| Screen last updated on: September 18, 2009 |
The admissions information below is valid for the 2009-10 academic year.
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| Admissions officer: |
Allan C. Bee, Director of Admissions |
| Contacting the office: |
800 542-4426 800 542-4426 (toll free) 530 898-6456 (fax) info@csuchico.edu |
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| Priority filing date for fall: |
November 30 |
| Final filing date for fall: |
Rolling |
| Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: |
yes |
| Percent of freshmen who enter in terms other than fall: |
2% |
| Application fee: |
$55 |
| Can the application fee be waived? |
yes |
| Are refunds available on the application fee? |
no |
| Is the Common Application form accepted? |
no |
| Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application: |
no |
| Admissions requirements: |
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Admission based on eligibility index of standardized test scores, GPA, and completion of required secondary school subjects. |
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| 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 |
| Standardized test requirements: |
SAT I or ACT required, SAT II not used |
| School's test preference: |
no preference |
| SAT II tests that are required or recommended: |
SAT I critical writing not used in calculation for eligibility. |
| Aside from admissions, test scores are used for: |
placement |
| Dates test scores should be received: |
December 31 for SAT I/ACT, December 31 for SAT II |
| 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, 3 recommended |
| Science: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Academic electives: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Other: |
1 recommended |
| Total: |
15 required, 15 recommended |
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| Special requirements for admission to specific programs: |
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- Audition required of music program applicants.
- Recording Arts, Nursing
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| Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible: |
EOP, Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) |
| School has formalized early decision program: |
no |
| School has early action program: |
no |
| School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: |
no |
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| Academic criteria: |
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- secondary school report not considered
- class rank not considered
- recommendations not considered
- standardized test scores very important
- essay not considered
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| Nonacademic criteria: |
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- interview not considered
- extracurricular activities not considered
- particular talent/ability not considered
- character/personal qualities not considered
- alumni/ae relationship not considered
- geographical residence important
- state residency important
- religious affiliation/commitment not considered
- minority affiliation not considered
- volunteer work not considered
- work experience not considered
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| Admissions is need blind: |
yes |
| Average secondary school GPA: |
3.12 |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: |
100% |
| Percent of student body in each high school class rank: |
Top tenth: 35% Top quarter: 76% Top half: 100% Bottom half: 0% |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: |
50% |
| Average SAT I: |
504 verbal, 519 math, 1050 combined |
| Combined SAT I middle 50% range: |
910 - 1110 |
| Average ACT: |
23 English, 22 math, 23 composite |
| Combined ACT middle 50% range: |
18 - 23 |
| Test taken by majority of applicants: |
SAT I |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores: |
91% |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: |
26% |
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| Notification of admission: |
on a rolling basis |
| Acceptance of admission: |
must accept by May 1 or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter |
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| Number of completed applications received: |
13,888 |
| Number of applicants offered admission: |
11,432 (82%) |
| Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: |
2,495 (22%) |
| Percent of freshmen who came from public schools: |
84% |
| Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: |
2% |
| Tuition deposit amount: |
$200, nonrefundable |
| Room deposit amount: |
$1,000 |
| Admission may be deferred: |
yes, up to 1 year (only for first time freshman) |
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