SJSU Admission Requirements

Application Procedures

Students wishing to apply for admission to San Josè State University can obtain an application by writing to: 

Office of Admissions and Records
San José State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0001

or by using the on-line undergraduate application at www.csumentor.edu/AdmissionApp/undergrad_apply.asp. Applications for Fall semesters are accepted beginning in November and for Spring semesters beginning in August.

Freshman Requirements

To qualify for regular admission to SJSU as a first-time freshman, a student must be a high school graduate, with satisfactory results on the ACT and/or SAT tests, have a satisfactory grade point average, and have completed (with grades of C or better) the courses in the comprehensive pattern of college preparatory subject requirements:

• English: 4 years
• Mathematics: 3 years
• US History and Government: 1 year
• Science: 1 year with laboratory
• Foreign Language: 2 years
• Visual and Performing Arts: 1 year
• Electives: 3 years

Transfer Requirements

Students transferring from a community college or another four-year institution will qualify for admission to SJSU with a grade-point average of C (2.0) or better in all transferable units attempted, with good standing at the last college or university attended, and with any of the following standards:

• Eligible as a freshman (see Freshman Requirements above) at the time of application or at the time of graduation from high school, but must have been in continuous attendance at a college since high school graduation, or
• Eligible as a freshman except for the college preparatory subject requirements and have completed the appropriate college courses in those missing subjects, or
• Completed at least 56 transferable semester (84 quarter) units, and completed the appropriate college courses to make up any missing college preparatory subjects (Nonresidents require a 2.4 grade point average or better).

Missing College Preparatory Subject Requirements

Undergraduate transfer applicants who did not complete the subject requirements while in secondary school may make up missing subjects in any of the following ways:

• Complete appropriate courses with a C or better in adult school or high school summer sessions, or
• Complete appropriate courses in college with a C or better (one three-unit semester or four quarter units) course will be considered equivalent to one year of high school study, or
• Earn acceptable scores on specified examinations

Transfer applicants with 56 or more semester units can satisfy the preparatory subject requirements by completing with a C or better, one of the following alternatives:

• The SJSU general education requirement in communication in the English Language and mathematics (for 1987 or earlier high school graduates)
• 30 semester (45 quarter) units applicable to SJSU general education requirements (for 1988 and later high school graduates).

All transfer applicants with 56 or more transferable semester (84 quarter) units will be expected to have completed the general education requirements in communication in English (at least 9 semester units) and in mathematics (usually 3 semester units).

For further information, or alternative ways to satisfy the subject requirements, please consult with the San José State Admissions Office (408) 283-7500.

Educational Opportunity Program

San José State University has an Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) for undergraduate students who are disadvantaged because of economic or educational background. The academic preparation of foreign students is also assessed. For further information regarding admission requirements, see the current SJSU Catalog, the only SJSU catalog at http://info.sjsu.edu, or call the EOP office at (408) 924-2475.