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First-Year Student Impaction Criteria

Program Impaction Information

California State University, San Bernardino is impacted at a program level for Undergraduate First-Year and Transfer students. This means that, CSUSB continues to have more qualified applicants than available new student spaces for the following majors: Criminal Justice, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, and Kinesiology - Allied Health. Requirements for each program will be listed below.

Additional information about CSU Impaction, and how it can effect you can be found at the CSU, Chancellor's Office website. 

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Applications to impacted majors are only accepted for the Fall term.

All Applicants are encouraged to identify an alternate major on their admission application.

At time of application, the high school grade point average is calculated using the college prep "a-g" coursework completed in the 10th and 11th grade year.  All college prep "a-g" coursework taken between 9th to 12th grade is reviewed to ensure all course requirements are met.  

If eligibility is not met with GPA alone, the Multi Factor Review Process (MFRP) will be applied using the student's Multi Factor Admission Score (MFAS).

Program level impaction criteria apply to five specific majors at CSUSB:

Pre-Criminal Justice

Applicants will be required to meet a minimum 2.50 GPA to be reviewed for admission.

 

Pre-Nursing

Please note that admission into CSUSB’s Nursing Program is a 2-step process that will require an application to the Nursing major later in your academic career at CSUSB. Please visit the Department of Nursing website to get more specific information regarding the application process and requirements. 

Applicants to the Pre-Nursing major must submit an application within the initial filing period for the Fall term.  Admission into the Pre-Nursing and Nursing major is only available for students who are California residents.

Applicants will be required to meet a minimum 3.70 GPA to be reviewed for admission.

Students whose GPA’s are between 3.21 - 3.69 will be considered as space is available after a review of the overall applicant pool.

Please note: Only students admitted to the university as a pre-nursing student will be eligible for consideration and acceptance into the nursing pre-licensure program, leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and preparation for licensure as an RN. Students cannot submit a change of major to Pre-Nursing / Nursing once they have been admitted to the university under a different major.

Pre-Psychology includes Biological Psychology and Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Applicants will be required to meet a minimum 2.50 GPA to be reviewed for admission.

Please note: During the admission process, First-Year Students apply to the Pre-Psychology major. In order to advance into the Psychology program, a minimum University GPA of 2.25 is required. Additionally, students must receive a minimum grade of 'C' in each of the following courses with an overall GPA of 2.50: Written Communication (A1), Mathematics (B1), PSYC 1100, PSYC 1101, PSYC 2210 and 2211.

Pre-Social Work

Admission into CSUSB’s Social Work Major is a 2-step process that will require an application to the Social Work Department later in your academic career at CSUSB. Please visit the Department of Social Work website to get more specific information regarding the application process and requirements.

Applicants will be required to meet a minimum 3.00 GPA to be reviewed for admission. 

Students whose GPA’s are between 2.51 - 2.99 will be considered as space is available after a review of the overall applicant pool.

Kinesiology-Allied Health

Applicants will be required to meet a minimum 2.50 GPA to be reviewed for admission.