I’ve called CSUN a couple times with questions about the GPA requirement and transfer requirements for tier 2 out of area students. What they’ve told me is that they’re more impacted this year for various majors. The first time I called they told me I would be fine/probably be accepted as a tier 2 transfer since my major (mechanical engineering) was not an impacted one and I have gpa of 3.43 and more than 60 transferable units complete. The second time I called (a week later), however, they said I would not get in because the gpa average for acceptance of tier 2 out of area transfers is a 3.9 with a waitlist average of 3.75. Does anyone know what the real deal is? I’ve been accepted to a couple of other csu’s but would prefer Northridge. If anyone has any information about this, any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
Sorry I guess my comment got erased lol. I have heard the same thing too but I’m curious to see. Supposedly we should know by the 15th. I got into UCR but I’m still curious about north ridge
Just got accepted this morning.
Pre-Finance Major
Local Area
GPA: 3.5
Golden Four: Completed
Prerequisites: To be completed Spring 2016
Gosh I thought you were out of area :-S
I got accepted today into pre-accountancy major.
I am a CA transfer student from an out of area (T2) community college
My cumulative GPA is 2.8 and I earned an AS-t in business admin. along with two other AA degrees.
I have about 90 semester units.
I’m surprised i got in because other threads were saying CSUN only accepted transfers with a 3.95 GPA.
:))) very relieved and glad
Yea I got rejected with a 3.45 for mechanical engineering as a Tier 2 applicant with the golden four and 86 units complete. @queesi I think you got in because you have an AS-t degree maybe? I’m not sure. Either way, it’s a bummer they’re impacted this year.
Hello,
So I had a tour with my college at CSUN, on Friday the 15 of April, 2016. That same day when I came back, I checked my portal and received this
“You have applied for Undergraduate admissions as a Transfer Student for the Fall Semester 2016, as a Resident. You have indicated an academic plan of Management.
You have been provisionally admitted to CSUN. Your admission is provisional until you have completed all eligibility requirements, including any required classes. If you fail to fulfill any outstanding requirements by the specified deadlines, your admission will be withdrawn, and you will need to reapply during the next admissions cycle. For more information, visit CSUN Admissions and Records Provisional Admission.
Intent to Register (Click here to Accept/Decline Admission)
Due Date: 07/01/2016”
I did not get an email, or letter in the mail. I simply checked my portal based on the letter they sent when you first applied in November.
I go to Ventura College, which is considered a “local-area” college. I have a 3.0 GPA, solid, will be completing my Associates for Transfer: Business Administration this spring and would be IGETC-certified (But I took speech).
From what I understand, anyone not considered local area students have different requirements in addition to meeting local admission requirements. So if you attend any of these community colleges for transfer, you’re in CSUN’s local area and would be considered first pick (Tier 1).
-Antelope Valley College
-College of the Canyons
-East Los Angeles College
-Glendale Community College
-Los Angeles City College
-Los Angeles Harbor College
-Los Angeles Mission College
-Los Angeles Pierce College
-Los Angeles Trade Technical College
-Los Angeles Valley College
-Moorpark College
-Oxnard College
-Pasadena City College
-Santa Monica College
-Southwest Los Angeles College
-Ventura College
-West Los Angeles
You simply have to meet the local admissions (Tier 1) requirements such as a minimum of 60 transferable semester units (90 quarter units), a 2.0 GPA average or better and the completion of the BIG FOUR (Ciritical thinking, speech, written communication and math). And they’ll have to give you the provisional admittance. Now for everyone not attending the colleges above, considered “out of the area”, you’ll need to complete all the Tier 1 requirements and have a higher than 3.7 GPA, depending on your major. The best chance getting in the backdoor would be completing CSU-GE Requirements or IGETC (TAKE SPEECH AS WELL) and getting a Associate’s degree for Transfer in your field or in another.
The majors that are very heavily impacted which anyone out of the area would have a snowball’s chance in hell would be: Accounting, Business Adminstration-Insurance and Financial Services Option, Finance which would admitting applicants into the pre-major program based on GPA. The other three is directly on people’s GPA is: Cinema and Television Arts, Kinesiology, and Psychology. Music people need to pass an audition.