CSU COMMUNITY COLLEGE COUNSELOR CONFERENCE

1. CSU COMMUNITY COLLEGE COUNSELOR CONFERENCE

2. CSUSM At-a-glance • Enrollment: 10,258 • Founded: 1990 – celebrating 21st year • Location: North San Diego County – 35 miles North of Downtown San Diego; 12 miles from beaches • Calendar:Semester • Curriculum: Writing Across the Curriculum, Applied Learning, Technological Competency • Campus Initiatives: Community Engagement,Social Justice & Educational Equity, Sustainability • Majors with the Largest Enrollments:Business Administration, Liberal Studies, Psychology, Nursing, Communication, Kinesiology, Human Development, Criminology & Justice Studies, Biology, Literature & Writing Studies

3. FALL 2011 TRANSFER ADMISSIONS • Applicants 6,065 • Admitted 2,700 • Intents/Deposits1,550 • Enrolled 1,120 • Local admissions area applicants offered admission at CSU minimums. • Applicants statewide with CSU GPA of at least a 3.00 were offered admission. • Other applicants with at least a 2.50 were offered placement on a waitlist. • 700 applicants were not accommodated due to enrollment restrictions as a result of the state budget crisis. • Nearly 800 new transfer students enrolled for Spring 2011 (first transfer admission cycle since 2008).

4. FALL 2012 TRANSFER ADMISSIONS • CSU San Marcos is impacted at the first time freshman and upper division transfer levels. • All applicants must submit official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended as well as AP/IB/CLEP scores by February 1, 2012. • Local admissions area is based on the last college attended as reported on the application for admission or transcripts received. • CSU San Marcos will admit fully CSU eligible upper division transfer applicants from community colleges in the local admissions area. • If enrollment space remains, other CSU-eligible applicants will be rank ordered. The academic characteristics and geographic distribution of the applicant pool will determine the eligibility cut-off for admission or waitlist.

5. TRANSFER ADMISSIONS (cont.) • Geographic Applicant Groupings for Admissions Consideration (based on last school attended) • Local Admissions Area • 4-County Region (San Diego, Riverside, Imperial, Orange) • Other California Regions • Non-California Domestic • International • Local Admissions Area: • Riverside County: Mt. San Jacinto College • San Diego County: Mira Costa College and Palomar College • Upper division transfer applicants must complete the four Basic Skills General Education requirements – one course in each area: Oral Communication, Written Communication, Critical Thinking, and Quantitative Reasoning/Mathematics – with a minimum grade of C and complete a minimum of 30 semester units in General Education courses by the end of Spring 2012 for Fall 2012.

6. Admissions dates & Deadlines October 1, 2011 Fall 2012 CSU priority application period begins November 30, 2011 Fall 2012 CSU priority application period ends February 1, 2012 Deadline to complete application record (transcripts, application fee, scores, residency) June 1, 2012 Deadline for Intent to Enroll/Enrollment Deposit ($150) July 15, 2012 Deadline for final transcripts, including Spring 2012 grades • All deadlines are strictly enforced; applicants failing to meet deadlines will be administratively cancelled and/or admission rescinded. • Attendance at orientation is mandatory (June through August).

7. Communicating with applicants • Application confirmations are sent via email and hard copy. • Admissions decision notifications are sent via email and hard copy on a rolling basis beginning in December 2011. • All transfer applicants will be notified of their status (admission, denied, inactive or waitlist) prior to June 1, 2012. • Applicants are provided access to MyCSUSM, an online portal for their application status and academic records.

8. Need-to-know information • CSU San Marcos welcomes upper division transfer students in campus housing (separate application process required). • We welcome applicants for admission from outside our local admissions area; however they should be aware that our priority will be applicants from the local admissions area. • If enrollment space remains after local admissions area applicants have been accommodated, other CSU-eligible applicants will be rank ordered. The academic characteristics of the transfer applicant pool will determine the eligibility cut-off for admission or waitlists. • CSU San Marcos offers provisional admission based on self- reported information. Applicants must be eligible for admission at the time of application and transfer. • Summer 2012 coursework is not considered for eligibility.

9. Impacted programs Selection of major does not impact the admissions decision for applicants to CSU San Marcos; however CSU San Marcos has five academic programs which are impacted at the upper-division level. • Business Administration: Applicants admitted as “Pre-Business” and apply to competitive process at Junior standing. • Communication: Applicants admitted as “Pre-Communication” and apply to competitive process for program. • Kinesiology: Applicants admitted as “Pre-Kinesiology” and apply to competitive process for program options. • Mass Media: Applicants admitted as “Pre-Mass Media” and apply to competitive process for program. • Nursing/Pre-Nursing (Basic Nursing Program): Applicants admitted to “Pre-Health Sciences” and must meet criteria during first year to be selected for “Pre-Nursing”. Second screening for upper division major occurs after completion of Nursing core classes based upon academic and non-academic factors.

10. Other admissions processes • Educational Opportunity Program (EOP): Meet all admissions deadlines, submit an EOP application by February 15, 2012 and meet minimum EOP criteria. • Athletics: Prospective student athletes must contact Cougar Athletics and submit a recruit questionnaire. • Admissions Appeals: CSU San Marcos reviews each applicant's record thoroughly. The admissions process is objective, based on each applicant's self-reported academic record and official documents received. Inquiries regarding consideration of special circumstances for applicants with documented disabilities, extenuating circumstances or military obligations may be submitted to admissionsappeals@csusm.edu.

11. ESTIMATED COST OF Attendance Full-time Enrollment California Residents Living On or Off-Campus Tuition Fees* $ 6,596 Books $ 1,656 Food & Housing $10,863 Transportation $ 1,206 Personal/Miscellaneous $ 2,853 Loan Fee $84 Total $23,258 *Fees based on 2011-2012 State University Fee levels.  The CSU makes every effort to keep student costs to a minimum.  Fees listed in published schedules or student accounts may need to be increased when public funding is inadequate.  Therefore, CSU must reserve the right, even after initial fee payments are made, to increase or modify any listed fees, without notice, until the date when instruction for a particular semester or quarter has begun.  All CSU listed fees should be regarded as estimates that are subject to change upon approval by The Board of Trustees.

12. Campus Contacts Admissions and Recruitment (760) 750-4820 www.csusm.edu/admissions Campus Tours M-F @ 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (760) 750-4830 Financial Aid & Scholarships (760) 750-4850 www.csusm.edu/finaid On-Campus Housing (760) 750-3711 www.myownapartment.com