Major-Specific Criteria - 2024-2025

The Major-Specific Criteria (MSC) below will be used for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 admission. For Fall 2024 admission, coursework must be completed no later than Spring 2024; for Spring 2025 admission, coursework must be completed no later than Summer 2024.

Please carefully review the Major-Specific Criteria (MSC) information below for your desired major. For majors with deemed similar Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT), two separate sets of criteria are listed: one for applicants who are completing the ADT prior to transferring to Cal State LA, and another for applicants who are not completing the ADT. To learn how the MSC will be used for admission determination, visit the MSC webpage.

Major Specific Criteria (MSC) by Program

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Anthropology
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • One of the following four anthropology courses:
      • ANTH 1500 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
      • ANTH 1700 – Archaeology and World Prehistory
      • ANTH 2300 – Language and Society
      • ANTH 2600 – Biological Anthropology

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): Precalculus recommended

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Art History or Studio Arts
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • ART 1011 – World Art History I: Ancient to Gothic
    • ART 1012 – World Art History II: Renaissance to Contemporary
    • ART 1030 – Two-Dimensional Art Fundamentals
    • ART 1090 – Three-Dimensional Art Fundamentals
    • ART 1590 – Survey and Studio: Introduction to Drawing
    • ART 1800 – Digital Art Fundamentals

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Global Studies or Social Justice Studies
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • ACCT 2100 – Principles of Financial Accounting
    • ECON 2090 – Applied Business and Economic Statistics I

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): See recommended math courses below
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • CHEM 1100 – General Chemistry I
    • CHEM 1110 – General Chemistry II
    • One of the following three mathematics options:
      • MATH 1040 – Precalculus: Functions and Trigonometry
      • MATH 1081 – Precalculus: Functions and MATH 1083 – Precalculus: Trigonometry
      • MATH 1082 – Precalculus: Functions with Lab and MATH 1083 – Precalculus: Trigonometry

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Biology
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): See recommended math courses below
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • BIOL 1100 – Cellular Basis of Life
    • BIOL 1200 – Diversity of Life
    • CHEM 1100 – General Chemistry I
    • CHEM 1110 – General Chemistry II
    • One of the following four mathematics options:
      • MATH 1040 – Precalculus: Functions and Trigonometry
      • MATH 1050 – Precalculus for Life Sciences
      • MATH 1081 – Precalculus: Functions and MATH 1085 – Discrete Mathematical Models
      • MATH 1082 – Precalculus: Functions with Lab and MATH 1085 – Discrete Mathematical Models

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Business Administration or Business Administration 2.0
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • ACCT 2100 – Principles of Financial Accounting
    • ACCT 2110 – Principles of Managerial Accounting
    • ECON 2010 – Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics
    • ECON 2020 – Principles of Economics II: Macroeconomics

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Chemistry
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): See recommended math courses below
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • CHEM 1100 – General Chemistry I
    • CHEM 1110 – General Chemistry II
    • One of the following three mathematics options:
      • MATH 1040 – Precalculus: Functions and Trigonometry
      • MATH 1081 – Precalculus: Functions and MATH 1083 – Precalculus: Trigonometry
      • MATH 1082 – Precalculus: Functions with Lab and MATH 1083 – Precalculus: Trigonometry

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Global Studies or Social Justice Studies
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Early Childhood Education or Child and Adolescent Development
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • CHDV 1400 – Development Across the Lifespan (Conception to Adolescence)
    • CHDV 2000 – Techniques for the Study of Children
    • CHDV 2250 – Ethnic Identity and Awareness in Children and Families

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • CHIN 1001 – Elementary Mandarin I

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • MATH 2110 – Calculus I
    • MATH 2120 – Calculus II
    • PHYS 2100 – General Physics I: Mechanics
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): If not satisfied by the required math courses above
  • Additional recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • One of the following two chemistry courses:
      • CHEM 1040 – General Chemistry for Engineers
      • CHEM 1100 – General Chemistry I
    • MATH 2130 – Calculus III
    • PHYS 2200 – General Physics II: Electromagnetism and Circuits

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Communication Studies or Communication Studies 2.0
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication: COMM 1100 – Oral Communication recommended
    • Critical Thinking: COMM 1200 – Argumentation recommended
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • COMM 2300 – Interpersonal Communication

