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CSU Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840

Official telephone: (562) 985-4111
Fax number: (562) 985-1734

Website: www.csulb.edu

Screen last updated on: November 1, 2011

The admissions information below is valid for the 2007-08 academic year.

ADMISSIONS OFFICE

Admissions officer:

Marie Alford,
Director of Admissions

Contacting the office:

562 985-5471
562 985-4973 (fax)

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS

Is there an application deadline for fall?

yes

Final filing date for fall:

November 30

Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall:

Application fee:

$55

Can the application fee be waived?

yes

Are refunds available on the application fee?

Is the Common Application form accepted?

Admissions requirements:

Minimum grade of "C" in listed secondary school units required. Minimum eligibility index of 2900 for SAT I (700 for ACT) required of California residents or graduates of a California high school; minimum eligibility index of 3502 for SAT I (842 for ACT) required of out-of-state applicants.

High school graduation is:

required, GED is accepted

A general college preparatory program is:

required

Campus visit is:

recommended

Interview is:

neither required nor recommended

Off-campus interview:

not available

Standardized test requirements:

SAT or ACT required, SAT Subject Test not used

School's test preference:

no preference

Aside from admissions, test scores are used for:

counseling, placement

Dates test scores should be received:

January 15 for SAT/ACT

High school units required or recommended:

English:	4 required, 4 recommended
Foreign language:	2 required, 2 recommended
History:	1 required, 1 recommended
Lab:	2 required, 2 recommended
Math:	3 required, 4 recommended
Science:	2 required, 2 recommended
Social studies:	1 required, 1 recommended
Academic electives:	1 required, 1 recommended
Total:	16 required, 17 recommended

Special requirements for admission to specific programs:

Audition required of music program applicants.
Audition required of dance program applicants.
Audition required of theatre program applicants.

Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible:

EOP, conditional admission, Educational Equity Services, College Assistant Migrant Program, Disabled Student Services, various others

School has formalized early decision program:

School has early action program:

School has concurrent enrollment program for high school:

yes

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN SELECTION PROCESS

Academic criteria:

secondary school report very important
class rank not considered
recommendations not considered
standardized test scores very important
essay not considered

Nonacademic criteria:

interview not considered
extracurricular activities not considered
particular talent/ability considered
character/personal qualities not considered
alumni/ae relationship not considered
state residency considered
religious affiliation/commitment not considered
minority affiliation not considered
volunteer work not considered
work experience not considered

Average secondary school GPA:

3.3

Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA:

100%

Percent of student body in each high school class rank:

Top tenth: 0%
Top quarter: 84%
Top half: 100%
Bottom half: 0%
Bottom quarter: 0%

Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank:

69%

Average SAT:

550 verbal, 550 math, 1100 combined

Combined SAT middle 50% range:

880 - 1080

Average ACT:

21 composite

Combined ACT middle 50% range:

17 - 23

Test taken by majority of applicants:

SAT

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT scores:

97%

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score:

25%

UNDERGRADUATE NOTIFICATION FOR FALL TERM

Notification of admission:

on a rolling basis, by April 1, 2007

Acceptance of admission:

must accept by May 1 or within 4 weeks if notified thereafter

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT

Number of completed applications received:

45,189

Number of applicants offered admission:

21,245 (47%)

Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled:

4,212 (20%)

School has a waiting list policy:

Percent of freshmen who came from public schools:

81%

Percent of freshmen who came from out of state:

Tuition deposit amount:

$150, nonrefundable

Room deposit amount:

$1,947

Admission may be deferred:

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