Fall 2019 Impaction Results by Major

All majors at SJSU are impacted for transfers, meaning that all applicants compete for space in the major, based on the applicant's cumulative GPA for all transferable courses completed at the time of application.* In addition, all domestic transfer applicants must have submitted a supplemental application to be considered for Fall 2019 admission.

For Fall 2019, SJSU will rank all transfer applicants by major based on self-reported grade point average (GPA) (as submitted on SJSU's supplemental application) and offer admission to applicants in sufficient numbers to meet that individual major's capacity. Please note that SJSU did not consider any updates made to your CalStateApply application after the priority filing period (December 15).

As of Fall 2019, additional preference was given to local applicants through a .25 GPA increase for those applicants who earned the majority of their transferable units at the time of application from a Santa Clara or Santa Cruz county college.

SJSU began admitting Fall 2019 applicants in late February. Please continue to check your MySJSU account for updates to your admission status and messages posted about our progress in our admission process. Applicants in a Decision Pending (DP) status are still under consideration for admission.

Impaction results categories

Provisionally admitted

Additional details about requirements to maintain eligibility to enroll are included in admission materials. Applicants in this category include:

Applicants who met the impaction threshold for their primary major as listed below
Applicants who met the impaction threshold for their alternate major AND there was additional capacity to enroll students in that major.

Withdrawn unaccommodated

Applicants in this category include:

Applicant who met minimum CSU eligibility requirements but did not meet the individual major's impaction threshold.

SJSU will admit an applicant to their alternate major only if there is additional capacity beyond those admitted as a primary major. This means that you might meet the threshold for your alternate major, but because there is no additional enrollment capacity in that major, your application will be withdrawn as unaccommodated. The evaluation process to determine which majors have the capacity to admit applicants to alternate majors will continue through the beginning of March.

*Beginning Fall 2016, some SJSU programs gave preference to transfer applicants who completed program-specific preparatory courses. Please see the programs with supplemental coursework section below for the impaction results for those majors. For these majors, applicants were ranked on a combination of the self-reported GPA and coursework completed as submitted on the supplemental application.

