A memorandum, written by CSUS officials, will be sent out to high schools informing incoming freshmen that admissions for all 23 campuses will close February 1st. This decision moves up the admission deadline a full six months. This unexpected move comes as part of the governor’s proposal to reduce state support for a university system that already has problems with overcrowding.
Currently the CSUS system serves 445,000 students and expected to increase the student load by an additional 10,000 for the 2008-09 school year. The strain has already been felt this year, however, as CSU schools are already underfunded by 14,000 students.
What will this mean for incoming students? A prioritizing system will have to be implemented and the schools may have to accept only those transfer students who have completed all prerequisite classes…
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