Fall Admission ChecklistMark each box on the checklist as you complete the steps to enrollment at HSU

Term of applicationFall Semester

Admission 866.850.9556 (toll-free) | 707.826.4402 | hsuinfo@humboldt.edu | admissions.humboldt.edu

Apply at calstate.edu/apply for FALL: October 1 – December 4 Pay $70 application fee

Submit official transcripts/test scores to complete admission process (deadlines are strictly enforced)

• Freshmen 7th semester transcript due by March 1, 2021

• Freshmen final transcripts due: July 15 (After high school graduation, unless requested earlier)

• Transfer transcripts due: March 1 and July 15 (After fall grades/spring grades post)

• Transfer applicants: Confirm any California Community College transferable coursework at assist.org

or transferology.com/school/humboldt for transfer credit information nationwide

Regularly check online humboldt.edu/myhumboldt account (after applying) and follow next

steps for admission consideration, financial aid processing, and course registration

Confirm your intent to enroll by May 1 at humboldt.edu/myhumboldt

Financial Aid 866.255.1390 (toll-free) | 707.826.4321 | finaid@humboldt.edu | finaid.humboldt.edu

File FAFSA at fafsa.ed.gov: Priority application period is October 1 – March 2 (apply early)

• Western state students save big with Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE): humboldt.edu/wue

Look and apply for scholarships

• Search nationally and in your local community, and online at fastweb.com

• HSU online scholarships for admitted students opens annually on November 15 and

closes on January 31: finaid.humboldt.edu/scholarships

Housing 707.826.3451 | housing@humboldt.edu | housing.humboldt.edu

Admitted students apply for on-campus housing at myhousing.humboldt.edu beginning

February 23, 2021 for Freshmen and February 24, 2021 for Transfers

• On-campus housing is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis (apply early)

• Off-campus housing information: housing.humboldt.edu/offcampus

Summer Registration & Fall Orientation 707.826.3504 | orientation@humboldt.edu | orientation.humboldt.edu

Sign up for mandatory Freshmen and Transfer Summer Registration at humboldt.edu/myhumboldt

Emails will be sent providing updates on Fall Orientation that is held just before the start of the

fall semester.

More Resources / Planning

Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) • 707.826.4678 • sdrc@humboldt.edu • humboldt.edu/disability

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) • 707.826.4781 • eopadmit@humboldt.edu • eop.humboldt.edu

Residency for Tuition Purposes • admissions.humboldt.edu/residency

Notes

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Admission RequirementsFirst-Time Freshmen Minimum RequirementsHumboldt State University (HSU) will be utilizing a multi-factor admission process to admit the incoming freshmen class for fall 2021. All of the information needed to make Humboldt State University (HSU) admission decisions will be supplied by the Cal State Apply application and high school transcripts.

 All HSU applicants will be reviewed using the following general multi-factor criteria: 

Completion of CSU A-G Requirements  Weighted A-G GPA Documented Military and Veteran status  Participation in educational programming such as, but not limited to, AVID, TRIO Programs,

Tribal/Native American Support, and After-School programs Participated in Foster Youth Services

HSU will also take into consideration the following for California Residents during the admission process.

Applicants residing in Humboldt County and HSU Service Region Applicants participating in HSU supported partnerships or promise program

Non-California Residents residing within a Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) participating state and Non-WUE states will also be taken into consideration within the admission process. 

For additional explanation regarding the Multi-Factor Admission process can be found at admissions.humboldt.edu/freshmen

Transfer Student Minimum RequirementsUPPER DIVISION TRANSFERS

Complete at least 60 transferable semester units (or 90 transferable quarter units) with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0, including at least 30 semester units of courses which meet the CSU general education (GE) coursework requirements

As part of those 30 general education semester units, you must complete, with a C- or better, all four of these subject areas (The Golden Four) :

Written Communication (College English) Oral Communication (Speech) Critical Thinking Math/Quantitative Reasoning (must be above the level of Intermediate Algebra)

All required subjects must be completed before your first term at Humboldt State. If you are applying for the fall semester, summer courses cannot be used to meet requirements for admission

You must be in good standing at your last college. Academic disqualification at your last college or unresolved financial holds from any college will prevent your enrollment at HSU

LOWER DIVISION TRANSFERS

Have completed fewer than 60 transferable semester (90 quarter) units and must meet the following criteria:

have a grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better in all transferable units attempted, and be in good standing at the last college or university attended, and meet the admission requirements for first time freshmen, and are a high school graduate, and have a qualifiable eligibility index, (or GPA for impacted majors) and have completed with a grade of C- or better each of the college preparatory subject requirements listed

under First-Time Freshmen Requirements above. If you did not complete all the subject requirements in high school, appropriate college courses may be used to make up the missing subjects.

Use assist.org if you have earned college credits from a CA public college or university and transferology.com/school/humboldt for transfer credit information. nationwide. If transferology search does not result with information, please submit information request displayed on site.

Will I Get In?Humboldt State University has certain majors that are impacted, which require higher GPAs for freshmen and additional prerequisites for transfers.

First-time Freshmen: Wildlife Transfers: Wildlife and RN-BSN Program

To learn more about impaction, check out: admissions.humboldt.edu/impacted Please note that admission requirements are subject to change without notice.

*The CSU only uses the Critical Reading and Mathematics portions of the SAT Reasoning test. 08/20

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