First-Time First Year (FTFY)
A First-Time First Year applicant is any student applying directly from secondary school (high school) who has earned no college or university credit.
FTFY Applying with academic course work from outside the U.S. should:
Complete a high/secondary school curriculum which totals 12 years of primary-secondary education, and earn a graduation diploma or certificate
Complete high school curriculum with above satisfactory grades or marks which equals a 2.5 grade point average (GPA) on the 4.0 grading scale
Submit official high school transcript (academic record), showing all courses with grades or marks, and graduation diploma or certificate. Official transcript must be in the original language of issue. Submit certified English translations for non-English documents
English requirements
Submit official verification of English proficiency except where English is the applicant's native language and has attended for at least three years’ full time at an institution where English was the principal language of instruction
TOEFL score report with at least a minimum of 61 iBT. or
IELTS score report with at least a minimum of 6.0
Completion of GE Area A2 (Written Communication) with a grade of C- or better
Successful completion of Advanced Level - Sonoma State American Language Institute /Conditional Admission available
Successful completion of English Intensive Program - English Language School (ELS) Level 112 Certificate
Successful completion of Level 6 - UCLA Extension American Language Center
Successful completion of Level 5 - USC International Academy
The California State University (CSU) has temporarily suspended the use of ACT/SAT examinations in determining admission eligibility for all CSU campuses for the 2021-2022 academic year. This temporary change of admission eligibility applies only for the Fall 2021, Winter 2022 and Spring 2022 admission cycles.
The "a-g" score is a calculation now based upon your High School Grade Point Average and your Multi Factor score.
The High School Grade Point Average is based on courses taken during 10th through 12th grades which are "college preparatory." Honors or Advanced Placement (AP) courses taken in 11th and 12th grades with grades of C or higher are awarded an extra grade point.
If you are a Non resident applying to a non-impacted major with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, you meet the eligibility requirements for Admissions.
If you are a Non Resident applying to an impacted major that requires minimum Multi Factor Score, your application will be subject to Multi Factor score. (If you do not meet impacted major criteria, you will be considered for an alternate major).
If you are a Non Resident and Graduate of a non-California High School with a GPA between 2.50 and 2.99, you will be ranked by using the score as indicated on the Multi Factor scoring chart.
The Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies major offers a liberal arts curriculum concerned with the changing nature and content of law; the shifting public expectations of criminal justice agencies; the implications of diversity along the lines of race, gender, and class; and the reactions of those agencies to social perceptions and political pressures. The student is offered an interdisciplinary, multi-methodology, academic approach to the understanding of the mechanisms of social control, resolutions of criminal justice problems, and a knowledge of accepted procedures and alternatives.
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Freshman Year: 30 Units
Fall Semester (15 Units)
ENGL 101 - Expository Writing and Analytical Reading Unit(s): 3
Mathematics GE
GE
Electives
Spring Semester (15 Units)
PHIL 101 - Critical Thinking Unit(s): 4
Computer Science
SPAN 101 - Basic Spanish, First Semester Unit(s): 4
SPAN 101L
GE
Sophomore Year: 30 Units
Fall Semester (15 Units)
CCJS 201 - Criminal Justice and Public Policy Unit(s): 4
SPAN 102 - Basic Spanish, Second Semester Unit(s): 4
SPAN 102L
GE
GE
Spring Semester (15 Units)
GE
GE
GE
GE
Elective
Junior Year: 30 Units
Fall Semester (15 Units)
CCJS 420 - Seminar in Criminology Unit(s): 4
CCJS 404 - Introduction to Constitutional Law Unit(s): 4 OR
CCJS 330 - Government and the Rule of Law Unit(s): 4
CCJS 450 - Punishments and Corrections Unit(s): 4
Upper-Division GE
Spring Semester (15 Units)
CCJS 405 - Rights of the Accused Unit(s): 4 OR
CCJS 489 - Civil Liberties and the Constitution Unit(s): 4
CCJS 370 - Seminar in Research Methods Unit(s): 4
Upper-Division GE
Elective
Senior Year: 30 Units
Fall Semester (15 Units)
CCJS 499 - Internship Unit(s): 4
CCJS 497 - Juvenile Justice Unit(s): 4
Upper-Division GE
Upper-Division GE
Spring Semester (15 Units)
CCJS 490 - Senior Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies Unit(s): 4
CCJS 407 - Police, Courts, and Community Relations Unit(s): 4 OR
CCJS 430 - Women and Crime Unit(s): 4 OR
CCJS 470 - Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice Unit(s): 4 OR
CCJS 480 - White Collar Crime Unit(s): 4
Elective
GE
Total Units: 120
