Application Guides

2025 - 26 Application Guide

Outreach Brochure

• Enrollment Brochure

First Time First Year

• First-time first year application guide
• First-time first year Checklist
• Your Guide to College Success
• Top 5 DOs and DON'Ts for filling out your Freshman Application 
• First-time first year Supplemental Factors by Campus site
• Freshman Admissions Requirements Overview

Transfer 

• Transfer application guide
• Transfer application checklist
• Transfer Credit entry guide
• Associate Degree for Transfer Major & Campus Search
• Updating Your Cal State Apply Application

Graduate

• Graduate application guide
• Graduate application checklist

International

• International application guide
• International application checklist

CSU Application fee waiver 

• Application fee waiver information

EOP 

• EOP Worksheet

California College Guidance Initiative

High Schools can apply for Technical Assistance from the California College Guidance Initiative. With the passing of the Cradle to Career Data system, the California Colleges system will now be offered to schools at no cost. It may be helpful to share this information with high schools as you meet with them.

The State of California has invested in a 6th-12th grade college and career planning platform, CaliforniaColleges.edu, to streamline and personalize the college planning and application process for students. Your K-12 district/Local Education Agency (LEA) can access CaliforniaColleges.edu’s transcript-informed planning and application tools, free of charge. This includes the transcript-data informed Cal State Apply Application integration, as well as the CSU eligibility tool.

CaliforniaColleges.edu is managed by the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI). CCGI serves as the state’s official Technical Assistance provider for “a-g” course clean-up, as part of the newly-formed California Cradle-to-Career Data System. The CSUCO strongly encourages you to access these Free Personalized College and Career Planning Tools for California K-12 Districts and apply for Technical Assistance from CCGI. Contact techassistance@californiacolleges.edu with questions.

Financial Aid Materials

CCGI has created some great materials for financial aid support.

• Educator Overview of Financial Aid Lessons
• How to use the financial aid feature for 12th grade students