CSU San Marcos Impaction

California State University San Marcos will have very limited space for Fall 2010 admission due to the severity of the State of California budget and California State University enrollment management directives.  All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for admission to multiple institutions.  CSU San Marcos will accommodate new first time freshman and upper division transfer applicants from our local service area -- north of highway 56 in San Diego county extending to southern Orange County and southwestern Riverside County -- who apply during the CSU Fall 2010 priority application period of October 1 - November 30, 2009, and who meet all CSU minimum admission requirements and all other University requirements and deadlines for Fall 2010.  All requirements and deadlines  will be strictly enforced.  In addition, the University is presently considering impaction status for several highly enrolled majors, and applicants for those majors, whether they come from our service area or not, will be subject to additional major requirements.  

Prospective students from outside of CSUSM's local service area are welcome to apply for admission during the priority application period; however, CSU systemwide impaction will be utilized -- higher admission criteria, wait lists, academic program impaction, and other options.  These students will only be admitted if enrollment space is available after local service area applicants have been accommodated.

While choice of major does not impact admissions decisions, CSU San Marcos does have several impacted majors in which enrollment is restricted.