Minimum CSU Requirements for Transfer Applicants

To be considered for admission as an upper division student, you must meet the following requirements no later than the end of the prior spring term for fall admission and by the end of the previous fall term for spring admission:

• Have completed 60 semester units
• Have a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better in all transferable units attempted. 
• Be in good standing at the last college or university attended
• Have completed at least 30 transferable semester units of college coursework that meet CSU General Education requirements
• Complete basic subject courses, commonly known as the Golden 4, with grade of C- or better:

1. 1. Oral Communication (usually 3 semester units): a public speaking course (A-1 at California community colleges)
   2. Written Communication (usually 3 semester units): a freshman English composition course (A-2 at California community colleges)
   3. Critical Thinking (usually 3 semester units): a logic or argumentation/debate course (A-3 at California community colleges)
   4. Math/Quantitative Reasoning (usually 3 semester units): a math course with intermediate algebra as a prerequisite (B-4 at California community colleges). The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) requirements in English communication and mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning are also accepted.

To determine if your courses will transfer and/or satisfy the above requirements (A1, A2, A3, B4) you can use the following resources:

• California Community College Courses: Search for courses in ASSIST.
• Private or out-of-state colleges: CSUEB maintains a database of pre-approved transfer courses from private and out-of-state colleges in the Transfer Evaluation System. Search for courses in TES. 

To be considered for admission as a lower division student, you must meet the following requirements no later than the end of the prior spring term for fall admission and by the end of the previous fall term for spring admission:

• Have completed less than 60 transferable semester units at the point of transfer
• Have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 (C) or better in all transferable units attempted
• Have completed A2 (Written Communication) and B4 (Quantitative Reasoning/Math) with grade of C- or better
• Be in good standing at the last institution attended
• Meet all freshman admission requirements
   
  • Have graduated from high school or taken and passed the GED
  • Have completed the A-G college prep requirements
  • Have a 2.50 or greater GPA as a California resident or California high school graduate
  • Have a 3.00 or greater GPA as a non-resident or non-California high school graduate

* Lower-division applicants may not apply to Nursing or Pre-Nursing.  Upper division applicants (students with more than 60 transferable units) may apply to the Nursing major.

Offical, Final High School Transcript Requirement

Freshman and lower division applicants are required to submit official, final high school transcripts prior to the transcript deadline of 7/1 for the fall semester and 1/15 for the spring semester to clear admission conditions. Applicants are reminded to submit transcripts by multiple email communications from the Office of Admissions and via to do items on MyCSUEB. 

Official, final transcripts are transcripts sent via postal mail or transmitted directly from the high school to Cal State East Bay (or an approved 3rd party vendor). Official transcripts MUST bear valid seals and official signatures.  To be considered final, the transcripts must include all courses taken in high school and graduation date.

 *High school diploma is not accepted and cannot be used in lieu of the official, final transcript for the evaluation of freshman admission requirements.