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • One of the following two quantitative reasoning courses:
      • ECON 1090 – Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics
      • MATH 1090 – Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics with Lab
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): MATH 1090 – Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics with Lab recommended

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.5
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • ACCT 2100 – Principles of Financial Accounting
    • CIS 1200 – Information and Technology Literacy
    • CIS 2830 – Introduction to Application Programming
    • ECON 2010 – Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Computer Science
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • CS 2011 – Introduction to Programming I
    • MATH 2110 – Calculus I
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): If not satisfied by the required math courses above
  • Additional recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • CS 2012 – Introduction to Programming II
    • MATH 2120 – Calculus II
    • MATH 2550 – Introduction to Linear Algebra
    • PHYS 2100 – General Physics I: Mechanics

Be aware: The Criminal Justice major prepares students for careers related to the administration of criminal justice. It is not for careers in criminalistics/forensic science. If you are interested in Criminalistics/Forensic Science, we encourage you to major in one of the Natural or Physical Sciences: Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Natural Science, or Physics.

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Administration of Justice
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.65

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.75
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • CRIM 1010 – Introduction to Administration of Justice
    • CRIM 1260 – Concepts of Criminal Law
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Additional recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • CRIM 2010 – Correctional Systems

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Economics
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • ACCT 2100 – Principles of Financial Accounting
    • ECON 2010 – Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics
    • ECON 2020 – Principles of Economics II: Macroeconomics

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • MATH 2110 – Calculus I
    • MATH 2120 – Calculus II
    • PHYS 2100 – General Physics I: Mechanics
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): If not satisfied by the required math courses above
  • Additional recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • One of the following two chemistry courses:
      • CHEM 1040 – General Chemistry for Engineers
      • CHEM 1100 – General Chemistry I
    • MATH 2130 – Calculus III
    • PHYS 2200 – General Physics II: Electromagnetism and Circuits

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): MATH 2110 – Calculus I recommended
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • ACCT 2100 – Principles of Financial Accounting
    • CHEM 1000 – Molecules Matter
    • MATH 2110 – Calculus I
    • PHYS 1560 – Physics for the Twenty-first Century and PHYS 1570 – Physics for the Twenty-first Century Laboratory

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: English
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • BIOL 1100 – Cellular Basis of Life
    • BIOL 2030 – Human Anatomy
    • BIOL 2040 – Human Physiology
    • PSY 1500 – Introductory Psychology

Fire Protection Administration is a degree completion program and therefore requires the completion of an appropriate curriculum at a Community College. The required courses listed below are not offered at Cal State LA.

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • Fire Protection Systems; or equivalent
    • Principles of Emergency Services; or equivalent
    • Fire Prevention; or equivalent
    • Building Construction for Fire Protection; or equivalent
    • Fire Behavior & Combustion; or equivalent
    • Principles of Fire & EMS Safety and Survival; or equivalent
    • An additional six units of Fire Protection and Administration Technology related courses
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • FREN 1001 – Elementary French I
    • FREN 1002 – Elementary French II
    • FREN 2001 – Intermediate French I

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Geography
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • GEOG 1550 – Cultural Geography
    • GEOG 1600 – Physical Geography

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Geology
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • GEOL 1500 – Earth Revealed

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: History
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • HIST 1010 – World History to 1500 CE
    • HIST 1020 – World History Since 1500 CE
    • HIST 2010 – Early American History
    • HIST 2020 – Recent United States History

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • JAPN 1001 – Elementary Japanese I

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Journalism
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Kinesiology
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • BIOL 2030 – Human Anatomy
    • BIOL 2040 – Human Physiology
    • One of the following two courses:
      • SOC 2010 – Introduction to Sociology
      • PSY 1500 – Introductory Psychology

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Global Studies or Social Justice Studies or Spanish
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Mathematics
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): See recommended math courses below
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • BIOL 1100 – Cellular Basis of Life
    • MATH 2110 – Calculus I
    • MATH 2120 – Calculus II
    • MATH 2130 – Calculus III
    • MATH 2150 – Differential Equations
    • MATH 2550 – Introduction to Linear Algebra
    • PHYS 2100 – General Physics I: Mechanics
    • One of the following two courses:
      • CS 2011 – Introduction to Programming I
      • MATH 2170 – Introduction to Computer Algebra Systems

