Transfer Students
Spring 2025
SDSU Imperial Valley will open its admissions to transfer students for its spring 2025 semester between August 1 through 31, 2024.
Applications for spring 2024 admissions will be accepted for consideration to upper-division transfer students who are interested in the following undergraduate majors:
- Criminal Justice, B.S.
- English, B.A. in preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential
- History, B.A.
- Liberal Studies, Emphasis in Mathematics, B.A.
- Liberal Studies, Emphasis in Sciences, B.A.
- Mathematics, B.A.
- Mathematics, B.A. in perparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential Nursing
- Registered Nurse to BSN, B.S.
- Nursing, B.S.
- Public Administration, B.A.
- Public Health, Emphasis in Environmental Sciences, B.S.
- Psychology, B.A.
- Social Science, B.A.
- Social Science, B.A. in preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential
- Spanish, B.A.
For more information, including how to apply to SDSU Imperial Valley, please visit the Cal State Apply website. We highly encourage you to connect with your transfer center advisors for further guidance, assistance, and support. If you’d like to connect with SDSU Imperial Valley’s outreach and enrollment services, please email [email protected].
SDSU Imperial Valley welcomes transfer students. We are committed to helping you earn your bachelor’s degree in two years. As a student-centered university, we will provide you with personalized service along with the tools and guidance necessary to support you in accomplishing your academic goals. This transfer student guide provides detailed information about SDSU’s Imperial Valley admission requirements from a California Community College.
SDSU Imperial Valley will open its admissions to transfer students for its spring 2025 semester between October 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024.
Applications for spring 2025 admissions will be accepted for consideration to upper-division transfer students who are interested in the following undergraduate majors: Criminal Justice, English, History, Liberal Studies, Mathematics, Psycholo
For more information, including how to apply to SDSU Imperial Valley, please visit the Cal State Apply website. We highly encourage you to connect with your transfer center advisors for further guidance, assistance, and support. If you’d like to connect with SDSU Imperial Valley’s outreach and enrollment services, please email [email protected].
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the California State University as an Upper-Division Transfer (UDT) student, you must:
- Be in good academic standing at last college or university attended, "good standing" means you are eligible to re-enroll at your last college or university;
- Have earned an overall college GPA of a least 2.00, your GPA is calculated using all your transfer units attempted;
- Have completed a minimum of 60 semester or 90 quarter units of transferable coursework;
- Have completed 10 lower-division general education courses (30 semester units or 45 quarter units) and the Basic Skills Courses (Golden Four).
- Nursing
- IMPORTANT! Students admitted to SDSU as undeclared, or as a major other than Nursing, will not be able to change their major to Nursing during their tenure at SDSU.
- Eligible for Admission to SDSU Imperial Valley as Transfer or 2nd Bachelor’s Degree residing in Imperial County
- Admission Criteria Outlined Below: 80 Points Possible
Complete 60 Semester (90 Quarter) Units
As a prospective transfer student from a California Community College, you may use the following four areas to complete the 60 semester (90 quarter) units required for admission.
Complete a minimum of 30 semester (45 quarter) units in the following areas (which include the Golden Four courses listed):
- Area A — English Language Communication and Critical Thinking
- Area B — Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning
- Area C — Arts and Humanities
- Area D — Social Sciences
- Area E — Lifelong Learning and Self-Development
Complete the "Golden Four" courses with a grade of C- or better. These courses are part of the CSU General Education Breadth pattern listed above and are fulfilled by completing the following four areas within the CSU General Education Pattern:
- A1 — Oral Communication: Complete, with a grade of "C-" or higher, a basic public speaking course or other communication course certified in the area of Oral Communication by a California community college.
- A2 — Written Communication: Complete, with a grade of "C-" or higher, a first-year composition course that emphasizes essay writing or reading and writing concurrently.
- A3 — Critical Thinking: Complete, with a grade of "C-" or higher, a second semester composition or writing course, or a course in reasoning and effective argumentative writing.
- B4 — Mathematic/Quantitative Reasoning: Complete, with a grade of "C-" or higher, a mathematics course above the level of intermediate algebra.
Note: To fulfill the requirements, the course must be at least 3 semester units or 4 quarter units.
It is important that you first select the major that you will pursue. The major selected will require that major specific courses be completed with a grade of C or better for admission to the major.
California Community Colleges require that students who pursue a Certificate, Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree complete specific courses for graduation for those specific certificates or degrees. Some of those courses may not fulfill major preparation requirements.
Please visit SDSU's Transfer Admission Planner (TAP) for a list of transferable courses that meet SDSU's preparation for the major.
