California State University, Chico Parent Guide
Upper Division Transfer Student- Admission Requirements
CSU, Chico is impacted at the upper division level. All upper-division transfer applicants must apply during the priority filing period to a specific major and be fully eligible as follows:
- Complete a minimum of 60 transferable semester units/90 quarter units by the end of spring term for fall entry (no summer work allowed to meet admission requirements); and
- Complete General Education requirements in written communication, oral communication, critical thinking, and mathematics with a “C” or higher in each course by the end of spring term.
- Local admission area applicants must possess a minimum 2.0 cumulative, transferrable G.P.A. at the time of application and be in good academic standing at the last institution attended. To be considered a local admission applicant, students must complete 30 or more transferrable units at one or more of the following colleges: Butte College, College of the Siskiyous, Feather River College, Lassen College, Shasta College, Yuba College.
- Applicants from outside the local admission area will be selected based on rank-ordered GPA at the time of application. The academic characteristics of the transfer applicant pool will determine the GPA cutoff.
- Local area and all other applicants must meet supplemental criteria for our impacted majors. These majors include Pre-Nursing, Nursing, and the Option in Recording Arts (Music Industry and Technology).
- All applicants must maintain the required GPA used for admission through the end of the term prior to entry.
- A small percentage of the transfer class may be admitted based on GPA and additional characteristics including special talents, space availability in a unique program or major, first generation college status, socioeconomic factors, and indications of overcoming educational obstacles.
- PLEASE NOTE: If you are an upper division transfer student completing general education math, English, oral communication, and/or critical thinking during the term prior to attending Chico, you must provide verification of your grade in these courses before you will be allowed to register for classes at Chico. Please use the Confirmation of Final Grade form.