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • MATH 2110 – Calculus I
    • MATH 2120 – Calculus II
    • PHYS 2100 – General Physics I: Mechanics
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): If not satisfied by the required math courses above
  • Additional recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • One of the following two chemistry courses:
      • CHEM 1040 – General Chemistry for Engineers
      • CHEM 1100 – General Chemistry I
    • MATH 2130 – Calculus III
    • PHYS 2200 – General Physics II: Electromagnetism and Circuits

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Music
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • One of the following five music courses:
      • MUS 1031 – Class Piano Instruction I
      • MUS 1500 – Music in World Culture
      • MUS 1510 – Classical Music in Western Culture
      • MUS 1520 – The Roots of Rock and Pop Music in American Culture
      • MUS 1560 – Jazz in American Culture
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

In addition to the academic criteria listed below, applicants to the Bachelor of Music program will also be evaluated by the faculty based on an audition and considered for the BM or BA program as appropriate. Information on the audition process is available from the Music Department.

  • For Fall 2024 admission, the supplemental admission audition requirement must be completed by February 5, 2024. The Music Department will email additional audition details to applicants in December 2023.
  • For Spring 2025 admission, the supplemental admission audition requirement must be completed by September 13, 2024. The Music Department will email additional audition details to applicants in early September 2024.

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • One of the following five music courses:
      • MUS 1031 – Class Piano Instruction I
      • MUS 1500 – Music in World Culture
      • MUS 1510 – Classical Music in Western Culture
      • MUS 1520 – The Roots of Rock and Pop Music in American Culture
      • MUS 1560 – Jazz in American Culture
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • BIOL 1100 – Cellular Basis of Life
    • BIOL 1200 – Diversity of Life
    • One of the following four mathematics options:
      • MATH 1040 – Precalculus: Functions and Trigonometry
      • MATH 1050 – Precalculus for Life Sciences
      • MATH 1081 – Precalculus: Functions and MATH 1085 – Discrete Mathematical Models
      • MATH 1082 – Precalculus: Functions with Lab and MATH 1085 – Discrete Mathematical Models

Cal State LA Nursing programs are in very high demand and have specific admission requirements and application procedures. In addition to applying to the University via Cal State Apply, applicants must also submit a separate NursingCAS application to the Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing. For Fall 2024 admission, the NursingCAS deadline is Friday, January 5, 2024, at 8:59 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time).

To be considered for admission to the major, applicants must meet the minimum requirements indicated below. Applicants meeting these minimum criteria will be ranked for admission based on a rubric that includes their cumulative GPA, GPA in prerequisite courses, the results of the TEAS, military status, Cal State LA Local Preference status, and health-care employment or volunteer experience. The number of applicants who can be admitted is severely limited by space availability. Please consult the Patricia A. Chin School of Nursing for additional information.

Be Aware: Students can only apply once to the Cal State LA nursing program and must either be a Cal State LA Pre-Nursing student or a new transfer applicant. Students admitted to a major other than Nursing, will not be able to change their major to Nursing during their tenure at Cal State LA.

Minimum requirements for transfer student consideration:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 3.25
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "B" or better required in the first attempt):
    • BIOL 2030 – Human Anatomy
    • BIOL 2040 – Human Physiology
    • CHEM 1010 – Fundamentals of Chemistry
    • One of the following three statistics courses:
      • ECON 1090 – Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics
      • EDFN 1090 – Introduction to Statistics and Data Interpretation
      • MATH 1090 – Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics with Lab
    • MICR 2010 – Microbiology for Health Related Sciences
    • MICR 2020 – Microbiology Laboratory for Health Related Sciences
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "B" or better required in the first attempt):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): If not satisfied by the required math courses above
  • Required assessment:
    • TEAS score at or above the 40th percentile in all content areas
  • Additional recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • NTRS 2500 – Human Nutrition
    • PSY 1500 – Introductory Psychology
    • SOC 2010 – Introduction to Sociology

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • BIOL 2030 – Human Anatomy
    • BIOL 2040 – Human Physiology
    • MICR 1010 – Introduction to Microbiology
    • PSY 1500 – Introductory Psychology

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Global Studies or Social Justice Studies
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Philosophy
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking: PHIL 1600 – Critical Thinking and Composition recommended
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Physics
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): See recommended math courses below
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • MATH 2110 – Calculus I
    • MATH 2120 – Calculus II
    • MATH 2130 – Calculus III
    • PHYS 2100 – General Physics I: Mechanics
    • PHYS 2200 – General Physics II: Electromagnetism and Circuits

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Political Science
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): MATH 1090 – Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics with Lab recommended
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • POLS 1000 – Power, Politics, and Engagement in U.S. Government

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Psychology
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.9

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

Priority admission consideration will be given to students who have completed (or will complete by the end of Spring 2024) an approved Associate Degree for Transfer in Psychology at a California Community College.

