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 6 - Admission of Undergraduate Applicants Not Otherwise Eligible
Section 40901 - Exceptions for Applicants to Special Compensatory Programs
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) An applicant who is not otherwise eligible for admissions either as a first-time freshman pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 40751) or as a transfer student with fewer than 60 semester (90 quarter) units pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 40801) may be admitted to a campus provided that he or she is a disadvantaged applicant for whom special compensatory assistance is available, and provided further that the number of applicants enrolled in the California State University pursuant to this Section for any college year shall not exceed 4 percent of all undergraduate students enrolled for the first time in the California State University during the previous college year exclusive of those who enrolled after being admitted under the provisions of this article. The Chancellor may establish, and may from time to time revise, procedures for the administration of this Section.
(b) As used in this Section, the term "disadvantaged applicant" means an applicant who comes from a low-income family and who has the potential to perform satisfactorily on the college level but who has been and appears to be unable to realize that potential without special assistance because of economic or educational background.
1.
Amendment filed 3-19-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No.
12).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 5-5-2003; operative
2-28-2003. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 2003, No.
40).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) and NOTE filed 7-19-2004;
operative 7-19-2004. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education
Code section
89030.1
(Register 2004, No. 36).
4. Amendment filed 1-29-2018; operative
1-29-2018 pursuant to Education Code section
89030.1.
Exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act and OAL review pursuant to
Education Code section
89030(b).
Submitted to OAL for courtesy filing and printing (Register 2018, No.
5).
Note: Authority cited: Section 89030, Education Code. Reference: Section 89030, Education Code.
