San Diego State University Admission Application Introduction.pdf

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SuSu ls accepung appllcauons for fall 2013 admlsslon from ñrsL-ume
freshmen, upper dlvlslon Lransfer sLudenLs (60 or more semesLer/90 or more
quarLer unlLs compleLed) and sLudenLs seeklng a second bachelor's degree ln
nurslng.
SuSu ls noL Laklng appllcauons from lower dlvlslon Lransfer sLudenLs (1-39 semesLer unlLs compleLed), or
sLudenLs seeklng a second bachelor's degree oLher Lhan Lhe nurslng ma[or.
1he dead||ne for fall 2013 admlsslon appllcauons ls november 30, 2014.
1o be e||g|b|e for fall 2013 admlsslon, all requlremenLs musL be meL by Lhe end of sprlng 2013. Work ln
progress durlng summer 2013 wlll nC1 be consldered. Scroll down for speclñc lnformauon for freshman
and upper dlvlslon Lransfer appllcanLs.
SLudenLs seeklng readmlsslon Lo SuSu should vlslL www.sdsu.edu/admlsslons for readmlsslon crlLerla.
Þayment of the app||canon fee may be done by credlL card or check/money
order. uslng Lhe credlL card meLhod wlll expedlLe Lhe processlng of your
appllcauon. SuSu musL recelve paymenL before your appllcauon wlll be
processed. 1he appllcauon fee ls nonrefundable and may noL be Lransferred
Lo anoLher Lerm.
SDSU commun|cates to app||cants v|a e-ma||. Þ|ease prov|de an accurate e-ma|| address. If you fa|| to
prov|de us w|th a va||d e-ma|| address, you w||| not rece|ve |nformanon cr|nca| to your status as an
app||cant or student at SDSU. Nonces of adm|ss|on are sent by e-ma||.
SLudenLs who have compleLed course work aL lnLernauonal school(s) wlll be
senL deLalled lnsLrucuons ln an e-mall aûer Lhe CSuMenLor appllcauon ls
submlued.
IkLSnMLN
lor SuSu's adm|ss|on cr|ter|a, vlslL www.sdsu.edu/admlsslons and cllck on ºl
WanL Lo Apply."
Ca||forn|a h|gh schoo| sen|ors should use Lhe pull-down menu Lo lndlcaLe your hlgh school as you compleLe
your appllcauon. 8y dolng Lhls, lL wlll be easler for you Lo compleLe and reduce poLenual errors ln Lhe
College ÞreparaLory course secuon of Lhe appllcauon. Cnly courses oñered by your hlgh school wlll be
avallable ln Lhe College ÞreparaLory pull-down menu.
Courses ||sted as |n progress or p|anned |n your sen|or year musL be compleLed wlLh a grade of ºC" or
hlgher. ?ou musL also malnLaln your reporLed overall Crade ÞolnL Average (CÞA). lf your CÞA and/or
currenL course grades drop below whaL was reporLed on your appllcauon, any oñer of admlsslon may be
wlLhdrawn.
lreshmen appllcanLs are requlred Lo Lake Lhe AC1/SA1 8easonlng LesL (regardless of Lhe CÞA) no laLer Lhan
Lhe CcLober 2014 for AC1 LesL and november 2014 for SA1 LesL.
Adm|ss|ons dec|s|ons are made lnlually on Lhe basls of lnformauon reporLed on Lhe appllcauon. lallure Lo
provlde compleLe and accuraLe lnformauon on Lhe admlsslon appllcauon may serlously [eopardlze your
admlsslon sLaLus. 1he mlsreporung of courses, course grades and LesL scores on Lhe appllcauon wlll resulL
ln Lhe cancellauon of admlsslon regardless of when Lhe mlsreporung ls dlscovered.
lf you are accepted for adm|ss|on, you wlll be nouñed Lo submlL your elecLronlc lnLenL Lo Lnroll deposlL,
omclal LranscrlpLs, and any relevanL LesL scores (AC1, SA1, Advanced ÞlacemenL, lnLernauonal
8accalaureaLe, 1CLlL, eLc.). uo noL send LranscrlpLs unul you recelve Lhls nouñcauon (unless you are an
appllcanL wlLh course work from counLrles ouLslde of Lhe unlLed SLaLes).
MAICkS w|th spec|a| |nstrucnons for freshman app||cants:
Adverns|ng, Þub||c ke|anons and Med|a Stud|es Ma[ors - Þrograms ln
adveruslng, publlc relauons and medla sLudles are housed ln Lhe School of
!ournallsm & Medla SLudles. lf you are lnLeresLed ln ma[orlng ln adveruslng,
Contact Us
San Diego State University
Office of Admissions
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-7455
Telephone: (619) 594-6336
Website: www.sdsu.edu
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publlc relauons, or medla sLudles, Lhe drop down menu ln Lhe lnLended Ma[or
ñeld of Lhe appllcauon. Lach program wlll be llsLed under Lhe !ournallsm
ma[or. lor example: !ournallsm: Adveruslng.
Mus|c & Dance Ma[ors LhaL meeL Lhe CSu admlsslons requlremenL musL
successfully pass an audluon for accepLance Lo Lhe ma[or and Lhe unlverslLy.
Audluons wlll be held ln lebruary 2013 for fall admlsslon.
Nurs|ng Ma[or - lreshman appllcanLs who requesL Lhe nurslng ma[or and
meeL Lhe CSu admlsslons requlremenLs wlll be ranked by Lhelr college
preparaLory courses CÞA, and sub scores ln Crlucal 8eadlng/Lngllsh and
maLhemaucs of Lhe SA1 8easonlng and AC1 LesLs. Þlease noLe Lhls ma[or has a
hlghly selecuve admlsslons process. AL a mlnlmum, appllcanLs musL have
earned a 8 or beuer grade ln hlgh school lnLermedlaLe algebra, blology and
chemlsLry wlLh lab. lf AÞ or l8 level courses were Laken ln Lhese areas, you
musL earn a 8 or beuer grade ln Lhe course.
1heatre Arts (Þerformance: Acnng and Mus|ca|) Ma[ors LhaL meeL Lhe CSu
admlsslons requlremenL musL successfully pass an audluon for accepLance Lo
Lhe ma[or and Lhe unlverslLy. Audluons wlll be held ln lebruary 2013 for fall
admlsslon.
1kANSILkS (upper dlvlslon Lransfers)
lor SuSu's admlsslon crlLerla, vlslL www.sdsu.edu/admlsslons and cllck on ºl
WanL Lo Apply."
1ransfer sLudenLs musL have compleLed 60 transferab|e semester, or 90 transferab|e quarter un|ts by the
end of spr|ng 201S ln order Lo be consldered for admlsslon. SuSu does noL accepL appllcauons from lower
dlvlslon Lransfers (1 - 39 semesLer unlLs).
Ca||forn|a Commun|ty Co||ege transfer app||cants who wlll earn an approved AssoclaLe uegree for 1ransfer
(AA-1 and AS-1) by Lhe end of Sprlng 2013 based on SenaLe 8lll 1440 (www.S81440.org) should refer Lo Lhe
SuSu Web page www.sdsu.edu/Lransferdegree for ma[ors LhaL are deemed slmllar Lo Lhe communlLy
college AA-1/AS-1 degree.
1ransfer students should use Lhe pull-down menu whlle compleung Lhe appllcauon Lo lndlcaLe Lhelr
prevlous school auended raLher Lhan Lyplng Lhe names of Lhe schools. 1o locaLe Mesa College ln San ulego
on Lhe pull-down menu, search for San ulego Mesa College and for Mlramar College, search for San ulego
Mlramar College.
Courses ||sted as |n progress or p|anned for fall 2014/wlnLer 2013/sprlng 2013 musL be compleLed wlLh a
grade of ºC" or hlgher (some lmpacLed ma[ors requlre grades hlgher Lhan ºC" ln speclñc ma[or preparauon
courses). ?ou musL also malnLaln your reporLed overall Crade ÞolnL Average (CÞA). lf your CÞA and/or
currenL course grades drop below whaL was reporLed on your appllcauon, any oñer of admlsslon may be
wlLhdrawn.
Supp|ementa| App||canon kequ|red: All Lransfer appllcanLs (excepL for nurslng ma[or) musL submlL an
addluonal onllne supplemenLal appllcauon. Aûer you have applled Lo SuSu and recelved your 8edlu
number, you wlll need Lo creaLe your SuSu WebÞorLal accounL aL www.sdsu.edu/porLal. 1he supplemenLal
appllcauon wlll be avallable ln your WebÞorLal ln uecember 2014 and musL be compleLed by Ianuary 23,
201S. SLudenLs LhaL are requlred Lo submlL an lnLernauonal Lvaluauon Servlce 8eporL are not requlred Lo
compleLe Lhe supplemenLal appllcauon. Cn Lhe supplemenLal appllcauon you wlll be asked Lo verlfy your
self-reporLed CÞA and Lhe number of unlLs you wlll compleLe by Lhe end of sprlng 2013. ?ou musL also
provlde lnformauon abouL all lower dlvlslon CL courses and preparauon for Lhe ma[or courses you have
Laken, lncludlng course uLles, number of unlLs, and grades earned. 1o ensure accuracy, obLaln a personal
copy of your LranscrlpLs prlor Lo ñlllng ouL Lhe supplemenLal appllcauon.
