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These Cal State campuses still accepting applications!
There are several Cal State options still available for the Fall 2021. These California State University campuses will still welcome applications:
Cal State Humboldt until February 28, 2021.
Cal State East Bay until March 2, 2021.
Cal Sate Pomona until March 1, 2021 for Hospitality Management major only
Sonoma State University until March 10, 2021 (offering weekly application support Tues-Thurs). application support sessions)
Cal State Humboldt until February 28, 2021.
Cal State East Bay until March 2, 2021.
Cal Sate Pomona until March 1, 2021 for Hospitality Management major only
Sonoma State University until March 10, 2021 (offering weekly application support Tues-Thurs). application support sessions)
UC & CSU Admission Policies for (Applications) Fall 2021
UC and CSU announce new admissions policies
As school districts consider adopting new grading schemes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and distance learning, the University of California and California State University are committing to hold harmless students entering their universities.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and State Board of Education President Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond plan to release additional guidance on grading for K-12 Local Educational Agencies. In the meantime, they have emphasized that high school seniors will continue to graduate if they are already on track, and higher education institutions will provide flexibility to prevent students from being disadvantaged this year and in the future.
University of California
Today, the UC Office of the President announced measures to relax undergraduate admissions requirements to “mitigate some of the extraordinary challenges students and their families face.” These measures include:
The CSU released its amended admissions policies and practices today, providing an overview of key changes based on student grade levels.
For high school seniors:
As school districts consider adopting new grading schemes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and distance learning, the University of California and California State University are committing to hold harmless students entering their universities.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and State Board of Education President Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond plan to release additional guidance on grading for K-12 Local Educational Agencies. In the meantime, they have emphasized that high school seniors will continue to graduate if they are already on track, and higher education institutions will provide flexibility to prevent students from being disadvantaged this year and in the future.
University of California
Today, the UC Office of the President announced measures to relax undergraduate admissions requirements to “mitigate some of the extraordinary challenges students and their families face.” These measures include:
- Suspending the letter grade requirement for A-G courses completed in winter/spring/summer 2020 for all students, including UC’s most-recently admitted freshmen.
- NO standardized test requirement for students applying for fall 2021 freshman admission.
- Providing that there will be no rescission of student admissions offers that result from students or schools missing official final transcript deadlines, and student retention of admission status through the first day of class until official documents are received by campuses.
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The CSU released its amended admissions policies and practices today, providing an overview of key changes based on student grade levels.
For high school seniors:
- CSU “recommends” all students enroll in a yearlong, senior-year English course and a mathematics/quantitative reasoning course.
- CSU is still determining the appropriate path forward for edibility criteria for fall 2021 applicants regarding the indefinite suspension of the ACT/SAT examinations.
- Accepting “credit” or “pass” to satisfy A-G requirements completed during winter, spring, or summer 2020 terms. All prior coursework must be graded and a grade C- or better for the course to satisfy A-G requirements.
- Grades of credit/pass or no credit/non-passing will not be included in the calculation of high school GPA.
UC is on YouTube!
Check out the tutorials for the UC application!
You can also register for various webinars to help with a variety of topics.
Watch these short pre-recorded webinars on a variety of topics including:
Personal Insight Questions
Overview College of Engineering
College of Creative Studies
College of Letters & Science Business
and UCSB Health Professions at UCSB
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UC Admissions
Dates & deadlines:
August 1 Fall 2021 application opens (Get started now!)
October 1 Financial aid: FAFSA and Cal Grant opens for applicants to all terms. (More info to come!)
November 1-30 Submission period for the fall 2021 application. (Don't wait until Thanksgiving break to submit!)
To review campus deadlines please visit the Application Dates and Deadlines page at CSU Apply
Application dates: Fall 2021 October 1, 2020 - December 15, 2020
New Student Services Websites:
Impaction at the CSU
To review campus deadlines please visit the Application Dates and Deadlines page at CSU Apply
Application dates: Fall 2021 October 1, 2020 - December 15, 2020
New Student Services Websites:
Impaction at the CSU