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The CSU Application: What You Need to Know

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What Application Filing Period are you applying for?

FALL 2026

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CSU Freshman Website

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CSU Campus Match Tool

Use this tool to help you find a CSU that best matches your interests!

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CSU Local Service Areas

CSU Campuses will accept students from their local service area FIRST. CSU Fullerton is our “local” CSU!

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CSU Degree Search

Find your degree program at a CSU Campus

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CSU Impacted Majors and Campuses

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CSU Tuition and Fees

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What is the cost PER application?

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$70

Even though it is ONE application for ALL campuses, you will be paying $70 for each school you select!

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What about fee waivers?

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Check out this LINK to read more on Fee Waivers

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Use THIS checklist to see if you are eligible!

Fee waivers are good for up to 4 CSU Apps.

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There are no Essay Questions, NO letters of recommendation!

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How do I apply?

We will apply through California Colleges TOGETHER!

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Let’s Talk EOP

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What is the function of EOP?

The primary goal of the CSU Educational Opportunity Program is to improve access of low-income, first generation and historically disadvantaged students with potential for academic success by making higher education a possibility.

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EOP provides a comprehensive program of support services which include, but are not limited to, recruitment, preadmission counseling, orientation, summer program, diagnostic testing, financial aid follow-up, special admissions, pre introductory instruction, academic advisement, tutoring, learning skill services, and personal, educational and career counseling.

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What type of student does EOP look for?

EOP provides education access and opportunity for low-income and educationally disadvantaged students from California, the majority of whom are first-generation college students.

An EOP student may be a special or regularly admissible student who has a low income and has the potential to perform satisfactorily in curricula offered by CSU, but who has not been able to realize his/her potential because of economic, educational or environmental background. Such students may be eligible for admission to a CSU campus through the Educational Opportunity Program.

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Who is eligible for EOP?

The following eligibility criteria are specified in the CSU Educational Opportunity Programs Regulations and Guidelines. An EOP student:

  • Has a history of low family income.
  • Must be enrolled on a full-time basis. (Part-time attendance requires program director’s approval.)
  • Is an undergraduate.
  • Needs admission assistance as an exception admit, OR Meets regular admission requirements but in the opinion of EOP personnel will require a full range of assistance to succeed.
  • Has been nominated by an appropriate state agency, a California high school or community college, the Veterans Administration, a campus president, or a designee of the California State University.

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EOP Materials

In addition to submitting an application according to the steps above, applicants must complete the EOP portion of the application, including:

  • Two names and email addresses for the letters of recommendation
  • Autobiographical portion of the EOP sections

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Please note in addition to the above, some programs may require additional supplemental information and/or an EOP interview.

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The general deadlines to submit the EOP portion of your Cal State Apply application are as follows:

  • Fall: January 15

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