General Impaction Criteria
California State University, San Bernardino is an impacted CSU campus for Undergraduate First-Year and Transfer students. This means that, CSUSB receives more eligible applicants during our initial application filing period than can be accommodated in the incoming class. Our campus is impacted at both the Campus and Program Level.
Additional information about CSU Impaction, and how it can effect you can be found at the CSU, Chancellor's Office website.
Campus Level Impaction
CSUSB has a campus level impaction plan which allows us to accommodate local and non-local California and Non-Resident students. As part of our impaction plan prioritized admission is given to local students.
Impaction GPA requirements, including local and non-local GPAs are set based on the application pool for the term. The minimum qualifying GPA for applicants outside of the local area will vary depending on the number of qualified applicants received at the end of the priority application filing period and enrollment limits.
CSUSB has defined its local area to include specific public, private and parochial High Schools within San Bernardino and Riverside County. All other institutions are considered outside our local area.
Local Area School Districts within San Bernardino County include:
Apple Valley Unified
Chaffey Joint Unified High
Colton Joint Unified
Fontana Unified
Hesperia Unified
Morongo Unified
Redlands Unified
Rialto Unified
Rim of the World Unified
San Bernardino City Unified
Snowline Joint Unified
Victor Valley Union High
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified
Private and parochial schools within San Bernardino County include:
Academy for Academic Excellence
Apple Valley Christian Baptist
Aquinas High School
Arrowhead Christian Academy
Bloomington Christian K-12
Calvary Chapel Christian School
Casa Ramona Academy for Techno
Hesperia Christian School
Loma Linda Academy
Middle College High
Ontario Christian High
Public Safety Academy
Victor Valley Christian School
Local Area School Districts within Riverside County include:
Alvord Unified
Banning Unified
Beaumont Unified
Coachella Valley Unified
Desert Sands Unified
Jurupa Unified
Moreno Valley Unified
Nuview Union
Perris Unified
Palm Springs Unified
Riverside Unified
Val Verde Unified
Private and parochial schools within Riverside County include:
Baptist Christian
California Lutheran High School
Christian School of the Desert
Heritage High
Palm Springs Christian High School
Riverside Christian High School
Sherman Indian High School
Woodcrest Christian School
Consistent with the CSU temporary admission changes for the 2021-2022 academic year CSU San Bernardino will suspend the use of ACT/SAT examinations in determining admission eligibility.
CSU campuses will be utilizing a Multi Factor Admission Score beginning in the Fall 2021 term. This MFAS score is a combination of your GPA in A-G coursework, and additional applicant attributes such as work experience, and participation in educational programs, veterans status, etc. The combination of GPA and attributes will provide a score that will determine whether you are eligible for admission to the campus and major you are applying for.
The SAT or ACT is no longer required for the Fall 2021/Fall 2022 term and will not be utilized as part of the Multi Factor Admission Score.
As an impacted campus, at the first-year student level, San Bernardino will use Multi Factor Admission Score for all programs for California residents and graduates of California high schools earning a 2.50 or greater “a-g” GPA and Non-California residents may be eligible for admission to the CSU by earning a 3.00 or greater “a-g” GPA. CSU San Bernardino may also review applicants with an “a-g” GPA between 2.0 and 2.49 using supplemental factors.
Program Impaction
CSUSB has a program level impaction plan which allows us to accommodate local and non-local California and Non-Resident students. As part of our impaction plan prioritized admission is given to local students.
Applications to CSUSB are only accepted for the Fall term due to impaction, as more applications are received than can be accommodated in the incoming class.
Increased program level impaction criteria apply to five specific majors at CSUSB:
Applicants to the Pre-Criminal Justice major must submit an application within the initial filing period for the Fall term. All applicants are encouraged to identify an alternate major on their admission application. Transcripts of all completed coursework, and other required documents, must be submitted to the Office of Admissions & Student Recruitment on or before July 15.
High school grade point average is calculated using grades in all college prep "a-g" classes completed after the 9th grade.
First-Year Students:
Applicants will be required to meet a minimum 3.00 GPA to be reviewed for admission.
