status of CA publics

ucbalumnus
Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:24:15 +0000

drax12:

The standards for entry of Non-Residents to UC is certainly higher, but as UCB stated, these are just floor requirements which would not even pass a first reading at UCLA, Cal, UCSD. I think it’s just a moderate UC gpa req instead of a sliding scale with lower grades combined with SATI’s for In-State students.



Minimum high school GPA (calculated by UC/CSU specifications) for UC eligibility is 3.0 for in-state, 3.4 for out-of-state. However, this is largely irrelevant to the most selective UCs, including Berkeley and Los Angeles.
[University of California - Admission requirements](http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/index.html)

Some more information about how UC applications are reviewed:
[University of California - How applications are reviewed](http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/how-applications-reviewed/index.html)

And UC campus admission profiles:
[University of California - Freshman admission profiles](http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/profiles/index.html)

For CSU, the minimum eligibility requirements are here for in-state and out-of-state:
[CSUMentor - Plan for College - High School Students - Eligibility Index - California Residents](GPA Calculator | CSU)
[CSUMentor - Plan for College - High School Students - Eligibility Index - Nonresidents Residents](Cal State Apply | CSU)

However, like UC, these are largely irrelevant to the most selective campuses and majors (note: CSU campuses mostly admit by major, while UC campuses mostly admit by division (Letters and Science, Engineering, etc.)):
[CSUMentor - Plan for College - High School Students - Campuses That Have Higher Standards](Cal State Apply | CSU)
[CSUMentor - Plan for College - High School Students - Majors That Have Higher Standards](Cal State Apply | CSU)