Impacted CSU Campuses and Majors

California State University (CSU) Impaction

As more students apply to CSU campuses and majors are becoming more and more popular, the colleges have to make decisions about what criteria is used to admit students in the the college and into their desired college major.  This is where the concept of impaction comes into play.

What does it mean for a Campus to be Impacted?

As the application season begins, many of  you are surely going to hear certain California State University (CSU) campuses being referred to as impacted. So what does it mean for a campus to impacted? Campus impaction means that the campus receives a significant more amount of applicants than they can accommodate and accept.  Impact campuses must therefore limit enrollment.

Impacted California State University (CSU) Campuses – Freshmen Applicants

• Chico
• Fresno
• Fullerton
• Humboldt
• Long Beach
• Los Angeles
• Northridge
• Pomona
• Sacramento
• San Bernardino
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• San Jose
• San Luis Obispo
• San Marcos
• Sonoma

Impacted California State University (CSU) Campuses – Transfer Applicants

• Chico
• East Bay
• Fresno
• Fullerton
• Long Beach
• Los Angeles
• Pomona
• Sacramento
• San Bernardino
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• San Jose
• San Luis Obispo
• San Marcos
• Sonoma

What does it mean for a Major to be Impacted?

Along with hearing that a certain CSU campus is impacted, you also sure to here that there are certain majors within the individual CSUs that are impacted. Major impaction means that the eligible number to applicants to a specific major during the application filing period significantly exceeds the number of available spaces designated to that major.

Applicants applying to impacted majors at the CSU campuses are first screened to see if they meet the criteria of being admitting to the campus. They are then screened a second time to see if they meet the supplementary criteria of being admitted to the impacted major.

Students (both freshmen and transfer applicants) applying for impacted majors at CSU campuses are usually admitted as a “pre- insert major here“. This means that they must complete the prerequisites required for the impacted major and meet any supplemental admissions criteria in order to be completely admitted to the major.

Impacted Majors at the Individual CSU Campuses

• Bakersfield: Nursing (Basic)
• Channel Islands: Nursing (Basic)
• Chico: Nursing (Basic)
• Dominguez Hills
• East Bay: Business
• Fresno: Nursing (Basic)
• Fullerton: Business, Child Development, Communication, Health Science, History, Kinesiology/Physical Education, Nursing (Basic), Psychology, Sociology, Undeclared
• Humboldt: Nursing (Basic)
• Long Beach: Art, Biology, Business, Communication, Criminal Justice/Administration, Film & Electronic Arts, Graphic Design, History, Interior Design, Journalism, Liberal Studies, Microbiology, Nursing (Basic), Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology
• Los Angeles: Child Development, Criminal Justice/Administration, Nursing (Basic), Psychology, Social Work
• Maritime Academy: None
• Monterey Bay: None
• Northridge: None
• Pomona: Architecture, Biology, Undeclared
• Sacramento: Business, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Nursing (Basic)
• San Bernardino: Kinesiology/Physical Education, Nursing (Basic), Social Work
• San Diego: Art, Biology, Business, Child Development, Computer Science, Criminal Justice/Administration, Economics, Engineering, English, Food & Nutrition/Dietetics, Graphic Design, Health Science, History, Hospitality & Tourism Management, Information Systems, Interior Design, International Business, Journalism, Kinesiology/Physical Education, Liberal Studies, Microbiology, Music, Nursing (Basic), Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Radio-Television & Film, Social Science, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Theater, Undeclared
• San Francisco: Apparel Design & Merchandising, Child Development, Environmental Studies, Food & Nutrition/Dietetics, Interior Design, Journalism, Nursing (Basic), Psychology, Social Work
• San Jose: Art, Biology, Business, Child Development, Communication, Computer Science, Criminal Justice/Administration, Economics, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Food & Nutrition/Dietetics, Graphic Design, Health Science, History, Hospitality & Tourism Management, Information Systems, Interior Design, Journalism, Kinesiology/Physical Education, Liberal Studies, Microbiology, Music, Nursing (Basic), Occupational Therapy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Radio-Television & Film, Social Science, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Theater, Undeclared
• San Luis Obispo: Architecture, Art, Biology, Business, Child Development, Communication, Computer Science, Criminal Justice/Administration, Economics, Engineering, English, Food & Nutrition/Dietetics, Graphic Design, History, Information Systems, Journalism, Kinesiology/Physical Education, Liberal Studies, Microbiology, Music, Political Science, Psychology, Social Science, Sociology, Theater
• San Marcos: Business, Communication, Kinesiology/Physical Education, Nursing (Basic)
• Sonoma: Biology, Business, Communication, Environmental Studies, Kinesiology/Physical Education, Liberal Studies, Nursing (Basic), Psychology
• Stanislaus: Nursing (Basic), Nursing (ADN to BSN)

Submit Applications As Soon As Possible

Be sure to start your application as soon as possible. Getting your application in early will have your application reviewed earlier which may increase your over all chances of being admitted.

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3 Responses to “Impacted CSU Campuses and Majors”

1. jennii says:

   October 11, 2010 at 9:41 pm

   Your information about San Jose State is not entirely correct regarding impacted majors. Currently, all of the majors you have listed are not impacted. For instance, Art and Nutrition food science are not currently impacted. However, it is expected that all SJSU majors will be impacted for Fall 2011.
2. Nohel says:

   October 11, 2010 at 9:53 pm

   Hi Jennii-

   Thank you for your comment. All of the above information was confirmed by the CSU Chancellor’s office according to their released Impaction Matrix.

   You can find the document on the chancellor’s website or by visiting the link we provided above:

   Impacted Majors at the Individual CSU Campuses
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