1. Spring 2015 CSU Admission Presentation

2. CSU The California State University Is the nation’s largest university system 437,000 students enrolled more than 2.8 million alumni The CSU is California’s greatest producer of bachelor’s degrees The CSU sustains more than 150,000 jobs in the state 96% of all enrolled students come from California. http://www.calstate.edu/value/systemwide/

3. Types of Degrees & Programs Bachelor of Art & Science Master of Art & Science Credentials D.N.P., D.P.T., & Ed.D. 7 Pre-professional programs

4. Campus Impaction: A campus receives more eligible applications in the initial filing period than there are enrollment spaces available for the class level (freshman or upper division transfer). Program Impaction: A campus receives more eligible applications for a specific undergraduate program in the initial filing period than there are enrollment spaces available. ***Other criteria may be used such as: college prep GPA, overall GPA, mandatory SAT scores, number of extra college prep courses taken, extra curricular activities, and related experience to the selected major.

5. EAP Early Assessment Program measures students’ readiness for college-level English and Mathematics in High School Test is taken during the CST (STAR) in the spring of a student’s junior year --Smarter Balance-- Passing the EAP will exempt a student from placement tests and remediation courses EAP scores can be found on the back of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) report

6. Our Admission Requirements 2 years of social sciences, 4 years of English, 3 years of math, 2 years of lab sciences, 2 years of foreign language, 1 year of Visual Performing Arts, and 1 year of a college prep elective Complete courses with “C” grade or better SAT or ACT scores required for GPA less than 3.0 High school graduation or GED equivalent

7. 23,080 students Student Professor ratio – 24:1 Average Freshman GPA – 3.30 Average SAT – 940 (English & Math, no writing) Average ACT – 20 Degree Conferred last Spring Bachelor’s 5,423 – Master’s954 – Doctoral 33 Total6,410 FACTS ABOUT FRESNO STATE

8. Jordan College of Agriculture Sciences and Technology - Only Commercial winery on a university campus in The U.S. - 1100 acre on campus farm laboratory College of Arts and Humanities - London Semester Abroad - BFA- Art and Design Craig School of Business - Award winning internship programs - Internationally accredited by AACSB Lyles college of Engineering - First accredited Geomatics program in the U.S. - ABET Accredited FRESNO STATE ACADEMICS Kremen School of Education and Human Development - Accredited by NCATE - First college in CSU system to offer independent doctorate program College of Health and Human Services - DNP – Doctor of Nursing Practice - DPT - Doctor of Physical Therapy - All majors hold national and state accreditation College of Science and Mathematics - State Crime Lab - State-of-the-art biomedical research facility College of Social Sciences - Forensic and Behavioral Sciences program - Sociology – Over 700 community benefit organizations and internships - Newest Major: B.A Latin American Studies

9. STUDY ABROAD Australia Brazil Chile China Costa Rica Cuba Denmark England France Germany Ghana India Israel Italy Japan Korea Netherlands New Zealand Norway Scotland Spain Sweden Thailand Turkey

10. Fresno State Army ROTC Scholarship (7:30-7:50) Room 156 2, 3, 4 year scholarships available (5 years for Engineering and Nursing students) Room and Board or Tuition Option: up to $20,000 per year College Book Payment: $1200 per year Stipend: Monthly tax free $300 - $500 CULP (Study abroad program) – All expenses paid School Incentives (priority registration, uncapped credit hours) Nursing Students receive an additional $650 for uniform and NCLEX exam (and prep class) are fully paid for. Student can try the program out with no obligation or contract for first two years (No “Boot Camp” or Basic Training)

11. Scholarships Approximately 3.8 million dollars in campus-based scholarships are awarded each year with some being renewable for up to four years or until graduation. Smittcamp Family Honors College President’s Honors Scholarship awarded to 50 incoming freshmen per year. Financial Aid Financial assistance is available to students and families of all income levels. Up to 70% of our students receive some type of financial aid funding. Estimated Cost of Attendance for the 2014-15 (Academic Year)

12. Things to do for Spring 2015 Take the free practice tests online so that your student has some exposure to the material for the Early Assessment Test this April (EAP) Register and take the SAT/ACT in the Summer May and June before Senior Year. Go see the Fresno State Ambassador in the Counseling Center to have your transcript evaluated and start exploring majors. Take a tour of the schools before you apply. 3 criteria: Major, Change Major, Cost of attendance.

13. Thank you! University Outreach Services 559.278.2048 www.gotofresnostate.com