<p>I'm out of state (Washington State) and I'm applying for SDSU. So far I've calculated my CSU GPA which is 4.4 (if I even did that right haha) but I feel like this will be a waste of time if I actually can't even apply cause my visual art credits. I read that for the requirement you need a yearlong art course. They don't require that at my school and I ended up taking half a year of drawing freshman year and I'm taking half a year of Commercial Art (which is like graphic design) this year. I'm so confused cause I called support and asked about it and they said it should be fine, as long as I have 2 semesters but it seems as if the CSU and UC's strongly require a yearlong course of some sort of "progressive" arts even though at my high school kids generally take half a semester of two different art classes just to get the credits to graduate. Help, I don't want to waste my time haha. Plus, since I'm OOS do I use my CSU GPA on the application? And I'm using my ACT scores (27 C) and I got an eligibility index of 1150, what is considered good? Thank you</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/onestopkiosk/documents/AdmissionHandbook.pdf”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/onestopkiosk/documents/AdmissionHandbook.pdf</a> describes the rules. On page 9:</p>
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<p>Note, however, that there are alternative means of satisfying the requirement, such as an AP exam or a college visual or performing art course.</p>
<p>I was just confused since I was told over the phone that it’d be fine doing 2 separate semesters of a non yearlong art course. So I shouldn’t even bother to apply then? Because there’s no way I’m gonna get an AP art credit haha. I just find it unfair since my school doesn’t do that. And thank you by the way @ucbalumnus</p>
<p>Message me about A-G requirements, I am one of the only students on their school’s WASC committee, and I help write the report every year. </p>
<p>Why is it not fair that a California public university requires something a Washington high school doesn’t do? I imagine that Washington high schools are obligated to prepare students for admission to Washington public universities. They would be under no obligation to prepare students for admission to another state’s public universities. I would hardly call this unfair.</p>
<p>It’s not unfair, because they don’t strictly require it for admission to college.</p>
<p>But even if they did, there is nothing unfair about tailoring a public school’s admission requirements to the HS school curriculum of that state (and vice versa). Or, it’s no more unfair than charging you an extra $30k/year to attend there and disqualifying you for need-based financial aid just because you’re from another state.</p>
<p>The admission game is rigged (for in-state residents). But if you still want to play (attend a UC school), it’s the only game in town.</p>
<p>Cal State does require 2 semesters of the same art class. It’s not fair or unfair. But, it does require California students, who may not want to go to school in California, to take art. They could be taking an AP class instead of art. Few privates or other states require art, so CA students could be wasting their time.
So, there are 49 other states you can apply to, if you don’t have the art requirement. Washington has great schools, that are probably a better value than non-resident CSU tuition.</p>
<p>Yes, Washington residents have a good selection of in-state public schools.</p>
<p>However, California public schools are not unique in having a high school art requirement. The bargain-priced South Dakota public schools also have a high school art requirement.</p>
<p>Honestly, it’d make more sense to me if they were requiring a math or english credit but maybe I’m just biased because UW only requires half a year of art, the washington high school graduation requirement, but requires more credits in math, science, etc. And like @Maggpie said, they could be taking an AP instead. But that’s just my opinion and I completely understand what you guys are saying. I guess unfair is the wrong word. Anyways, I want to apply in state but I’m also looking for reaches OOS. </p>