Program (Major)	Admit to Program Threshold
Advertising	2.20
Aerospace Engineering^	See below
African-American Studies	2.00
Animation and Illustration^	3.90
Anthropology^	2.30
Applied Math - Applied & Computational^	See below
Applied Math - Economics & Actuarial	See below
Applied Math - Statistics	See below
Art - Art History and Visual Culture	2.10
Art - Digital Media Art^	3.40
Art - Photography	2.10
Art - Pictorial Arts	2.10
Art - Spatial Arts	2.10
Art - Studio (Prep for Teaching, SS)	2.10
Art - Studio Practice	2.10
Aviation^	See below
Behavioral Science	2.10
Biological Sciences^	See Below
Biological Sciences - Microbiology^	See below
Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology^	See below
Biological Sciences - Systems Physiology^	See below
Biomedical Engineering^	See below
Business Admin. - Accounting^	2.80
Business Admin. - Accounting Info Syst^	2.40
Business Admin. - Business Analytics^	2.40
Business Admin. - Corporate Accounting Finance^	2.90
Business Admin. - Entrepreneurship	2.40
Business Admin. - Finance^	2.50
Business Admin. - General^	3.10
Business Admin. - Global Operations Management^	2.40
Business Admin. - Human Resource Mgmt^	2.40
Business Admin. - International Business^	2.40
Business Admin. - Management^	2.40
Business Admin. - Management Info Systems^	3.00
Business Admin. - Marketing^	3.00
Chemical Engineering^	See below
Chemistry - Biochemistry^	See below
Chemistry, B.A.^	See below
Chemistry, B.S.^	See below
Child & Adolescent Dev. (Prep for Teaching, MS)	2.00
Child & Adolescent Development	2.10
Chinese	2.10
Civil Engineering^	See below
Communication Studies^	2.20
Communicative Disorders & Sciences	2.10
Computer Engineering^	See below
Computer Science^	See below
Creative Arts	2.10
Dance	2.10
Design Studies	2.00
Earth Science	See below
Ecology & Evolution^	See below
Economics, B.A.	2.05
Economics, B.S.	2.05
Electrical Engineering^	See below
Engineering^	See below
English	2.10
English - Professional and Technical Writing	2.10
English - Creative Writing	2.10
English (Prep for Teaching, SS)	2.10
Environmental Studies - all concentrations	2.10
Forensic Science - Biology^	2.80
Forensic Science - Chemistry^	2.80
French	2.10
Geography	2.10
Geology	See below
Global Studies	2.30
History	2.10
Hospitality, Tourism & Event Mgmt	2.10
Humanities - American Studies	2.10
Humanities - Asian Studies	2.10
Humanities - European Studies	2.10
Humanities - Liberal Arts	2.10
Humanities - Middle East Studies	2.00
Humanities - Religious Studies	2.10
Industrial & Systems Engineering^	See below
Industrial Tech - Comp. Electronics & Network Tech.	See below
Industrial Tech - Manufacturing Systems	See below
Japanese	2.10
Jazz Studies	2.10
Journalism^	2.20
Justice Studies^	2.80
Justice Studies - Criminology^	2.70
Kinesiology^	See below
Kinesiology (Prep for Teaching, SS)	See below
Liberal Stud (Prep for Teaching, MS)	2.00
Linguistics	2.10
Marine Biology^	See below
Materials Engineering^	See below
Mathematics^	See below
Mathematics (Prep for Teaching, SS)	See below
Mechanical Engineering^	See below
Mexican American Studies (Chicana and Chicano Studies)	2.10
Meteorology	See below
Meteorology - Climate Science	See below
Music - Composition	2.10
Music - Performance	2.00
Music Education	2.10
Music, B.A.	2.10
Nursing, RN to BSN only^	See below
Nutritional Science - Applied	2.00
Nutritional Science - Dietetics^	3.55
Nutritional Science - Food Management	2.40
Organizational Studies	2.10
Packaging	2.40
Philosophy	2.10
Physics, B.A.	See below
Physics, B.S.	See below
Physics (Prep for Teaching, SS)	See below
Political Science^	2.00
Psychology, B.A.^	2.50
Psychology, B.S.^	2.50
Public Health^	2.80
Public Health - Health Services^	3.00
Public Relations	2.20
Recreation	2.10
Recreation - Recreation Management	2.20
Recreation - Therapeutic Recreation	2.20
Social Science (Prep for Teaching, MS)^	2.30
Social Science (Prep for Teaching, SS)^	2.30
Social Work^	3.15
Sociology^	2.30
Sociology - Community Change	2.40
Sociology - Race & Ethnic Studies	2.40
Sociology - Social Interaction	2.40
Sociology - Women,Gender,Sexuality	2.40
Software Engineering^	See below
Spanish	2.10
Television, Radio, Film	2.00
Theatre Arts	2.10
Undeclared - Pre-Nursing^	See below

^This major did not have additional capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Impaction Results for Programs with Supplemental Coursework

Applicants to the majors below were ranked on a combination of self-reported GPA and major-specific coursework completed.

Applied Math - Applied and Computational

Applicants who completed one or more course requirements were admitted above a 2.00 GPA.

All other applicants were admitted above a 2.80 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Applied Math - Economics and Actuarial Science

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

Applied Math - Statistics

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

Aerospace Engineering

Applicants who completed three course requirements were admitted above a 3.20 GPA.

Applicants who completed two course requirements were admitted above a 4.20 GPA.**

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than two course requirements completed.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Aviation

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Biological Sciences - without a concentration

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all eligible applicants for Fall 2019.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Biological Sciences - Microbiology

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Biological Sciences - Molecular Biology

Applicants who completed one or more course requirements were admitted above a 2.00 GPA.

All other applicants were admitted above a 2.40 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Biological Sciences - Systems Physiology

Applicants who completed one or more course requirements were admitted above a 2.00 GPA.

