My major is psychology and I thought i would have more time to bring up my gpa before submitting any application but turns out that i dont. I still have 30 credits to do so my gpa IS going to be raised but the initial gpa that they will see is the 2.7. Which schools will take into account that i still have 30 credits to fulfill in order to transfer and my gpa will be higher?
most of them.but, not the more popular campuses. SDSU, CPSLO, CSULB, Fullerton, Fresno and Chico are probablty out but, that leaves a bunch. I’d start with Sac (probably) and SJ and SF each had a solid program and is worth a look.
I agree that the top Cal States (impacted campuses) listed above, would be tough admits but the majority of the CSU’s are definitely possible. After you apply, you will be asked to update your grades for your Fall in-progress courses, so these grades will impact your chances.
For example SJSU requires a 2.6 minimum for transfer as a Psych major.
http://www.sjsu.edu/admissions/impaction/impactionresultstransfer/index.html
Best of luck.
thank you!! what about northridge? i spoke to someone in admissions and asked them what they transfer gpa for psych majors is and he didnt know; so i asked him what the transfer gpa is in general and he didnt know. he put me on hold for a while and then came back and said that the transfer gpa is 3.5-3.9… and that doesnt seem right.
CSUN has been very impacted for non-local applicants so the standards are higher. I know 2 years back, they accepted no non-locals.
wow thats surprising… so which cal states should i apply to and or private schools?
The current CSU “Impacted Programs Matrix” shows the following for campuses in the LA/SD area:
- Psychology is impacted at Northridge, Cal State LA, Long Beach, Fullerton, and San Diego State
- Psychology is not impacted at Dominguez Hills, Cal Poly Pomona, San Bernardino, or San Marcos
https://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/ImpactedProgramsMatrix.pdf
the girl who works at my community colleges transfer center told me that impaction doesnt affect whether or not ill get in, but whether or not they will have classes available for me when i get to the school. she said that she was accepted to ucsb with an impacted major and that she just had ot take other classes for a semester till there were readily available classes for her major which was psych
Impaction defined by the CSU’s, is that there are more qualified applicants than available spots, so at least for the CSU’s it does affect if you get accepted or not.
Information for CSUN Transfer impaction: http://www.csun.edu/admissions-records/transfer-impaction
Here is the UC definition of impaction for transfers:
Impaction::
Majors designated as highly selective receive many more qualified applicants than there are spaces available. The stronger your major preparation, the more competitive you will be for these slots.
Seem to me that both definitions are the same.
My understanding is that the CSUs have two kinds of impaction: campus and program.
If a given campus is impacted, it will be harder to get in. The campus doesn’t have room for all qualified applicants.
And even if you do get in, then it’s still possible that your preferred program will be impacted. That program may not have room for all qualified applicants, so you may to consider am alternate.
In the LA area, Dominguez Hills looks like the easiest admit. Neither the campus nor the psychology program is impacted. So the campus has room for all qualified applicants, and so does the psychology program specifically.
This girl does not work in admissions at those sites, so you can’t go by her personal experience (how long ago did she go to school? What was her GPA?)
The schools that are impacted are not going to admit you, especially with a lower GPA. Yes, it does affect whether or not you get in because you need a “seat”. You can’t crash all of your classes.
the girl in your CC office is wrong. contact the CSUs you are interested in and ask them directly. Sac, SJSU and SF State should all be on your ap list.
@Gumbymom UPDATE: i have raised my gpa from 2.7 to 3.22 (i think) i calculated my gpa on the GPA Calculator for the University of California and it asks how many a’s, b’s etc i got. now, i got 2 d’s but one i got academic renweal (so it doesnt affect my gpa) and the other i redid the class so the d goes away and is replaced with the new grade. i also got one f but that was academically renewed too. cal states only take the gpa of classes that are above 100 level so i got some c’s in below 100 level math classes but those dont account for my true gpa. does this seem right? also if its right what are my chances now at CSUF, i got denied from CSULB but they did not see my renewed gpa so i may try to appeal.
This is the detailed CSU GPA calculation from the Cal State apply website:
GPA Calculation
Before you calculate your GPA, keep these things in mind:
Use all units earned from transferable courses to calculate your grade point averages (as determined by ASSIST).
For consistency purposes, unit values should be converted to either Quarter or Semester term types:
Convert quarter units to semester units: Quarter units x 2/3
Convert semester units to quarter units: Semester units x 1 1/2
First, assign,
4 grade points for each A
3 grade points for each B
2 grade points for each C
1 grade point for each D
0 grade points for each F
Multiply the points assigned for each grade by the number of the course units (e.g., a 4-unit class with a grade of A equals 16 grade points. A 3-unit course with a grade of A equals 12 grade points, etc.).
Add the total grade points and then divide the total grade points by the total transferable units attempted to get the transfer GPA. No college/university grade point value shall be less than 0 or greater than 4.0.
Honor the grading policies of the institution where credit was earned by accepting official transcript entries including those reflecting academic renewal, repeat, and incomplete grades. Courses graded Pass/No Pass or Credit/No Credit shall be computed at neutral value with no grade points, and are not part of the GPA calculation.
Evaluate transfer course grades or symbols used to designate unsatisfactory, failing, or non-passing work at time of withdrawal (such as UW, WU, and WF) as failing grades unless otherwise defined by the institution assigning the grades.
Finally, calculate the GPA using the following formula: Multiply grade points by course units and add all grade points. Total transfer grade points earned divided by Total graded transfer units attempted = Cumulative GPA.
Example 1: 180 grade points/60 units attempted = 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA)
Example 2: 120 grade points/60 units attempted = 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA)
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If your CSU transferable GPA is really 3.22, then I think you have a chance at CSUF if you are local since the average Transfer GPA for all majors was 3.2. If local you needed a 2.75+ and 3.4+ non-local last year.
I would consider appealing at CSULB, but did not you not update your Fall grades indicating you were doing AR and you were repeating the one course? If not, I would contact CSULB and try the appeal if this information is new and compelling. A 3.22 may still be a tough admit for CSULB especially if you are not local. Average Transfer GPA for all majors was 3.2 last year but seems many solid applicants are being rejected this year.
@Gumbymom thank you for all your information!!
i am doing AA-T and CSUF confirmed that i will get a .1 gpa boost. I go to OCC and that is considered local for CSUF.
what happened with long beach is that i updated my fall grades through cal state apply but i took intercession courses and those grades were not able to be put into the supplemental application because its considered spring term but i have official grades for it and it changed my gpa from fall so my gpa is actually higher than what they saw. The same thing is happening with fullerton but i am actually sending my official transcripts (which i didnt for long beach) and so fullerton will see my true gpa whereas long beach rejected me without seeing my real updated gpa.
i know that it still might be tough but with the .1 gpa boost from all cal states its worth a shot although i am not local for long beach.
I agree it is a worth a shot. Nothing ventured nothing gained and best of luck.
@Gumbymom UPDATE: I GOT INTO FULLERTON
Congratulations and best of luck.
@calstategirl noiceee! I remember seeing this forum and thinking damn… you’re gonna have a hard time (when I saw the initial 2.7 GPA). But you set your mind on a goal and worked very hard to achieve it, improving yourself to create a better chance for yourself! Congratulation I’ve read online that CSUF upped their standards like crazy cuz they lost a lot of funding, so you got into a pretty selective school
omg thats soooo nice of you to say thank you that means alot. it definitely was an uphill battle but i knew what i wanted and how to achieve it.