<p>The answer really does vary campus to campus and in many cases major to major.</p>
<p>As you’d imagine Cal and UCLA get far more transfer aps than they could possibly entertain. So, admission is very competitive and they have supplemental requirements. Merced, less so.</p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO and SDSU are the same story. Many years the will get 10x the transfer applications than seats they have. Monterey and Channel Island are less competitive. </p>
<p>According to this report, Cal Poly got 7,313 transfer apps and admitted 926 Jr transfers in 2010. <a href=“http://www.calpoly.edu/~ipa/publications_reports/cds/cds1011update012811.pdf[/url]”>http://www.calpoly.edu/~ipa/publications_reports/cds/cds1011update012811.pdf</a></p>
<p>CSUs all favor local transfer students so, most of the transfer seats are taken by kids from local CCs.</p>
<p>[Transfer</a> Selection Criteria - Admissions - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo](<a href=“Cal Poly Admissions”>Cal Poly Admissions)
As you can see from Cal Poly’s web site, each major requires a different set of courses.
So does UC Davis
[UC</a> Davis: Transfer Admission Requirements](<a href=“http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admission/transfers/tr_adm_reqt.cfm]UC”>http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admission/transfers/tr_adm_reqt.cfm) </p>
<p>It makes sense that an Econ major would need different math and science classes than an Electrical Engineer.</p>
<p>A less impacted school like Sac State (admitted 9,200 of the 10,500 that applied in 2012) will let you in with more generic qualifications - though not for every major.</p>
<p>I’d suggest you contact the CSU and UC closest to you and make an appointment with an admission counselor. They can tell you what to expect and should also be able to represent other schools in their system to a limited extent. From there, pick a school or two you are interested in - talk directly to them, and work toward their requirements.</p>