All other applicants were admitted above a 2.40 GPA.

Biomedical Engineering

Applicants who completed one or more course requirements were admitted above a 2.00 GPA.

All other applicants were admitted above a 2.40 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Chemical Engineering

Applicants who completed three course requirements were admitted above a 2.50 GPA.

Applicants who completed two course requirements were admitted above a 3.50 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than two course requirements completed.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Chemistry, B.A.

Applicants who completed one or more course requirements were admitted above a 2.00 GPA.

All other applicants were admitted above a 2.40 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Chemistry, B.S.

Applicants who completed one or more course requirements were admitted above a 2.00 GPA.

All other applicants were admitted above a 2.40 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Chemistry - Biochemistry

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Civil Engineering

Applicants who completed three course requirements were admitted above a 3.0 GPA.

Applicants who completed two course requirements were admitted above a 4.0 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than two course requirements completed.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Computer Engineering

Applicants who completed three course requirements were admitted above a 2.30 GPA.

Applicants who completed two course requirements were admitted above a 3.30 GPA.

Applicants who completed one course requirement were admitted above a 4.30 GPA.**

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than one course requirement completed.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Computer Science

Applicants who completed five course requirements were admitted above a 3.30 GPA.

Applicants who completed four course requirements were admitted above a 4.30 GPA.**

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than four course requirements completed.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Earth Science

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

Ecology and Evolution

Applicants who completed one or more course requirements were admitted above a 2.00 GPA.

All other applicants were admitted above a 2.40 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Electrical Engineering

Applicants who completed four course requirements were admitted above a 2.10 GPA.

Applicants who completed three course requirements were admitted above a 3.10 GPA.

Applicants who completed two course requirements were admitted above a 4.10 GPA.**

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than two course requirements completed.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

General Engineering

Applicants who completed three course requirements were admitted above a 2.40 GPA.

Applicants who completed two course requirements were admitted above a 3.40 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than two course requirements completed.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Geology

Applicants who completed one or more course requirements were admitted above a 2.00 GPA.

All other applicants were admitted above a 2.40 GPA.

Industrial & Systems

Applicants who completed three course requirements were admitted above a 2.70 GPA.

Applicants who completed two course requirements were admitted above a 3.70 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than two course requirements completed.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Industrial Technology - Computer Electronics and Network Technology

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

Industrial Technology - Manufacturing Systems

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

Kinesiology

Applicants who completed one course requirement were admitted above a 2.40 GPA.

All other applicants were admitted above a 2.90 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Kinesiology - Prep for Teaching

Applicants who completed one course requirement were admitted above a 2.40 GPA.

All other applicants were admitted above a 2.90 GPA.

Marine Biology

Applicants who completed one or more course requirements were admitted above a 2.00 GPA.

All other applicants were admitted above a 2.40 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Materials Engineering

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Mathematics

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Mathematics - Prep for Teaching

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

Mechanical Engineering

Applicants who completed three course requirements were admitted above a 3.20 GPA.

Applicants who completed two course requirements were admitted above a 4.20 GPA.**

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than two course requirements completed.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Meteorology

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

Meteorology - Climate Science

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

Nursing - RN to BSN

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.75 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Nursing - Pre-Nursing Undeclared

Applicants who completed five course requirements* were admitted above a 3.20 GPA.

Applicants who completed four course requirements* were admitted above a 4.20 GPA.**

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than four course requirements completed.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

Physics

This major had the enrollment capacity to admit all applicants above a 2.10 GPA.

Software Engineering

Applicants who completed four course requirements were admitted above a 2.40 GPA.

Applicants who completed three course requirements were admitted above a 3.40 GPA.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants with fewer than three course requirements completed.

This major did not have the enrollment capacity to admit applicants as alternate majors.

**Applicants could achieve a GPA higher than 4.0 if they are a local applicant and/or they have earned an Associate Degree for Transfer in a similar degree program.