California Code of Regulations
Title 5 - Education
Division 5 - Board of Trustees of the California State Universities
Chapter 1 - California State University
Subchapter 3 - Admission Requirements
Article 5 - Admission as an Undergraduate Transfer
Section 40804.1 - Applicants Who Were Ineligible for Admission As First-Time, First-Year Students for Failure to Meet Course Requirements and Who Have Completed Fewer Than the Prescribed Number of Units of College Credit

(a) Except for satisfactory completion of the comprehensive pattern of college preparatory subjects defined in subdivision (n) of Section 40601 or an acceptable alternative program, the applicant who was eligible for admission to a campus as a first-time, first-year student, either:

(b) Subsequent to high school graduation, the applicant has completed satisfactorily whatever college preparatory course requirements were in effect at the time of the applicant's graduation from high school, or an alternative program determined by the Chancellor to be equivalent;

(c) Commencing with admission to the fall term 2025, the applicant shall have completed, with a grade of C- or better, a course in English composition and a course in mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning at a level satisfying California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) Area 1A and Area 2, respectively.

(d) For admission prior to the fall term 2025 or for those who remain in attendance as defined by 5 CCR Section 40401, the applicant shall have completed, with a grade of C- or better, a course in written communication in the English language and a course in mathematics or quantitative reasoning at a level satisfying CSU General Education Breadth Area A2 and B4 requirements, respectively.

(e) The applicant has attained a grade point average of 2.0 or better across all transferable college units attempted; and

(f) The applicant is in good standing at the last college attended.