First-Year Student Eligibility Requirements

First-year students must meet the following eligibility requirements:  

• Be a high school graduate or equivalent.
• Complete the 15-unit comprehensive “A-G” pattern with a grade of C- or better by high school graduation.
• "A-G" requirement may not be completed during the summer term prior to fall enrollment.
• Earn a competitive Multi Factor Admission Score (MFAS) as described below. Minimum MFAS will fluctuate each term based on the strength of the applicant pool . 

 

Cal State Fullerton’s Multi Factor Admission Score (MFAS) Criteria

The California State University has discontinued the use of ACT/SAT examinations in determining admission eligibility.

To determine first-year admission, Fullerton will rank order applicants by multiple factors, inclusive of:

Fall 2023 Admission 

Campus Admission Category
Academic Requirements	"A-G" Overall GPA
	"A-G" English GPA
	"A-G" Math GPA
	"A-G" Additional Courses over the "A-G" requirement (max=15)
Institutional Commitment	Educational Partnership School
Applicant Attributes	First Generation	First in family to complete Bachelor's degree upon their graduation
	Free and Reduced School Lunch	Recipient of free or reduced lunch in school
	Youth Services	Foster Youth, Orphan, Ward of the Court

* Local area students are admitted at a lower Multi-Factor Admission Score (MFAS) than non-local applicants (see below)

 

CSU Fullerton will not evaluate the following applicants for admission:

• Any California high school graduate or resident of California earning a GPA between 2.00 and 2.49
• Any non-California high school graduate or non-resident of California earning a GPA between 2.47and 2.99

 

CSUF will continue to accept grades of "Credit" or "Pass" to satisfy "A-G" requirements completed during Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall 2020 terms and during Winter, Spring or Summer 2021 terms. All prior coursework must be graded and a grade of C- or better must be earned for the course to satisfy “A-G” requirements. Grades of credit/pass or no credit/non-passing will not be included in the calculation of high school GPA.

 

IMPACTION

Cal State Fullerton is impacted by campus and major. Impaction means that there are more qualified applicants than can be admitted.  Meeting the minimum California State University (CSU) requirements does not guarantee admission CSUF. Admissions   is   competitive, therefore supplemental criteria may be used.  As an impacted campus, most CSUF majors do not accept second bachelor's applicants. Currently, the only major open to second bachelor's applicants is Nursing - Accelerated BSN.

 

local Admission area

Due to campus impaction, a local area is defined. Local area First-year students are admitted at a lower Multi-Factor Admission Score (MFAS) than non-local applicants. Visit Local Area High Schools  for a  complete list of schools.

 

Major impaction

The following majors have supplemental admission requirements: