CSU Transfer Success Pathway (TSP) Program
Transfer Success Pathway (TSP) is a program that provides a dual admission opportunity for eligible first-time, first-year students enrolling in California community colleges who commit to transferring to a California State University (CSU) within three years.
As guided by the Governor's Council for Post-Secondary Education Recovery with Equity report and the Postsecondary Education Trailer Bill (AB 132), the CSU Transfer Success Pathway program will help improve the student transfer experience while addressing potential equity issues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, issues with academic preparation and other challenges facing high school students.
Student Eligibility
To be eligible, you need to be a graduating high school student from the Class of 2026 who faced academic, financial or personal hardships that prevented you from attending a CSU and who plans to enroll at a California community college.
Beginning August 1, 2026, eligible students can apply to the program in order to:
- Enter into an agreement with a CSU and receive guaranteed admission to the degree program and campus of your choice (if all requirements are met).
- Map out your coursework using the Transfer Planner to ensure you're on track for your degree.
- Review the list of program offerings for each of the CSU campuses.
As part of the agreement, you must complete either an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) or an established course of transfer at a California community college within three years and meet the minimum transfer requirements.
Additional information about the CSU Transfer Success Pathway program is available on the CSU Transfer Success Pathway website.
Program Application Timeline
Apply Between August 1 and October 31, 2026
To join the program, you will need to enroll using the Transfer Planner between August 1 and October 31, 2026.
Fall 2026 Open TSP Programs at SDSU
| Program | Minimum GPA |
|---|---|
| Advertising | 3.00 |
| Africana Studies | 2.40 |
| American Indian Studies | 2.40 |
| Anthropology | 2.40 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Human Responsibility | 2.40 |
| Asian American Studies | 2.40 |
| Asian Studies | 2.40 |
| Astronomy | 2.40 |
| Brazilian Studies | 2.40 |
| Chemistry, B.S. with Certificate of the American Chemical Society | 2.40 |
| Chicana and Chicano Studies | 2.40 |
| Child Development | 2.40 |
| Comparative International Studies | 2.40 |
| Criminal Justice - San Diego or Imperial Valley | 2.80 |
| Economics | 2.40 |
| English and Comparative Literature | 2.40 |
| Environmental Sciences | 2.40 |
| Foods and Nutrition | 2.90 |
| Geography (Environment, Sustainability and Policy) | 2.40 |
| Geography (General Geography) | 2.40 |
| Geography (Geographic Information Science and Technology), B.A. | 2.40 |
| Geography (Geographic Information Science and Technology), B.S. | 2.40 |
| Geography (Human Geography and Global Studies) | 2.40 |
| Geography (Water, Climate and Ecosystems) | 2.40 |
| Geological Sciences, B.A. | 2.40 |
| Geological Sciences (Environmental Geosciences), B.A. | 2.40 |
| Geological Sciences (General Geology), B.S. | 2.40 |
| Gerontology | 2.40 |
| Health Communication | 2.75 |
| History | 2.40 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management (Hotel Operations and Management) | 2.70 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management (Meetings and Events Operations and Management) | 2.70 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management (Restaurant Operations and Management) | 2.70 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management (Tribal Gaming Operations and Management) | 2.70 |
| Humanities | 2.40 |
| International Security and Conflict Resolution (Environment in the Global System) | 2.40 |
| International Security and Conflict Resolution (Justice in the Global System) | 2.40 |
| Islamic and Arabic Studies | 2.40 |
| Japanese | 2.40 |
| Journalism | 3.00 |
| Language, Culture and Society | 2.40 |
| Latin American Studies | 2.40 |
| Leadership Studies | 2.40 |
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Plus (LGBTQ+) Studies | 2.40 |
| Liberal Studies (Education-Generalist) - San Diego or Imperial Valley | 2.70 |
| Liberal Studies (Elementary Education) - Imperial Valley | 2.70 |
| Liberal Studies | 2.70 |
| Linguistics | 2.40 |
| Mathematics | 2.40 |
| Mathematics (Applied Mathematics) | 2.40 |
| Mathematics (Computational Science) | 2.40 |
| Mathematics (Mathematics Education) | 2.40 |
| Mathematics (Science) | 2.40 |
| Mathematics (Preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential) | 2.40 |
| Media Studies | 3.00 |
| Modern Jewish Studies | 2.40 |
| Philosophy | 2.40 |
| Physics, B.A. | 2.40 |
| Physics (General), B.S. | 2.40 |
| Physics (Modern Optics), B.S. | 2.40 |
| Political Science | 2.40 |
| Psychology - Imperial Valley | 2.50 |
| Public Administration - San Diego or Imperial Valley | 2.40 |
| Public Administration (City Planning) | 2.40 |
| Public Health | 2.90 |
| Public Health (Environmental Health) | 2.40 |
| Public Health (Environmental Health) - Imperial Valley | 2.90 |
| Public Relations | 3.00 |
| Recreation Administration (Outdoor Resource Management) | 2.40 |
| Recreation Administration (Recreation Systems Management) | 2.40 |
| Recreation Administration (Sustainable Tourism Management) | 2.40 |
| Religious Studies | 2.40 |
| Rhetoric and Writing Studies | 2.40 |
| Social Science | 2.40 |
| Social Science (Preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential) | 2.50 |
| Sociology | 2.50 |
| Spanish | 2.40 |
| Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | 2.75 |
| Statistics | 2.40 |
| Statistics (Actuarial Science) | 2.40 |
| Statistics (Data Science) | 2.40 |
| Sustainability | 2.40 |
| Television, Film and New Media (Cinema Studies) | 3.00 |
| Women's and Gender Studies | 2.40 |
FAQ
- Students who graduated high school in 2026 or before and have not earned any college credit beyond the end of summer immediately following high school graduation
- First-time, first-year students that were not CSU eligible at the time of high school graduation
- First-time, first-year students who did not attend a CSU due to personal or financial reasons
- CSU redirect first-year students who opted not to enroll at a CSU campus
Students are able to view available TSP agreements by campus and enroll in a TSP agreement through the Transfer Planner.
Students are able to submit a TSP agreement during the enrollment period of August 1–October 31, 2026.
Students must meet the requirements of the agreement, meet the minimum transfer requirements and transfer within three years to the CSU campus that was selected on the Transfer Planner. The agreement outlines the courses you must complete at your California community college and the minimum cumulative GPA required to be eligible for transfer to SDSU.
In order to receive guaranteed admission through TSP, you must complete all of your minimum transfer requirements. Your minimum transfer admission requirements must be completed by the spring 2027 semester for fall 2027 enrollment, and by the summer 2026 semester for spring 2027 enrollment.
You may utilize either ASSIST or Transferology to determine whether or not your community college courses meet your General Education and major preparation coursework requirements. Meet with your community college academic advisor to confirm you are taking the courses needed to transfer to SDSU.
TSP agreements are available for select academic programs at SDSU. Determine which academic programs are accepting TSP agreements by reviewing the list of SDSU programs, SDSU Imperial Valley programs or the Transfer Planner.
If you are enrolled in a TSP agreement, you may request to be released from the agreement through the Transfer Planner. You may then enroll in a different agreement during the same agreement cycle (August 1–October 31) in which your original TSP agreement was submitted. Once that agreement cycle ends, you can no longer change your academic program (major) within TSP.
Please send an email to [email protected], and we will be happy to help you.
