GPA Requirement:

If applicant holds only a Bachelor’s degree:

1. If the cumulative GPA on the Bachelor’s granting transcript has 60 or more semester units or 90 or more quarter units listed and is 2.5 or above, then the GPA is acceptable.
2. If the cumulative GPA is below 2.5, then the GPA will be calculated using the last 60 semester units or 90 quarter units.  If the calculated GPA is 2.5 or above, the GPA is acceptable. 
3. If the cumulative GPA and the last 60 semester unit or 90 quarter unit GPA are both below 2.5, then all undergraduate transcripts will be used to calculate both a total cumulative and a last 60 semester unit or 90 quarter unit GPA.  If either GPA calculation is 2.5 or above, then the GPA is acceptable.
4. If both calculated GPA’s (cumulative and last 60 or 90) are below 2.5, then an appeal is required. 

If applicant has 12 or more semester or 16 or more quarter Graduate units or a Graduate Degree:

1. If the cumulative GPA from the highest degree is 3.0 or above, then the GPA is acceptable.  If below 3.0, then an appeal is required.
2. If no graduate degree has been earned but 12 or more semester or 16 or more quarter graded, graduate units have been received, then calculate GPA on all graduate units.  If 12 or more semester or 16 or more quarter units GPA is 3.0 or above, then the GPA is acceptable.  If below, then an appeal is required.
3. If the applicant has any CSU graduate units and the GPA is below 3.0, then an appeal is required.
4. If an applicant has a minimum of 8 graduate units from CSUSB in the graduate program to which the applicant is applying, with a GPA of 3.0 or above, they are admissible. 

The application period for the Fall quarter is October 1 to November 30 of the year prior to the term of your intended enrollment.  To determine your eligibility for admission, please visit our First-Year Students, Transfer Students applicant page for further information.

CSUSB currently has five impacted majors: Nursing, Kinesiology: Allied Health, Social Work, Psychology and Criminal Justice.  For information on admissions criteria to our impacted programs, please visit our impaction Information page. 

If you are a Non-Traditional applicant, including non-degree seeking students, returning students, Veterans, AB-540 or other special applicant population, please read more information regarding your application procedures on our Non-degree programs page.

Cal State Apply

All applications to the California State University system campus are submitted through Cal State Apply. Cal State Apply is a resource for gathering information about particular campuses and programs, understanding impaction requirements and for submission of your application.  

When you are ready to complete your application to Cal State San Bernardino through Cal State Apply, be sure to  have the following items on hand.