Freshman Eligibility
You qualify for regular admission as a first-time freshman if you'll:
Be a high school graduate
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Please note: college credit is not allowed beyond the summer immediately following high school graduation.
Have completed your A-G Requirements
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You must earn grades of C or better for each of the courses in the comprehensive pattern of college preparatory subject requirements (known as the A-G Requirements).
| Requirements (A-G Courses) |
Years required |
A. History/Social Science:
1 year of U.S. history or 1 semester U.S. history and 1 semester civics or American government
1 year social science or history |
2 years |
B. English
College preparatory English composition and literature |
4 years |
C. Mathematics
College preparatory — three 1-year courses in algebra, geometry, and intermediate algebra or algebra II
or a 3-year-long sequence such as Math 1, 2, 3 or integrated math 1, 2, 3 |
3 years (4 recommended) |
D. Laboratory Science
1 year biological science w/lab (i.e., biology, anatomy, physiology)
1 year physical science w/lab (i.e., chemistry, physics) |
2 years |
E. Language Other Than English
2 years in the same language (may be satisfied by demonstrating equivalent competence in another language) |
2 years |
F. Visual & Performing Arts
1 year in the same discipline: Art, dance, theater/drama, music |
1 year |
G. College Prep Electives
To be selected from the above A-F areas and other approved electives |
1 year |
| View a full list of a-g courses for your High School |
Have a qualifiable eligibility index
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The eligibility index is the combination of your high school grade point average and your SAT/ACT test scores. Stanislaus State uses the following minimum requirements.
| Test |
In-State Minimum Eligibility Index |
Out-of-State Eligibility Index |
| SAT |
2950 |
3570 |
| ACT |
694 |
842 |
Calculating your Eligibility Index
If you took the SAT prior to March 2016:
(High School GPA X 800) + (SAT Critical Reading + Math Score) = Eligibility Index
If you took the Redesigned SAT (March 2016 and after):
(High School GPA X 800) + (SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing (EBRW) + Math Score) = Eligibility Index
The CSU will not "super score" or combine test results across old and new tests. If an applicant has taken both the new and old SAT, the total score of a single test that is most advantageous to the applicant will be used.
If you took the ACT:
(High School GPA X 200) + (10 X ACT Composite Score) = Eligibility Index
Calculate your GPA.
Test Score Requirement
SAT/ACT test scores are required unless you have a grade point average of 3.00 or above. Test scores must be sent electronically from either the American College Test (ACT) or the College Board (for SAT). Even if SAT/ACT is not required for admissions eligibility, they are highly encouraged as these tests can be used for placement purposes.
To send test scores electronically go to the appropriate website:
SAT (www.collegeboard.com) – To release your SAT scores to Stanislaus State use code 4713. Or use the Cal State Apply Code of 3594. In both cases, all CSU campuses you have applied to will receive your scores.
ACT (www.act.org) – To release your ACT scores to Stanislaus State use code 0435. By releasing to one campus, all CSU campuses you have applied to will receive your scores.