lf you are accepted for adm|ss|on, you wlll be nouñed Lo submlL your elecLronlc lnLenL Lo Lnroll deposlL,
omclal LranscrlpLs, and any relevanL LesL scores (AC1, SA1, Advanced ÞlacemenL, lnLernauonal
8accalaureaLe, 1CLlL, eLc.). uo noL send LranscrlpLs unul you recelve Lhls nouñcauon (unless you are an
appllcanL wlLh course work from counLrles ouLslde of Lhe unlLed SLaLes).
MAICkS w|th spec|a| |nstrucnons for transfer app||cants:
Adverns|ng, Þub||c ke|anons and Med|a Stud|es Ma[ors - Þrograms ln
adveruslng, publlc relauons and medla sLudles are housed ln Lhe School of
!ournallsm & Medla SLudles. lf you are lnLeresLed ln ma[orlng ln adveruslng,
publlc relauons, or medla sLudles, Lhe drop down menu ln Lhe lnLended Ma[or
ñeld of Lhe appllcauon. Lach program wlll be llsLed under Lhe !ournallsm
ma[or. lor example: !ournallsm: Adveruslng.
Ath|enc 1ra|n|ng Ma[ors Lransferrlng from 2-year or 4-year
colleges/unlverslues musL submlL a separaLe appllcauon Lo Lhe School of
Lxerclse & nuLrluonal Sclences ln addluon Lo Lhe CSuMenLor appllcauon.
Addluonal admlsslon crlLerla are requlred for accepLance Lo Lhe ALhleuc
1ralnlng ma[or and Lhe unlverslLy. lor more lnformauon, vlslL Lhe School of
Lxerclse & nuLrluonal SLudles Web slLe aL hup://aLhleucLralnlng.sdsu.edu/
Mus|c & Dance Ma[ors LhaL meeL Lhe CSu admlsslons requlremenL musL
successfully pass an audluon for accepLance Lo Lhe ma[or and Lhe unlverslLy.
Audluons wlll be held ln lebruary 2013 for fall admlsslon.
Nurs|ng Ma[ors Lransferrlng from 2-year or 4-year colleges/unlverslues, or
Lhose seeklng a second bachelor's degree musL submlL a separaLe appllcauon
Lo Lhe School of nurslng ln addluon Lo Lhe CSuMenLor appllcauon. 1he
deadllne for boLh Lhe CSuMenLor appllcauon and appllcauon Lo Lhe School of
nurslng ls november 30, 2014. Addluonal admlsslon crlLerla are requlred
from Lransfer sLudenLs for Lhe ma[or. lor more lnformauon, vlslL Lhe School of
nurslng Web slLe aL hup://nurslng.sdsu.edu.
1heatre Arts (Þerformance: Acnng and Mus|ca|) Ma[ors LhaL meeL Lhe CSu
admlsslons requlremenL musL successfully pass an audluon for accepLance Lo
Lhe ma[or and Lhe unlverslLy. Audluons wlll be held ln lebruary 2013 for fall
admlsslon.
IMÞLkIAL VALLL¥ CAMÞUS aL www.lvcampus.sdsu.edu (720 Peber Ave, Calexlco, CA 92231)
1he SuSu lmperlal valley Campus (lvC) ls a Lwo-year upper-dlvlslon campus locaLed ln lmperlal counLy, whlch ls 120
mlles easL of San ulego, 60 mlles wesL of ?uma Arlzona and 120 mlles souLh of Þalm Sprlngs. 1o apply Lo lvC, selecL
ºCñ Campus CenLer" on Lhe appllcauon.
ÇULS1ICNS
vlslL Lhe Cmce of Admlsslons lrequenLly Asked Cuesuons Web slLe aL www.sdsu.edu/admlsslons/faq. ?ou may also
conLacL Lhe SuSu Cmce of Admlsslons aL (619) 394-6336, or e-mall admlsslons[sdsu.edu.
Last updated: 10/3/2014 10:57AM PST
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