Who is eligible?
Freshman students are eligible to apply, if they meet the following criteria:
- Graduated from a California high school in communities with underrepresented college attendance
- A first-generation college student
- From a low-income household
- Have been officially admitted at CSUCI
- Have met the California Residency requirements.
Transfer students are eligible to apply, if they meet the following criteria:
- Have been officially admitted at CSUCI
- Awarded an Associate's Degree for Transfer (ADT) in the approved majors listed below.
- Have met the California Residency requirements.
- Have at least a 2.25 GPA upon transferring to CSUCI.*
*Candidates are selected based on their ability to be successful in completion of the program.
What programs are available to me?
The program listed below is available for incoming Freshmen:
- Health Science*
The following programs are available for incoming Transfer students:
- Anthropology
- Applied Physics*
- Business
- Communication
- Chicano/a Studies
- Early Childhood Studies
- Economics
- Environmental Science & Resource Management*
- Health Science
- History
- Liberal Studies
- Mathematics*
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Spanish
*Effective Fall 2021.
How do I maintain my enrollment in the CA Promise Program?
Students who are selected for the California Promise Program must meet the following program requirements:
- Complete a minimum of 30 units each academic year (including summer session) applicable to ensure graduation in four years (for Freshmen) or two years (for Transfer students)
- Summer courses may be taken at the community college, provided that the university residency requirements are fulfilled by graduation
- Transfer students with 70 units transferred, may enroll in 12-15 units each semester, as long as they remain on the 2-year graduation track
- Maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average in all academic work completed (campus, overall & major)
- Attend the Orientation/Welcome meeting scheduled around the fourth week of the semester.
- Meet with their Major-Academic Advisors to develop a Graduation plan
- Enroll in the required courses as planned
- Keep all financial obligations current and paid.