Community College Admission Practices
Student Outreach & Recruitment
Campus Profile
26,796
21,940
4,856
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Total Students
Undergraduate
Graduate
Average Class Size
Student Faculty Ratio
Fall 2011 Applicants
Applications
Admits
Enrolled
Transfers
23,038
12,832
17,476
9,166
4,100
3,150
Total
Undergraduate
35,870
26,642
7,250
First Time
Freshmen
* Enrolled numbers are projections
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Fall Admission Numbers by College*
College
Applications
Selected
%
Applied Sciences & Arts
6,517
3,124
47.94
Business
4,250
1,618
38.07
Education
694
296
42.65
Engineering
3,757
2,252
59.94
Humanities & the Arts
4,626
2,225
48.10
Science
3,987
2,307
57.86
Social Sciences
3,145
1,642
52.20
*All CSU eligible local students were offered admission to SJSU, though
not necessarily to their preferred major.
For details about Fall 2011 impaction results including GPA ranges for
admission, please see
http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/static/admission/xfr-impact.html.
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CSU Preparation
The following criteria need to be met as a transfer student:
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You are an upper division transfer. No lower division transfer and no second baccalaureate applications will be
accepted.
Complete 60 or more transferable semester units or 90 or more quarter units
Earn a minimum college grade point average of 2.00 (2.40 for non-residents) or better in all transferable courses
Are in good standing at the last college or university attended
Complete 30 semester units (45 quarter units) of general education including four basic skills courses:
1. One course in oral communication (A1)
2. One course in written composition (A2)
3. One course in critical thinking (A3)
4. One course in mathematics or quantitative reasoning, with intermediate algebra as a prerequisite (B4)
For Spring 2012 admission: The four basic skills courses and minimum of 60 transferable semester units (90
quarter units) must have been completed by the end of the Summer 2011 term.
For Fall 2012 admission: The four basic skills courses and minimum of 60 transferable semester units (90
quarter units) must be completed by the end of the Spring 2012 term.
Earn a "C" or better grade in each basic skills course.
Remember! All admission is provisional,
until verification of final transcript.
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Fall 2012: Selection
Impaction: SJSU receives applications from more eligible students
than there is space for. Therefore, meeting the minimum
requirements may not be enough to gain admission to SJSU.
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Local vs. Non-Local Admission Areas
LOCAL:
Earned the majority of transferable units from a
Santa Clara or Santa Cruz County community college
NON-LOCAL: Earned the majority of transferable units from
outside of Santa Clara or Santa Cruz County
community college
LOCAL: Guaranteed offer of provisional admission to the university with
minimum CSU eligibility, however admission to major of choice is not
guaranteed.
NON-LOCAL: Admission is offered to non-local applicants based on the
overall space available in their major.
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Fall 2012 Dates & Deadlines
Fall application period: October 1 – November 30
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Priority deadline for EOP will be February 1, 2012
Notification will begin February 24, 2012
Priority deadline for FAFSA will be March 2, 2012
Complete the intent to enroll “Next Steps” process by May 1st
Complete required courses by the end of Spring 2012 term.
No exceptions!
 Attend a mandatory Orientation session (dates vary).
 Submit final transcripts by July 15, 2012
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Fall 2012 Appeals
• SJSU reviews each applicant's record thoroughly in the admission
process and admission decisions are rarely reversed. The
admissions process is completely objective, based on each
applicant's self-reported academic qualifications on the CSU
Application for Admission and official transcripts received by
published deadlines.
• SJSU does not set aside space in our class for students who appeal
admission decisions. Every denied application has been reviewed for
maximum consideration. Therefore, for an appeal to have merit, it
must bring to light new academic information (send official
documentation of new information to eval@sjsu.edu). Grades
received in the current academic year are not a basis for an appeal or
the reversal of a decision.
• SJSU does not consider appeals to missed deadlines, no matter how
compelling the circumstances.
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Stay Connected!
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For admission updates visit http://info.sjsu.edu
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SJSU communicates almost entirely by messages and “TO DO” lists posted on
the student’s MYSJSU account.
 Students need to check MySJSU account regularly at http://my.sjsu.edu
 Click on Future Student Account Activation to retrieve SJSU ID and
Password (CSUMentor Confirmation Number Required)
 View My Messages
 Check To-Do List
 Update Contact Information
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Submit Official Documents:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0016
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Campus Housing Requirement
Housing fills quickly and is offered on a space available basis. Apply
early and by posted deadlines.
Joe West
Classics
Campus
Village
International
House
Applications for campus housing are accepted at any time during the year.
https://apply.housing.sjsu.edu
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Come Visit Us!
www.sjsu.edu/soar
•Campus Tours
•Admitted Spartan Day, Saturday, April 14, 2012
•Prospective Student Information
Contact Us:
Student Outreach and Recruitment
outreach@sjsu.edu
408-924-2564
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