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First-time Freshman
Admission Deadlines
  • Undergraduate Application Filing Deadlines

    • Fall 2009

      • Closed to all categories.

    • Spring 2010
      • Open August 1, 2009

  • Admitted students for Fall 2009 - All documents i.e. transcripts, test scores, etc. must be submitted to Sac State Admissions office by the document deadline of July 17, 2009.

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You will qualify for regular admission as a first-time freshman if you:

  • Are a high school graduate
  • Have a qualifiable eligibility index
  • Have completed with grades of C or better each of the courses in the comprehensive pattern of college preparatory subject requirements. Courses must be completed prior to the enrollment in the California State University Sacramento.
  • Some students, such as International Students, must also take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Test. Information on the TOEFL Requirement.

Subject Requirements

The CSU requires first-time freshman applicants to complete, with a grade of C or better, the following comprehensive pattern of college preparatory study totaling 15 units. A "unit" is one year of study in high school:

Subject Requirements
Area Subject Units
A History/Social Science 2 years
B English 4 years
C Mathematics 3 years
D Laboratory Science 2 years
E Language other than English 2 years
F Visual Performing Arts 1 year
G College Prep Elective 1 year

*The Language other than English Subject Requirement may be waived if you demonstrate a competence in a language other than english equivalent to or higher than expected of students who complete two years of foreign language study.

NOTE: High school grade point average (GPA) will be based on grades earned in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade courses taken from the A-G area list above.

Eligibility Index

The eligibility index is the combination of your high school grade point average and your test score on either the American College Test (ACT) or the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). Your grade point average is based on grades earned during your final three years of high school (excluding physical education and military science) and bonus points for each C or better in approved honors courses.Up to eight semesters of honors courses taken in the last two years of high school can be accepted. Each unit of A in an honors course will receive a total of 5 points; B, 4 points; and C, 3 points.

The CSU may offer you early, provisional admission based on your work completed through the junior year of high school and planned for your senior year.

Steps to Simplify Admission

  • Gather the proper information (grades, test scores)
  • Submit them within the initial deadline period. (Fall: Oct 1 - Nov 30, Spring: August 1 - 31)