After offering admission to those with the Psychology ADT, CSU eligible transfer applicants without the ADT may be considered on a space available basis.

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Public Health Science
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): MATH 1090 – Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics with Lab or EDFN 1090 – Introduction to Statistics and Data Interpretation recommended
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • PH 1500 – Health and Wellness
    • One of the following three courses:
      • ANTH 1500 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
      • PSY 1500 – Introductory Psychology
      • SOC 2010 – Introduction to Sociology
    • One of the following three statistics courses:
      • ECON 1090 – Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics
      • EDFN 1090 – Introduction to Statistics and Data Interpretation
      • MATH 1090 – Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics with Lab
    • One course which meets the Physical Science (GE Area B1) requirement
    • One course which meets the Life Science (GE Area B2) requirement

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math): EDFN 1090 – Introduction to Statistics and Data Interpretation recommended
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • PSY 1500 – Introductory Psychology
    • SOC 2010 – Introduction to Sociology

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Social Work and Human Services
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.65

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.75
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • One of the following two courses:
      • PSY 1500 – Introductory Psychology
      • SOC 2010 – Introduction to Sociology
    • One of the following three statistics courses:
      • ECON 1090 – Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics
      • MATH 1090 – Quantitative Reasoning with Statistics with Lab
      • SOC 2100 – Elementary Statistics
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math) if not satisfied by required statistics course above

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Sociology or Social Justice Studies
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • SOC 2010 – Introduction to Sociology
    • SOC 2100 – Elementary Statistics

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Spanish
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • SPAN 1002 – Elementary Spanish 2 (heritage or non-heritage acceptable)
    • SPAN 2001 – Intermediate Spanish 1 (heritage or non-heritage acceptable)

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Film, Television, and Electronic Media
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.7

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.8
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • One course which meets either of the following two GE science requirements:
      • Physical Science (GE Area B1)
      • Life Science (GE Area B2)
    • Six units in Arts and Humanities (GE Area C)
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Theatre Arts
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • One of the following two dance courses:
      • DANC 1000 – Beginning Ballet
      • DANC 1400 – Contemporary Dance
    • One of the following two theatre courses:
      • TA 1310 – Stagecraft: Scenery and Properties
      • TA 1410 – Acting I
    • One of the following two theatre courses:
      • TA 1500 – Theatre Analysis
      • TA 1520 – Introduction to Theatre

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.5
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • COMM 1100 – Oral Communication
    • One of the following two history courses:
      • HIST 1010 – World History to 1500 CE
      • HIST 1020 – World History Since 1500 CE
    • One course which meets the Life Science (GE Area B2) requirement
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication: If not satisfied by the required communication course above
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Additional recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • CHDV 1400 – Development Across the Lifespan (Conception to Adolescence)
    • ENGL 2700 – Why Literature Matters

All transfer students:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • COMM 1100 – Oral Communication
    • One of the following two history courses:
      • HIST 1010 – World History to 1500 CE
      • HIST 1020 – World History Since 1500 CE
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication: If not satisfied by the required communication course above
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)
  • Additional recommended major preparation courses (grade of "C" or better required):
    • CHDV 1400 – Development Across the Lifespan (Conception to Adolescence)
    • ENGL 2700 – Why Literature Matters
    • One course which meets the Life Science (GE Area B2) requirement

Transfer students completing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) in a major deemed similar:

  • Required ADT major: Social Justice Studies
  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0

Transfer students not completing the ADT:

  • Required minimum cumulative GPA: 2.0
  • Required General Education courses (grade of "C-" or better required):
    • Written Communication
    • Oral Communication
    • Critical Thinking
    • Quantitative Reasoning (Math)