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Preparing for College: High School

Choose your grade to learn more about how to prepare for the CSU:


Go to “How to Get to Cal State”


Calculate Your Eligibility Index

Your Eligibility Index -- part of the admission process to the CSU -- is calculated usi​ng a combination of your grade point average (GPA) and your ACT/SAT score.

Get Your Score



Academic Planner

Create an account at CaliforniaColleges.edu to track your high school classes and then transfer your planner to your CSU application.

Go to the Academic Planner


Prepare for CSU General Education (GE) English
and math/quantitative reasoning courses

Go to csustudentsuccess for guidance on assessment of English and math skills in high school and placement in first-year General Education (GE) English and math/quantitative reasoning courses.

Go to CSU Success