Education Code section 66209
(a)
The CSU Direct Admission Program is hereby established.(b)
For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1)
“California College Guidance Initiative” means the initiative defined in Section 10861 and further authorized pursuant to Section 60900.5.(2)
“Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the California State University.(3)
“Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.(4)
“Program” means the CSU Direct Admission Program established pursuant to this section.(5)
“University participant” means a campus of the California State University that is designated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) to participate in the CSU Direct Admission Program.(c)
(1)The chancellor shall designate one or more campuses of the California State University as university participants in the program.(2)
It is the intent of the Legislature that the chancellor designate each campus of the California State University with available enrollment capacity to be a university participant.(d)
(1)Upon the implementation of transcript-informed pupil accounts for pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, on the CaliforniaColleges.edu platform, the reporting available on the platform shall be used to provide the data required to determine eligibility for the program.(2)
A local educational agency that complies with paragraph (3) of subdivision (g) of Section 60900 and offers transcript-informed pupil accounts for pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, on the CaliforniaColleges.edu platform, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (f) of Section 60900, shall participate in the program.(3)
Direct admission eligibility shall include, but not be limited to, the coursework completed by the end of grade 11. This shall include on-track completion of A–G courses and a qualifying A–G California State University grade point average.(4)
All pupils in grade 12 who are enrolled in a participating local educational agency are hereby designated as applicants to the California State University for the purpose of making direct admissions offers.(e)
On or before the opening of the fall semester priority application filing period of each year, the California College Guidance Initiative, on behalf of the California State University, shall transmit a letter of direct admission, under the chancellor’s signature, to each pupil enrolled in a participating local educational agency who satisfies the eligibility requirements described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) that notifies the pupil that they have been directly admitted. The letter shall describe the enrollment procedures the pupil needs to complete in order to successfully enroll.(f)
Upon accepting an offer of admission to one of the university participants pursuant to this section, a pupil shall complete the necessary procedures to enroll at the university participant.
Source:
Section 66209, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=66209. (updated Jan. 1, 2026; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).
