1. 4 Systems of Higher Education
Teacher’s please read:
We will now learn about and/or review the paths toward higher education that you can find in California.
We will first learn about the systems of higher education in California and their requirements and then we will move on to other systems outside of the state.

2. 4 Systems of Higher Education California State University (CSU)
2.0 GPA, SAT/ACT
University of California (UC)
3.0 GPA, SAT/ACT, Extracurricular Activities
Private Colleges & Universities
Requirements vary by campus
Teachers please read:
There are four systems of higher education in California and their requirements:
They are:
California State University (CSU)
-Public, 4 year university
-The minimum GPA to apply is a 2.0
-They require for students to take the ACT or SAT
University of California or the UCs
-The minimum GPA to apply is a 3.0
-They highly recommend that students become involved in extracurricular activities
Private College and Unversities
-Private 4 year colleges and/or university
-The minimum GPA to apply varies, but 2.8 GPAs and above are preferred
-Other requirements vary by school
Community College
Public 2 year college
Only requirements are: minimum 18 years of age or have received a high school diploma
Community College (CCC)
18 yrs, H.S. diploma

3. Recommended High School Teachers please read:
At Gertz, the path that we recommended for our students is that they go directly from high school to a 4 year college. Statistics show that students who go directly to a four year college have a greater chance to receive a college degree.
High School

4. Alternate Route “High School” Teachers please read:
However, we know that for various reasons some students may not be able to go directly to a 4 year college. An alternative route can be that students start their first two years at a community college and then transfer to finish their last 2-3 years at a 4 year college like a CSU, UC or Private.
“High School”

5. Teachers please read:
The first system we will look into is the California State University or the CSU

6. California State University (CSU) Public, 4 year university
A-G requirements (same as your graduation requirements at Gertz)
2.0 GPA A-G GPA from 10 and 11th grade (including summer)
SAT/ACT
Extracurricular Activities (to be eligible for EOP)
Teachers please read:
The CSU system is a public 4 year university system in California. In order to be able to apply to this system the students must meet the following requirements:
A-G requirements
2.0 minimum (calculated from 10 and 11th grade)
Must take the Act or SAT at least one time
Highly recommended to participate in Extracurricular activities to be able to be considered for special programs like the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). We will provide you more details about this program at a later time.

7. Teachers please read:
There are 23 campuses in total and they all have a large variety of Majors.
Due to the large number of applicants to the campuses, some universities are requiring higher GPA and ACT scores requirements for admissions.
Therefore, there the CSU’s are broken down into 3 groups;
Competitive
Very Competitive
Most Competitive

8. Group 1- Most competitive
CSU campuses grouped by
competitiveness (for the year)
Group 1- Most competitive
Fresno
Fullerton
Long Beach
San Diego
San Jose
San Luis Obispo
Teachers please read:
The first group is the most competitive group, meaning that students will need to have high GPAs and ACT/SAT scores to be able to gain admission.

9. 4% African-American enrollment, 27.1% latino enrollment
Location: San Diego
Undergraduate: 28, 362
4% African-American enrollment, 27.1% latino enrollment
Gender breakdown: 54.9 % female, 45.1 %male
Average GPA of admitted freshman: 3.5
Teachers please read:
Let’s look now at the information about one of these campuses: San Diego State (please read the information on the slide)

10.
Teachers please show the video to the students

11. Gertz alumni currently at San Diego
Teachers please read:
Here you will see a transcript of a student that graduate from Gertz and is now attending San Diego. If you notice, this student took several AP and honors courses, which is something that San Diego look for in their applicants.

12. CSU campuses grouped by competitiveness (for the 16-17 year)
Group 2 – Very competitive
Chico
• Humboldt
• Los Angeles
• Monterey Bay
• Northridge
• Pomona
• Sacramento
• San Bernardino
• San Francisco
• San Marcos
• Sonoma
Teachers please read:
The second group includes campuses that admit students with GPA and SATs that are competitive but not as high as the first group.