If eligibility is not met with GPA alone, admission of First-Year Student to Pre-Criminal Justice majors will then be based on a qualifying Multi Factor Admission Score (MFAS), which is determined by a combination of the applicant's high school Grade Point Average (GPA) and other applicant attributes such as work experience and educational program participation.
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.
The minimum GPA to qualify for admission to a Pre-Criminal Justice major is a 2.5.
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: https://www.csusb.edu/nursing/prospective-students/admissions-process/bsn-admissions
Applicants to the Pre-Nursing major must submit an application within the initial filing period for the Fall term. All applicants are encouraged to identify an alternate major on their admission application. Transcripts of all completed coursework, and other required documents, must be submitted to the Office of Admissions & Student Recruitment on or before July 15. Admission into the Pre-Nursing and Nursing major is only available for students who are California residents.
High school grade point average is calculated using grades in all college prep "a-g" classes completed after the 9th grade.
First-Year Students:
Applicants will be required to meet a minimum 3.70 GPA to be reviewed for admission.
If eligibility is not met with GPA alone, admission of First-Year Student to the Pre-Nursing major will then be based on a qualifying Multi Factor Admission Score (MFAS), which is determined by a combination of the applicant's high school Grade Point Average (GPA) and other applicant attributes such as work experience and educational program participation.
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.
The minimum GPA to qualify for admission is a 3.2.
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.
Applicants to Psychology majors must submit an application within the initial filing period for the Fall term. All applicants are encouraged to identify an alternate major on their admission application. Transcripts of all completed coursework, and other required documents, must be submitted to the Office of Admissions & Student Recruitment on or before July 15.
High school grade point average is calculated using grades in all college prep "a-g" classes completed after the 9th grade.
First-Year Students:
The admission of First-Year student to Psychology majors is based on the Multi Factor Admissions Score (MFAS), which is determined by a combination of high school grade point average (GPA) and applicant attributes.
Applicants will be required to meet a minimum 3.00 GPA to be reviewed for admission.
If eligibility is not met with GPA alone, admission of First-Year Student to the Pre-Psychology majors will then be based on a qualifying Multi Factor Admission Score (MFAS), which is determined by a combination of the applicant's high school Grade Point Average (GPA) and other applicant attributes such as work experience and educational program participation.
Students whose GPA’s are between 2.61 - 2.99 will be considered as space is available after a review of the overall applicant pool.
The minimum GPA to qualify for admission to Pre-Psychology is a 2.60.
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.
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 to Social Work majors must submit an application within the initial filing period for the Fall term. All applicants are encouraged to identify an alternate major on their admission application. Transcripts of all completed coursework, and other required documents, must be submitted to the Office of Admissions & Student Recruitment on or before July 15.
High school grade point average is calculated using grades in all college prep "a-g" classes completed after the 9th grade.
First-Year Students:
Applicants will be required to meet a minimum 3.00 GPA to be reviewed for admission.
If eligibility is not met with GPA alone, admission of First-Year Student to the Pre-Social Work majors will then be based on a qualifying Multi Factor Admission Score (MFAS), which is determined by a combination of the applicant's high school Grade Point Average (GPA) and other applicant attributes such as work experience and educational program participation.
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.
The minimum GPA to qualify for admission is a 2.5.
Applicants to Kinesiology-Allied Health majors must submit an application within the initial filing period for the Fall term. All applicants are encouraged to identify an alternate major on their admission application. Transcripts of all completed coursework, and other required documents, must be submitted to the Office of Admissions & Student Recruitment on or before July 15.
High school grade point average is calculated using grades in all college prep "a-g" classes completed after the 9th grade.
First-Year Students:
Applicants will be required to meet a minimum 3.20 GPA to be reviewed for admission.
Students whose GPA’s are between 2.71 - 3.19 will be considered as space is available after a review of the overall applicant pool.
If eligibility is not met with GPA alone, admission of First-Year Student to Kinesiology-Allied Health major will then be based on a qualifying Multi Factor Admission Score (MFAS), which is determined by a combination of the applicant's high school Grade Point Average (GPA) and other applicant attributes such as work experience and educational program participation.
Students whose GPA’s are between 2.71 - 3.19 will be considered as space is available after a review of the overall applicant pool.
The minimum GPA to qualify for admission to the Kinesiology-Allied Health major is a 2.7.