College Corner
UC/CSU Application Information
UC Application
Dates and deadlines:
Application opens August 1st - For Fall 2023
November 30th - UC Application Deadline!
May 1st - Deadline for admitted freshmen to submit Statement of Intent to Register (SIR)
Admission Requirements:
Complete 15 UC-required college-preparatory ("a-g") courses, with 11 of those done by the end of 11th grade
Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better (weighted by honors/AP bonus points) in these courses
(Optional) Take the SAT or ACT.
Submit your responses to 4 "personal insight questions"
How to Apply:
Go to https://apply.universityofcalifornia.edu/my-application/login to make an account
Ask your counselor for a copy of your transcripts, you will be required to enter information about your A-G coursework
Respond to the personal insight questions on a word processor and copy and paste the responses to the application
Tips:
List all of the High Schools and Colleges that you have attended (including middle school grades if you have received High School credit for classes taken at your middle school)
If an A-G class that you took is not found on the course list you can manually enter the course by clicking the "ADD ANOTHER COURSE" button at the bottom of the page
Enter all of the A-G courses you have completed and that appear on your transcript. This includes courses that you have repeated. The higher grade will be used to calculate your UC GPA.
Certain classes like Stage Tech and Economics will be under the "G - Electives Section"
CSU Application
Dates and deadlines:
October 1st - Application opens for applicants for Fall 2023
Do not create an account before October 1st!
November 30th - Application Deadline!
May 1st - Deadline to submit Statement of Intent to Register (SIR)
Admission Requirements:
Meet the Eligibility Index, minimum requirements (see the Eligibility Index section for more information)
Complete 15 UC-required college-preparatory ("a-g") courses
Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better (weighted by honors/AP bonus points) in these courses
(Optional) Take the SAT or ACT.
How to Apply:
Go to the CSU site to make CSU Apply Go to the and account
Click on the light blue box on the right, since you will be applying for the Fall 2023 application cycle
Ask your counselor for a copy of your transcripts, you will be required to enter information about your A-G coursework
Tips:
List all of the High Schools and Colleges that you have attended (including middle school classes if you have received High School credit for classes taken at your middle school)
If an A-G class that you took is not found on the course list you can manually enter the course by clicking the "ADD ANOTHER COURSE" button at the bottom of the page
Certain classes like Stage Tech 3 and Economics will be under the "G - Electives Section"