CSU Eligibility Requirements

International Freshman

All applicants to 菠菜网lol正规平台 must meet all of the following admission requirements to enroll at 菠菜网lol正规平台. 

1. Earn the equivalent of a U.S. 3.0 grade point average (GPA) or an average of “B” grades.

菠菜网lol正规平台 will convert your international grading scale to the equivalent of a U.S. GPA as needed in order to evaluate your application for admission. Please note that due to impaction, some majors require higher GPAs than others for admission.

2. Successfully complete three years of college preparatory mathematics with a minimum grade of “C-” or better.

 3. Meet English language proficiency requirements 

If your school’s medium of instruction is English: 

All students must take four years of college preparatory English if you are attending a school where English is the medium of instruction. 

If your school’s medium of instruction is not English:

If English is not the medium of instruction, then you will be required to submit official passing test scores from an approved English language proficiency test (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or Duolingo ). Score reports must be sent directly to 菠菜网lol正规平台 from the testing institution. 菠菜网lol正规平台 will not accept score reports sent by the applicant or agency on behalf of the applicant.

4. Submit partial official secondary school (high school) transcripts and final transcripts.

In order to process your application for admission, you must submit partial official secondary school transcripts to show your completed course work as well as any course work in progress. All transcripts and documents must be received by the deadlines posted in your My菠菜网lol正规平台 account. The documents must include ALL 9th through 12th year courses you have completed (passed and not passed). A graduation (completion) date must appear on the final transcript.

If you attended more than one institution to complete Grade 9 through Grade 12, please ensure all transcripts from each institution are submitted to 菠菜网lol正规平台 to complete your application. Official electronic transcripts (electronic or soft copy) must be directly transmitted by your institution via an institutional email address to etranscript@169577.com.

Additional Information

If you attended a high school with regional U.S.accreditation (ex: WASC), you must meet CSU Eligibility Requirements.  

“O” Level Examinations

If you have taken "O" level examinations, 菠菜网lol正规平台 requires that five subjects are passed in one sitting or the same year, including Math and English (English as an ESL is not acceptable); if these requirements regarding "O" level examinations are met, the English Language proficiency test will be waived. Certified copies of "O" level examinations must be sent directly to 菠菜网lol正规平台 from the testing service or attested by your school; scores sent by the applicant will not be accepted.

“A” Level or “AS” Level Examinations

If you have taken "A" level and/or "AS" level examinations, 菠菜网lol正规平台 may award college credit if you pass these exams with a "C" or higher. 菠菜网lol正规平台 must receive "A" and "AS" level examination scores directly from the Board of Examinations. Scores sent by you or certified statements of exam results will not be accepted. You will be required to complete four years of college preparatory English and three years of mathematics and earn a passing score of "C-" or higher.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

If your studies were in the International Baccalaureate (IB curriculum) program, please submit your school transcripts for evaluation. You will be required to complete four years of English and three years of mathematics and earn a passing score of "C-" or higher. For those earning scores of 4 or higher on the IB Higher Level exams, 菠菜网lol正规平台 may award college credit.

Admission Selection Process (Impaction)

Admission to San José State is competitive in all majors because 菠菜网lol正规平台 continues to have more qualified applicants than available new student spaces. This situation is called "impaction" and it means that meeting the minimum California State University (CSU) requirements does not guarantee admission to 菠菜网lol正规平台. To learn about impaction and view the historical competitiveness of each major at 菠菜网lol正规平台, visit our Impaction Information page.

Choose Your Major and Alternate Major Carefully

It is important to understand that though all majors are impacted, the admission threshold for each major varies, depending on the capacity of the major to take new students, and the number of students applying for that major in that term.

We encourage you to apply for the major in which you intend to earn a degree. Change of major is prohibited during the application and admission process. After you are admitted, change of major is never guaranteed and is by petition only. Your mandatory orientation, advising and registration will all be based on your choice of major. 

Alternate Major: You must enter an alternate major on your application to 菠菜网lol正规平台. We will consider the alternate major for those applicants who did not meet the impaction threshold to their first choice major. We will only admit to alternate majors if there is additional capacity for new student enrollment in that major.

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