Upper Division Transfer Student Requirements
In order to be admissible as an upper division transfer student, California resident transfer applicants with greater than 60 semester or 90 quarter units must:
- Have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 (C) or better in all transferable units attempted;
- Have completed, with a grade of C- or better*, the following courses:
- A1: Oral Communication
- A2: Written Communication
- A3: Critical Thinking
- B4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
- Be in good standing at the last institution attended;
* CSU campuses will accept "Credit" or "Pass" for all transferable college courses completed in winter, spring or summer 2020 including courses taken to satisfy:
- Golden Four (English language [A2], oral communication [A1], critical thinking [A3], and mathematics/quantitative reasoning [B4]);
- All other General Education courses; and
- Major prerequisite courses.
- CSU Channel Islands will accept transferable coursework from institutions accredited by the following associations:
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
- New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
