THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM

The California State University (CSU) is a public university system  in the California. It is one of the three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California (which has 10 campuses, 9 for undergraduates) system and the two year California Community College  system ( which has 109 schools statewide).





The CSU system is composed of 23 campuses and has over 400,000 students supported by 47,000 faculty members and staff.   It is the largest senior system of higher education in the U. S.
CSU prepares about 60% of the teachers in the state, 40% of the engineering graduates ( Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Pomona always have a float in the Pasadena New Year's Day Parade made by students), and more graduates in business, agriculture, communications, health, and public administration than all other California universities and colleges combined. Altogether, about half the bachelor degrees and a third of the master degrees awarded annually in California are from the CSU.

Since 1961 nearly 2.5 million alumni have received a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree from the university system. CSU offers more than 1,800 degree programs in some 240 subject areas.  They are open to those who want to go to a college and not interested in taking the SAT or ACT tests.

These schools depending on the campus, cater to all types of students, including those who are seeking to attend school in the U.S. as a resident from abroad or international student.

If you are interested in attending a Cal State School, it is important to remember some facts.

1)  The CSU system is a non test school

2)  The CSU entrance requirement to attend the school is 2.0 in all subjects!

3)   Foreign Students are required to take a proficiency test in English

4)   Like its sister system the University of California, while all schools are the same, they all have different personalities, so it is important to to know about each campus

5) CSU Long Beach is the #1 campus with almost 75,000 applocations each year, and very difficult to gain admissions to.s

6) The tuition is much less than the University of California Schools.

The CSU is a leader in high-quality, accessible, student-focused higher education. With 23 campuses, almost 412,000 students, and 43,000 faculty and staff, we are the largest, the most diverse, and one of the most affordable university systems in the country.

If you want additional information go to www.csu.edu   APPLICATION MUST BE FILED BY NOVEMEBER 30, 2011 AT 11;59 P.M. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FALL 2012 ADMISSION.