快活林性息

Transfer Impaction

All听first-time transfer applicants need to meet the minimum听standard听CSU admission requirements. Additionally, California transfer students choosing one of 快活林性息's impacted majors must achieve that major's听supplementary听criteria to be considered for admission.

Currently, only a few majors are impacted at 快活林性息, as shown below.

Impacted Majors by Academic Year
Impacted Majors, 2025-2026 Impacted Majors, 2024-2025
  • B.S. in Accountancy options in:
    • Information Systems
    • Professional Accountancy
  • B.A. in Cinema and Television Arts options in:
    • Film Production
    • Television Production
  • B.A. in Music
  • B.S. in Accountancy options in:
    • Information Systems
    • Professional Accountancy
  • B.S. in Business Administration options in:
    • Financial Analysis
    • Financial Planning
    • Risk Management and Insurance
  • B.A. in Cinema and Television Arts
  • B.A. in Music

Learn More About Transfer Impaction

快活林性息 is Easing Impaction!

快活林性息 is easing impaction criteria for the current and coming academic years听鈥 fall 2024 and听spring 2025,听and fall 2025 and听spring 2026听鈥斕齛s follows:

  • Campus (local/nonlocal-area) 鈥渞egional鈥 impaction is no longer in effect.
  • All first-time transfer students in California must meet the same standard CSU admission criteria for non-impacted majors. Visit for details.
  • All California first-time transfer students must meet the same higher, supplementary criteria for impacted majors.

While four majors are impacted for 2024-2025, only three majors are impacted for 2025-2026.

Impacted Majors Overview

The academic department for each impacted major may set supplementary admission criteria for its applicants.

  • If you are choosing one of the impacted majors listed below and you are a student from California, you will need to meet that major鈥檚 supplementary admission criteria if any.
  • In all impacted majors except Music, this could mean achieving a higher GPA than is required for a non-impacted major. Space permitting, applicants who meet any supplementary criteria will be admitted first, until the impacted major is full.

The list of impacted majors may change annually in future academic years.

To find out whether or not impaction affects you, consider the following:

  1. All applicants to non-impacted majors must meet the minimum CSU minimum听2.00听transfer GPA for听the standard eligibility requirements listed at听.
  2. You听are affected听by impaction if you are applying to an听impacted major.听
    • Choose your major carefully. Ask your college counselor for tools to explore careers or contact a听听to talk through options.
    • Explore your options with听.
    • Find out which of the California community college听听will transfer to 快活林性息.
  1. You are NOT affected听by impaction if you are a nonresident of California or a U.S. servicemember (active duty or veteran). Learn how to apply at:
    • 听(A higher admission standard is already required.)
    • 听(While active duty service members and veterans are not subject to impaction, their dependents are.)

No matter when you apply for admission to 快活林性息, be sure to apply during 快活林性息's .

Majors Impacted for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026

For admission to the 2025-2026 academic year, only three majors are impacted.

Only one business major with two options is impacted. Students apply to the听pre-major听program. Then, after successfully completing the pre-major, students may file for a change of major:

  • Accountancy 鈥 two options:
    • Information Systems option
    • Professional Accountancy option

Applicants to the following impacted major are required to pass an听audition:

  • Music - Refer to听.

Cinema and Television Arts (CTVA) will set supplementary impaction criteria (a higher GPA) and admit applicants听directly听to the major program based on their GPA.

  • Only two CTVA options are impacted for fall 2025:
    • Film Production
    • Television Production

Majors Impacted for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025

For admission to the 2024-2025 academic year, four majors are impacted.

The following impacted business majors and options admit applicants to the听pre-major听program. Then, after successfully completing the pre-major, students may file for a change of major:

  • Accountancy 鈥 Information Systems and Professional Accountancy options
  • Business Administration听鈥 Financial Analysis, Financial Planning, and Risk Management/Insurance options

Applicants to the following impacted major are required to pass an听audition:

  • Music - Refer to听.

Cinema and Television Arts (CTVA), will set supplementary impaction criteria (a higher GPA) and admit applicants听directly听to the major program based on their GPA.

The following section describes admission criteria for听fall 2024听and听spring 2025听impaction only.听These criteria may vary for future admission cycles.

Table 1 shows the admission criteria for 快活林性息鈥檚 non-impacted majors and Table 2 the criteria for impacted majors. Please note:

  • Applicants who meet the minimum GPA for their group will be admitted.
  • The minimum standard CSU admission requirements are published at .

California Transfer Students Applying to Non-impacted Majors

Table 1: Minimum GPA for听Fall 2024听and听Spring 2025听transfer admission based on 快活林性息's local and non-local areas.
California Community College Location Minimum Admission GPA
Anywhere in California 2.00 GPA

California Transfer Students Applying to Impacted Majors

If you are choosing one of the impacted majors listed in Table 2 below and you are a student from California, you will need to meet that major鈥檚听supplementary听admission criteria if any.

Table 2:听Fall 2024听and听Spring 2025听admission criteria for California transfer students applying to impacted majors.
Impacted Major Impacted Major GPA Requirement
B.S. in Accountancy options in:
  • Information Systems
  • Professional Accountancy
Apply to the听Accountancy Pre-Major (minimum GPA 2.00).
B.S. in Business Administration options in:
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Planning
  • Risk Management and Insurance
Apply to the Business Administration Pre-Major (minimum GPA 2.00).
B.A. in Cinema and Television Arts 2.75听GPA
B.A. in Music Pass an audition.听Visit听.

Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 admissions criteria for first-time transfer students applying to impacted majors will be published here in coming months, probably in June 2025.

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