Under the new process, eligible California high school students will be automatically admitted into the CSU system.

California high school students now have an easier route to higher education, thanks to Senate Bill 640, which offers ...

The Victor Valley Union High School District has partnered with Cal State San Bernardino for a direct admission program.

Starting in 2026, qualified graduating high school students are automatically admitted into 16 California State University institutions. They still need to apply.

More than 17,400 high school seniors last fall got the sweetest news any anxious student can get: Congratulations, because of your high school GPA, you’re automatically admitted to one of 10 ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom before signing legislation on October 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, Calif. Newsom recently signed into law a direct admissions program for the California State University ...

NEW LAW GRANTS AUTOMATIC ADMISSION INTO CAL STATE SCHOOLS FOR QUALIFIED HIGH SCHOOL GRADS. YEAH, A LOT OF STUDENTS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNED THE BILL TO STREAMLINE THE COLLEGE ...

High school seniors in various parts of the state will have new pathways to the Cal State system for the fall of 2025. Cal State East Bay announced partnerships with the San Leandro and Hayward ...

California State University last year launched a pilot program to attract more students to the university system and to steer ...

Six San Bernardino County school districts have signed an agreement with Cal State San Bernardino to create a “cradle-to-career” pipeline to automatically admit qualified high school graduates. The ...

PITTSBURG — In partnership with the Pittsburg Unified School District, qualified high school students will have an easier pathway to college thanks to a guaranteed admissions program from Cal State ...

In a move that squarely places California’s public universities at the forefront of the national trend to drop standardized tests, the Cal State university system will eliminate SAT and ACT exams from ...