Impaction
Program-Based Admission Selection
Update for Fall 2027:
Beginning Fall 2027, San José State University (SJSU) will expand access to undergraduate programs by moving from a fully impacted campus to program-based admission.
Many SJSU programs will no longer be impacted, meaning applicants who meet the California State University (CSU) eligibility requirements will be admitted without consideration of additional criteria. Select programs at each class level will continue to use additional criteria to admit applicants when the number of qualified applicants exceeds available spaces.
These changes apply to both first-time, first-year and upper-division transfer applicants.
Explore the Fall 2027 Major List [pdf] to see which programs will admit based on CSU Eligibility and which programs will continue to consider additional criteria.
First-time, First-Year Applicants
Programs admitting applicants who meet CSU eligibility criteria
The programs listed below will admit applicants meeting the first-time, first year CSU Eligibility Requirements. These programs are not impacted.
Programs with CSU Eligibility Admission Criteria - FTFY
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African American Studies
Anthropology
Applied Math, Computational Science
Applied Math, Discrete Mathematics
Art History and Visual Culture
Art, Photography
Art, Pictorial Arts
Art, Spatial Arts
Art, Studio, Teacher Prep-Single Subject
Art, Studio Practice
Asian American Studies
Behavioral Science
Business Administration, Accounting Information Systems
Business Administration, Business Analytics
Business Administration, Entrepreneurship
Business Administration, Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management
Business Administration, Human Resource Management
Business Administration, International Business
Business Administration, Management Information Systems
Business Administration, Operations and Supply Change Management
Chemical Engineering
Chicano Chicana Studies
Child & Adolescent Development
Child and Adolescent Development, Teacher Prep-Multi Subject
Child and Adolescent Development, PK-3 Integrated Teacher Ed.
Chinese
Climate Science
Communication Studies
Composition
Computational Biology
Computer Science & Geology
Computer Science & Linguistics
Creative Arts
Creative Arts, Therapy Studies
Dance (BFA/BA)
Earth Systems Science
Economics (BA/BS)
Engineering Technology, Computer Network Systems Mgmt
Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Systems
English
English, Teacher Prep-Single Subject
English, Creative Writing
English, Professional and Technical Writing
Environmental Studies (BA /BS)
Environmental Studies, Prep for Teaching
Forensic Science, Chemistry
Forensic Science, Digital Evidence
French
Geography
Geology
Global Studies
History
Humanities, American Studies
Humanities, Liberal Arts
Humanities, Religious Studies
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Information Science & Data Analytics
Interdisciplinary Engineering
Japanese
Jazz Studies
Journalism
Justice Studies
Justice Studies, Criminology
Kinesiology, Teach Prep-Single Subject
Liberal Studies, Integrated Prep Bilingual
Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Ed Prep
Liberal Studies, Teach Prep-Multiple Subject
Linguistics
Materials Engineering
Mathematics
Mathematics, Integrated Prep for Teaching.
Meteorology
Music
Music Education
Music Technology
Nutritional Science, Applied Nutrition
Nutritional Science, Dietetics
Packaging
Performance
Philosophy
Physics (BA/BS)
Physics, Prep for Teaching
Political Science
Public Health
Public Health, Community Health
Public Health, Population Data Science
Public Relations
Radio-Television-Film
Social Science, Teach Single Subject
Sociology
Spanish
Statistics
Theatre Arts
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Programs Considering Additional Criteria
Admission to San José State is competitive in the majors below because these programs continue to have more qualified applicants than available new student spaces. This means that meeting the California State University (CSU) Eligibility requirements does not guarantee admission in these programs. These majors are impacted.
Programs Considering Additional Admission Criteria - FTFY
Aerospace Engineering
Animation & Illustration
Aviation
Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
Biological Sciences, Molecular Biology
Biological Sciences, Systems Physiology
Biomedical Engineering
Business Administration, Accounting
Business Administration, Corporate Accounting & Finance
Business Administration, Finance
Business Administration, Management
Business Administration, Marketing
Chemistry, (BA/BS)
Chemistry, Biochemistry
Child and Adolescent Development, PK-3 Integrated Teacher Ed. Spanish Bilingual
Civil Engineering
Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Data Science
Design Studies
Digital Media Art
Ecology and Evolution
Electrical Engineering
Exploratory Health Professions (Nursing Interest)
Forensic Science, Biology
Forensic Science, Crime Scene Investigation
Graphic Design (not available to apply directly)
Industrial Design (not available to apply directly)
Interior Design (not available to apply directly)
Kinesiology
Marine Biology
Mechanical Engineering
Psychology
Social Work
Software Engineering
Undeclared
Additional Criteria Considered in Program-based Admission Review
First-time, First-year applicants who meet the CSU eligibility requirements will be ranked using the additional criteria below including preference for applicants who will graduate from a high school in Santa Clara County. SJSU does not consider SAT/ACT scores in our review for admission:
Additional Program-based Admission Criteria |
Program-based point calculation |
| A-G Grade Point Average (GPA) |
|
| Local Admission Area | 200 points |
| Eligible for Cal State Apply application fee waiver | 40 points |
| Military Status (Active Duty, Veteran, National Guard or Reserves) | 40 points |
| First Generation (Applicant is first generation of their family to earn a four-year college degree) | 40 points |
| Impacted College of Engineering Programs ONLY | 400 points x Math GPA |
Upper Division Transfer
Transfer applicants are required to complete an SJSU-specific Supplemental Application including grades for work completed at the time of submission to be considered for admission. Information about the supplemental application will be posted to applicants' MySJSU accounts in late December for the fall term and in early September for the spring term.
