Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Senate Bill 640 expanding the CSU’s Direct Admissions Program to school districts across California, but Cal State Fullerton will not participate.
Direct Admissions will allow CSUs to make an offer of admissions to students, before they have applied, if they meet certain academic standards. CSU plans to work with districts and high schools to obtain student information, first occurring in the fall cycle of 2027. The law will take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
“Cal State Fullerton is one of six impacted campuses that will not participate in the direct admission program,” reported in a statement provided by Cerise Metzger, the university’s director of public relations. “Students applying to CSUF and other impacted campuses must meet additional admissions requirements.”…