Community College Admission Practices

Student Outreach & Recruitment

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30,236 Total Students24,804 Undergraduate4,720 Graduate27 Average Class Size23:1 Student Faculty Ratio

Campus Profile

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Fall 2012 Applicants

Applications Admits EnrolledFirst Time Freshmen 25,156 16,070 3,450Transfers 13,050 8,664 3,350Total Undergraduate 38,206 24,734 6,800

* Enrolled numbers are projections

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Fall 2012 Admission Numbers by College*

College Applications Selected %

Applied Sciences & Arts 7,954 3,746 47%

Business 5,949 3,863 65%

Education 784 482 61%

Engineering 4,837 2,689 56%

Humanities & the Arts 4,324 2,581 60%

Science 4,827 1,942 40%

Social Sciences 6,778 3,133 46%

All CSU eligible local students were offered admission to SJSU, though not necessarily to their preferred major.

For details about Fall 2012 impaction results, please see http://info.sjsu.edu/static/impaction.html. Visit www.oir.sjsu.edu for the Office of Institutional Research.

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The following criteria need to be met as an upper division transfer student:

• No lower division transfer or second baccalaureate applications will be accepted. • Complete 60 transferable semester units or 90 quarter units. • Earn a minimum college GPA of 2.00 or better in all transferable courses .• Be in good standing at the last college or university attended.• Complete 30 semester units (45 quarter units) of general education including four basic

skills courses: • 1. One course in oral communication (A1)• 2. One course in written composition (A2)• 3. One course in critical thinking (A3)• 4. One course in mathematics or quantitative reasoning, with intermediate algebra as a

prerequisite (B4).• For Fall 2013 admission: The four basic skills courses and minimum of 60 transferable

semester units (90 quarter units) must be completed by the end of the Spring 2013 term. • Earn a "C" or better grade in each basic skills course (a C- is not sufficient to meet this

requirement).

CSU Preparation

Remember! All admission is provisional, until verification of final transcript.

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Fall 2013: Selection

Impaction: SJSU receives a greater number of applications from eligible students than we have the space to admit. Therefore, meeting the minimum requirements may not be enough to gain admission to SJSU.

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• The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act (SB 1440 – Padilla), signed into legislation on September 29, 2010, enables the California Community Colleges and California State University to collaborate on the creation of Associate in Arts Degree (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) Degree transfer programs.  This new law requires community colleges to grant an associate degree for transfer to a student once a student has met specified general education and major requirements for the degree. Upon completion of the associate degree, the student is eligible for transfer with junior standing into the California State University (CSU) system.

• Students are given guaranteed admission into the California State University (CSU) system, and further are given priority consideration when applying to a particular program that is similar to the student’s community college major. The law prohibits the CSU from requiring a transferring student to repeat courses similar to those taken at the community college that counted toward their associate degree for transfer.  

• Please note that a student with an AA-T or AS-T is not guaranteed admission to SJSU, but into the CSU system.

SB 1440

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• Art – Concentration in Art History and Visual Culture (BA)

• Art – Concentration in Studio Practice (BA)

• Business Administration, Concentration in General Business (BS)

• Child and Adolescent Development (BA)

• Communication Studies (BA)

• Earth Science (BA)

• English (BA)

• English – Concentration in Career Writing (BA)

• English – Concentration in Creative Writing (BA)

• English – Preparation for Teaching, Single Subject (BA)

• Geography (BA)

• History (BA)

• Justice Studies (BS)

SB 1440 – Approved Degrees at SJSU

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• Kinesiology – Emphasis in Individualized Studies (BS)

• Liberal Studies – Preparation for Teaching (BA)

• Math (BA)

• Math – Preparation for Teaching (BA)

• Music (BA)

• Physics (BA)

• Political Science (BA)

• Psychology (BA)

• Sociology (BA)

• Sociology – Concentration in Community Change (BA)

• Sociology – Concentration in Social Interaction (BA)

• Theater Arts (BA)

For additional information, please visit www.sjsu.edu/ugs/SB1440.

SB 1440 – Approved Degrees at SJSU Cont.

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• Students submit an application and must chose AA-T or AS-T designation on the SJSU application in order to receive additional consideration in the admission process.

• All applicants run through auto-admit process in February.

• AA-T or AS-T applicants are identified and given a .10 GPA increase to their cumulative GPA.

• Applicants must apply for their AA-T or AS-T degrees from the community college.

• If applicant is provisionally admitted to the university, their AA-T or AS-T must be verified by posting of degree on student’s official transcript in order for the 60-unit degree completion contract to be in effect.

SB 1440 – Selection Criteria

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Fall application period: October 1 – November 30

All applicants must submit payment for application fee or fee waiver by December 21, 2012

Application deadline for EOP will be December 15, 2012 Notification of provisional admission will occur in February of 2013 Priority deadline for FAFSA will be March 2, 2013 Complete the intent to enroll “Next Steps” process by May 1st Complete required courses by the end of Spring 2013 term. No

exceptions! Attend a mandatory Transfer Orientation session (dates vary). Submit final transcripts by July 15, 2013

Office of Undergraduate Admissions San Jose State UniversityOne Washington Square San Jose, CA 95192-0016

Fall 2013 Dates & Deadlines

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• SJSU reviews each applicant's record thoroughly in the admission process and admission decisions are rarely reversed.  The admissions process is completely objective, based on each applicant's self-reported academic qualifications on the CSU Application for Admission and official transcripts received by published deadlines.

• Appeals to admission decisions must be submitted within 15 days of the denial notification. All appeals will be reviewed and responded to within three weeks.

• SJSU does not set aside space in our class for students who appeal admission decisions. Every denied application has been reviewed for maximum consideration. Therefore, for an appeal to have merit, it must bring to light new academic information (send official documentation of new information to eval@sjsu.edu). Grades received in the current academic year are not a basis for an appeal or the reversal of a decision.

• SJSU does not consider appeals to missed deadlines, no matter how compelling the circumstances.

Fall 2013 Appeals

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Stay Connected!

For admission updates visit http://info.sjsu.edu

SJSU communicates almost entirely by messages and “TO DO” lists posted on the student’s MYSJSU account.

Students need to check MySJSU account regularly at http://my.sjsu.edu

Activate your MySJSU account by going to http://sjsuone.sjsu.edu. Click on “Activate Your Account” to begin the process (you will need your SJSU ID, date of birth, and mailing zip code to activate your MySJSU)

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Check To-Do List

Update Contact Information

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Campus Housing Requirement

https://apply.housing.sjsu.edu

Housing fills quickly and is offered on a space available basis. Apply early and by posted deadlines.

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