Programs admitting transfer applicants who meet CSU eligibility criteria
The programs listed below will admit transfer applicants who have completed the SJSU-specific supplemental application and meet the CSU Eligibility Requirements. These majors are not impacted.
Programs with CSU Eligibility Admission Criteria - Transfer
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African American Studies
Anthropology
Art History and Visual Culture
Art, Photography
Art, Pictorial Arts
Art, Spatial Arts
Art, Studio, Teacher Prep-Single Subject
Art, Studio Practice
Asian American Studies
Chicana Chicano Studies
Child and Adolescent Development
Child & Adolescent Development, Teacher Prep-Multi Subject
Chinese
Communication Studies
Composition
Creative Arts
Creative Arts, Therapy Studies
Dance, (BA/BFA)
Economics, (BA/BS)
English
English, Teacher Prep-Single Subject
English, Creative Writing
English, Professional and Technical Writing
Environmental Studies, (BA/BS)
Environmental Studies, Prep for Teaching
French
Geography
Global Studies
History
Humanities, American Studies
Humanities, Liberal Arts
Humanities, Religious Studies
Japanese
Jazz Studies
Journalism
Justice Studies
Justice Studies, Criminology
Liberal Studies, Integrated Prep Bilingual
Liberal Studies, Integrated Teacher Education Prep
Liberal Studies, Teacher Prep-Multi Subject
Linguistics
Music
Music Education
Music Technology
Nutritional Science, Applied Nutrition
Nutritional Science, Dietetics
Packaging
Performance
Philosophy
Political Science
Public Relations
Radio-Television-Film
Social Science, Teacher Prep Both
Sociology
Spanish
Theatre Arts
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Additional Criteria Considered in Program-based Admission Review
Transfer applicants who meet CSU eligibility requirements will be ranked within their selected major using the additional criteria below. Admission is competitive and will depend on the number of available spaces in each major. These majors are impacted.
- Local applicants who will earn the majority of their transferable units from a college located in Santa Clara or Santa Cruz County
- Self-reported GPA for completed transferable coursework
- Completion of major-specific supplemental coursework
Programs Considering Additional Admission Criteria -Transfer
Aerospace Engineering
Animation & Illustration
Applied Mathematics, Computational Science
Applied Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics
Aviation
Behavioral Science
Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences, Microbiology
Biological Sciences, Molecular Biology
Biological Sciences, Systems Physiology
Biomedical Engineering
Business Administration, Accounting Info Systems
Business Administration, Business Analytics
Business Administration, Corporate Accounting & Finance
Business Administration, Entrepreneurship
Business Administration, Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management
Business Administration, Human Resource Management
Business Administration, International Business
Business Administration, Mgmt Information Systems
Business Administration, Operations and Supply Chain Mgmt
Business Administration, Accounting
Business Administration, Finance
Business Administration, Management
Business Administration, Marketing
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry, (BA/BS)
Chemistry, Biochemistry
Child and Adolescent Development, PK-3 Integrated Teacher Ed.
Child and Adolescent Development, PK-3 Integrated Teacher Ed. Spanish Bilingual, BA
Civil Engineering
Climate Science
Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Computational Biology
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Science and Geology
Computer Science and Linguistics
Data Science
Design Studies
Digital Media Art
Earth System Science
Ecology and Evolution
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Technology, Computer Network System Mgmt
Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Systems
Exploratory Health Professions (Nursing Interest)
Forensic Science, Biology
Forensic Science, Chemistry
Forensic Science, Crime Scene Investigation
Forensic Science, Digital Evidence
Geology
Graphic Design (not available to apply directly)
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Industrial Design (not available to apply directly)
Interdisciplinary Engineering
Interior Design (not available to apply directly)
Kinesiology
Kinesiology, Preparation for Teaching
Marine Biology
Materials Engineering
Mathematics
Mathematics, Integrated Teacher Education Program
Mechanical Engineering
Meteorology
Nursing
Physics, (BA/BS)
Physics, Prep for Teaching
Psychology
Public Health
Public Health, Community Health Education
Public Health, Population Data Science
Social Work
Software Engineering
Statistics
Choose Your Major Carefully
We encourage you to apply for the major in which you intend to earn a degree. Change of major is prohibited during the application and admission process. After you are admitted, change of major is never guaranteed and is by petition only. Your mandatory orientation, advising and registration will all be based on your choice of major.
You must select an alternate major on your application to SJSU. We will consider your alternate major only if you are not admitted to your first-choice major and there is additional capacity for new student enrollment in the alternate major.
View a complete list of degrees, including graduate degrees and credentials.
Have questions? Ask us! admissions@sjsu.edu
