Cal Poly Pomona, Gpa or Ap classes

Gumbymom
Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:57:34 +0000

Cal Poly Pomona like all the CSU’s will look at your CSU GPA (10-11th grades with a cap of 8 semesters of Honors points). If you do not take Approved Honors, AP/IB or DE courses, you do not get that extra 8 point bump on your GPA which can make you less competitive.

Cal Poly Pomona admits by Eligibility index and major:
(CSU GPA x800)+ (SAT Math+CR) or (CSU GPA x200) + (ACT composite x10).

You need to have the minimum a-g courses listed for the CSU’s and pass all with a C or higher.

You can make up for a lower GPA by having higher test scores, but since many majors including Architecture are impacted, to be a competitive applicant you need a competitive GPA, Test scores and HS course rigor.

EC’s are not considered and there are no essays to impact your chances.

Since the CSU GPA is capped at 8 semester of Honors points (4 year long classes 10-11th), you want to select AP classes where you think you do well to have a competitive GPA.