Elective courses are those that count toward total transfer units needed for admission but are not used to fulfill lower-division admission, pre- major, general education, or graduation requirements. If you have not chosen a major, taking elective courses in different fields is a good way to explore your career interests and aptitudes. Check your college catalog carefully to be sure these courses are transferable to the CSU for at least elective credit.
How to Apply
Meet all Admission Requirements:
- 60 Semester Units/90 Quarter Units
- Complete the Basic Skills Courses — Golden Four
- Minimum 2.00 GPA
- Good Standing At Last Institution Attended
Apply online through Cal State Apply. Once your admission application has been submitted, SDSU Imperial Valley will contact you via mail or electronic correspondence in regards to the supplemental application process.
- Apply to "San Diego State University" and then choose a major designated at SDSU Imperial Valley.
submit your transcripts
San Diego State University will accept electronic PDF high school transcripts directly from your high school registrar or authorized vendor using one of the following methods:
- Parchment
- Docufide
- Naviance
- SCOIR
- [email protected] (SDSU will not accept transcripts that are emailed by the student or general inquiries at this address).
For colleges/universities that provide an option to send transcripts either electronically or by mail, electronic is preferred. If you are required to provide an email address when ordering an electronic transcript for SDSU, please use [email protected].
If you are submitting community college transcripts, please note that SDSU will accept only electronic transcripts from the schools listed below. Be sure to indicate this preference when making your request. If your school is not on the list, refer to your college's transcript ordering website for more information on available options to order official transcripts. If your community college does not send electronic transcripts, then they can mail the official transcript to the address listed under Mailing Transcripts.
- Allan Hancock College
- American River College
- Bakersfield College
- Berkeley City College (Peralta Community College District)
- Butte College
- Cabrillo College
- Cerritos College
- Cerro Coso Community College
- Chabot College
- Chaffey College
- Coastline Community College
- College of Alameda (Peralta Community College District)
- College of Marin
- College of the Canyons
- College of the Desert
- College of the Redwoods
- College of the Sequoias
- Contra Costa College
- Cosumnes River College
- Crafton Hills College
- Cuesta College
- Cuyamaca College
- Cypress College
- De Anza College
- Diablo Valley College
- Evergreen Valley College
- Folsom Lake College (Los Rios Community College District)
- Foothill College
- Fullerton College
- Gavilan College
- Golden West College
- Grossmont College
- Imperial Valley College
- Irvine Valley College
- Lake Tahoe Community College
- Laney College (Peralta Community College District)
- Las Positas College
- Lassen College
- Long Beach City College
- Los Medanos College
- Mendocino College
- Merritt College (Peralta Community College District)
- MiraCosta College
- Moorpark College (Ventura County College District)
- Mount San Antonio College
- Napa Valley College
- Ohlone College
- Orange Coast College
- Oxnard College (Ventura County College District)
- Palo Verde College
- Palomar College
- Peralta Community College District
- Porterville College
- Sacramento City College
- Saddleback College
- San Bernardino Valley College
- San Diego City College (San Diego Community College District)
- San Diego Mesa College (San Diego Community College District)
- San Diego Miramar College (San Diego Community College District)
- San Jose City College
- Santa Ana Community College (Rancho Santiago Community College District)
- Santa Barbara City College
- Santa Monica College
- Santa Rosa Junior College
- Santiago Canyon College (Rancho Santiago Community College District)
- Sierra College
- Solano Community College
- Southwestern College
- Taft College
- University of Phoenix
- Ventura College (Ventura County College District)
If your school does not send electronic transcripts, then they can mail the official transcript to:
Office of Admissions
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-7455
To be considered official, transcripts must be sent directly from your school to SDSU.
CHECK YOUR TRANSCRIPT STATUS
Allow 2-3 Weeks for Processing
Use my.SDSU to Track Your Status
Visit my.SDSU and select my.SDSU Login. Enter your SDSUid and password, and select Sign In to log in to my.SDSU.
- Use the Admissions tile to check the status of your application.
- Use the Tasks tile to review any checklist items (To Do’s) you need to complete.
Final Transcript Deadline
Make sure to submit final transcripts by the deadline indicated in the Tasks tile on your my.SDSU account. The following items are needed by this deadline:
- Final official high school transcript showing spring grades/credits and date of graduation.
- If you have attended more than one high school, submit official transcripts directly from all of the high schools you attended.
No summer work will be accepted to meet fall admission requirements.
Important Dates
Deadline to submit:
- The Intent to Enroll deposit
- Official Transcripts
- Test scores (if applicable)
Transfer deadline to submit final college transcripts, including Spring grades.
New Student Orientation
Fall semester begins.