CSU Transfer Admission
Learn about everything you need to transfer to a CSU from a Community College.
On this page:
1. Transfer Timeline
2. Transfer Admission Requirements
Transfer Timeline
Transfer Admission Requirements
Junior Status
(60 Semester/90 Quarter Units)
Complete 60 or more transferable semester units or 90 or more quarter units by the end your second Spring term.
California College/University Credits
To learn how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another, use ASSIST, an online student-transfer information system, at assist.org
Majors with (Program-Specific) Preparation Courses
Select majors (degree programs) give preference to applicants who have completed program-specific preparatory courses. These programs are noted in the “Degrees” section and will give preference to students based on a combination of their self-reported GPA and the completion of program-specific lower division course work. For example, if two applicants to the same program have the same GPA, preference will be given to the applicant who has completed the greater number of program-specific preparation courses. Similarly, if two applicants have completed the same number of program-specific preparation courses, preference will be given to the applicant with the higher GPA.
Requirements For CSU’s
Complete four basic skills course requirements, known as the “Golden Four”:
English (oral and written communications)
Critical Thinking
Quantitative Reasoning (Mathematics)