13. Location: Seaside, California 6, 234 students enrolled
9.8 % African-American enrollment, 47% Latino enrollment
Gender: 61.5% female, 37.8 % male
Average GPA of admitted freshmen 3.3
Let’s look now at the information about one of these campuses: CSU Monterey Bay (please read the information on the slide)

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Introduction Video
Housing
Recreation
Dining
Culture
Locations
Teachers please show the video to the students

15. Gertz alumni currently at East Bay
Here you will see a transcript of a student that graduate from Gertz and is now attending Monterey Bay. If you notice, this student took some AP courses, which is something that Monterey Bay look for in their applicants.

16. (if you are interested in the Navy)
CSU campuses grouped by
competitiveness (for the year)
Group 3: Competitive
Bakersfield
• Channel Islands
• Dominguez Hills
• East Bay
• Maritime Academy
(if you are interested in the Navy)
• Stanislaus
The third group includes campuses that admit students that have the minimum GPA and ACT/SAT scores.

17. Location: Hayward, California 12,242 undergraduates
12.60% African American, 42.5% Latino
Gender: 62 % female, 38% male
Average GPA of admitted freshman 2.7+
Let’s look now at the information about one of these campuses: CSU East Bay (please read the information on the slide)

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Teachers please show the video to the students

19. Gertz alumni currently at East Bay
Here you will see a transcript of a student that graduate from Gertz and is now attending East Bay Bay. What can you notice in the grades of this applicant?

20. What Do CSUs want?
They are looking for students who perform well academically and take challenging courses
For example AP courses, honors courses and community college classes
They are also looking for students that are involved in their school community through clubs and organizations
Student government, Gertz Nerds, YAP etc.
Teachers please the slide

21. What is my CSU GPA? Teachers please read
There is a difference between your high school GPA and your CSU GPA. Why?
Your high school GPA takes account all of your classes during your high school career.
The CSU focus only on your 10th and 11th grade course because they know that sometimes it takes students at least a year to get comfortable with high school and so they do not count those grade in your GPA.
Does this mean that you can fail all your 9th grade classes, never make them up and still be admitted to a CSU? No.
CSUs will still need to make sure you complete all you’re A-G courses with at least a C or better. For example in 9th grade you’re A-G courses include: English, Math, Spanish and Biology. You have to pass this classes with a C or better to be able to apply and get admitted to the CSUs

22. Example #1, let’s practice
Teachers please read and go over the math with students
In order to find the average for your CSU GPA you will find the average of your grade as shown in the example. All letter grades have a number value attached when we calculate GPAs.
A grades receive 4 points
B grades receive 3 points
C grades receive 2 points
D grades receive 1 points (but the class must be retaken)
NP grades receive 0 points

23. Example #1 A = 2 x 4 = 8 B = 3 x 3 = 9 C = 5 x 2 = 10 ______________
27/10 = 2.7
CSU GPA: 2.7
Teachers please read and go over the math with students
In order to find the average for your CSU GPA you will find the average of your grade as shown in the example. All letter grades have a number value attached when we calculate GPAs.
A grades receive 4 points
B grades receive 3 points
C grades receive 2 points
D grades receive 1 points (but the class must be retaken)
NP grades receive 0 points

24. Example #2 A = 0 x 4 = 0 B = 6 x 3 = 18 C = 4 x 2 = 8 ______________
+ 2 AP points
(for European history)
__________ 28
28/10 = 2.8
CSU GPA: 2.8
Example #2 24

25. Example #3, let’s practice
Teachers please read:
We will now practice to calculate a CSU GPA:
Reminder for this example we will only:
count 10th grade course
count A-G courses
We will be finding the average of the grades for this example 25

26. Answer A = 0 x 4 = 0 B = 3 x 3 = 9 C = 6 x 2 = 12 NP=1 x 0 = 0
______________
21/10 = 2.1
CSU GPA: 2.1
Teachers review that math and compare it with student answers

27. UPCOMING!
For our next lesson we will learn about the UC system, learn about their GPA requirements and learn how to calculate you own CSU and UC GPA.
Teachers please read the slide 27