMISSION SCHOOLS ABC USD Bellflower USD Compton USD Downey USD Huntington Beach USD Long Beach USD Los Alamitos USD Paramount USD Bretheren Christian HS, Huntington Beach Cypress HS, Cypress Calvary Chapel HS, Downey Oxford Academy, Cypress Parkridge, Long Beach Opportunities for Learning, Long Beach St. Matthias, Downey St. Anthony HS, Long Beach St. Joseph HS, Lakewood St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower Valley Christian HS, Cerritos CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
HIGHLY IMPACTED MAJORS • ~ Athletic Training ~ Kinesiotherapy ~ Nursing BSN ~ Social Work • ~ Dance ~ Music ~ Nursing RN to BSN • Highly Impacted Majors are: • extremely space-constrained • have higher impaction levels than other majors. • will be ranked based on completion of: • ~major specific requirements • ~additional preparation coursework • ~listed supplemental criteria • No local preference given for highly impacted major applicants • Review “MAJOR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER AT: • www.csulb.edu > enrollment > admissions > transfers & returning undergraduates CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
AUDITIONS MUSIC- Fall 2013 semester audition dates with passing of music theory exam • February 2, 2013 • March 2, 2013 • March 9, 2013 Call 562.985.4781 or email music@csulb.edu for additional information. DANCE – Fall 2013 semester audition dates • October 19, 2012 • February 1, 2013 • March 22, 2013To access the audition application or to contact the department, visit: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/dance/auditioninfo.htm Students should contact each department for application and auditions details. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
ASSOCIATE ARTS/SCIENCE - TRANSFER DEGREES • CSULB FINALIZED DEGREES: as of September 2012 • BS Criminal Justice • BA Art - Art History • BS Business Administration, options in: Finance, Human Resource Management, Information Systems, • International Business, Management Option, Marketing Option, Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt • BA Communication Studies – Communication, Culture, and Public Affairs • BA Early Childhood Education: Family & Consumer Sciences – Child Development & Family Studies • option • BA English, options in: Creative Writing, Literature, Rhetoric & Composition, Special Emphasis, • BS Geology – General Geology • BA History • BS Kinesiology – Sport Psychology & Leadership • BS Mathematics: Applied, Mathematics Education, Statistics, General • BA Physics • BA Political Science • BA Psychology • BA Sociology • BA Studio Arts – Art • BA Theater Arts: Theater Arts, Acting, Technical Theater: Scenery/Costume/Lighting Design • No CSULB AA/S-T’s are “Highly Impacted” CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
ASSOCIATE ARTS/SCIENCE - TRANSFER DEGREES • CSULB will : • Honor all finalized AA/S-T’s equivalent at CSULB • Allow completed AA/AS-T’s to trump CSULB local agreements • Provide a .1 GPA bump and recalculate new GPA • New calculated GPA will be applied to the major specific minimum GPA and to any GPA used in the ranking of applicants CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
ASSOCIATE ARTS/SCIENCE - TRANSFER DEGREES • Also: • GPA’s vary for each individual major • No CSULB AA/S-T’s are “Highly Impacted” • Conditional admission given prior to verification • Advisors will make degree audit modifications where appropriate CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
2013 RECOMMENDATIONS • Selection is highly competitive - strive for A’s! • Complete “Golden 4” as early as possible. • Complete allmajor specific requirements as early as possible. • Check application status often online at: www.csulb/applicationstatus • When possible, increaseand repairyour GPA • Apply early - complete files early – know the deadlines. • Have back-up less competitive university (s) • Keep all contact information up-to-date. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH
GRADUATION BEGINS TODAY! ~CSULB PresidentF. King Alexander~ ~ CSULB Counselors’ Conference Friday, October 26, 2012 ~ Transfer Admission Workshops @ CSULB Selected Fridays throughout the year, register online: http://www.outreach.csulb.edu University Outreach & School Relations Campus Tours www.outreach.csulb.edu (562) 985-5358 Enrollment Services http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/ (562) 985-5471 Counselor Connection www.outreach.csulb.edu/counselors Prospective Student Information www.csulb.edu/beachinfo CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH