Note: Cal State East Bay will ONLY accept students who will have earned one of the specially designated Associate Degree for Transfers for Spring 2013 admission, so, if are your serious about transferring to CSU East Bay, you may want to aim for Winter 2013 admission.
Check for Minimum CSU Admissions Eligibility Requirements
Make sure you meet minimum CSU admissions eligibility requirements before you submit your application. Not meeting the minimum requirements automatically results in an admissions denial. To see if you are ready to apply for and transfer to a CSU in Winter 2013:
1. Verify that you will have earned 60 or more CSU transferable semester units by the end of Summer 2012.
You may use the tutorial on ASSIST for finding courses that are CSU transferable and adding up the units yourself, or you may see an Ohlone College counselor to obtain that verification.
2. Verify that you will have completed the "Golden Fours" by the end of Summer 2012 with a C or better grade.
A1.Oral Communication - Speech 101, 103, 106*
A2.Written Communication - English 101A
A3.Critical Thinking - English 101C; Philosophy, 104, 107; Speech 102, 104, 106*
B2/B4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning - Computer Science 113; Math 101A, 101B, 101C, 103, 104, 156, 159, 163, 166, 167, 181, 188
*No double counting.
Check for Open/Closed Majors
Make sure to check if the university is accepting applications for the term and major in which you are interested by following the steps below:
- Visit CSU Application Filing Status Report

- Select your level.
- Select the term for which you are applying.
- If the CSU campus you are interested in says CLOSED, that means they are no longer accepting applications for the term you'd like to apply.
- If the CSU campus you are interested in says OPEN, click on VIEW to see OPEN MAJORS and the CAMPUS NOTICE FOR TRANSFERS. Verify that your campus is accepting applications for your major and read the notice for transfer students.
- After you verify, scroll up and CREATE AN ACCOUNT or LOG ON to work on your CSU application.
Use the CSU Admissions Application Tips Packet
There are pre-application worksheets to help you have a smoother time on the actual application. There are also snapshots of actual questions on the application where students make common errors that result in an admissions denial or frustrating experience, so USE THIS PACKET!
Download CSU Admissions Application Tips and Cautions (PDF)
Apply for a CSU
To apply online, go to CSU Mentor
- Retrieve your account from CCCApply
or create an account. Then, log on to CSUMentor. - Fill out the application.
- Submit.
- Check your email regularly to see what other documents and information are being requested by each CSU campus. Do your best to complete your tasks as requested.
To apply for admission to CSU East Bay or CSU Bakersfield, students must complete the following items:
- Make sure you take care of the CSUMentor application fee to avoid application cancellation.
- Request official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended to be sent to the CSU campus.
Transcripts to CSU East Bay should be send to:
Office of Admission
Cal State East Bay
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd.
Hayward, CA 94542
Transcripts to CSU Bakersfield should be sent to:
California State University, Bakersfield
Office of Admissions and Records, 47 SA
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022
Application Workshops
The Transfer Center will be scheduling application workshops soon and we'll announce via email as well as update this portion of the blog post so check back!
