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 2025 who faced academic, financial, or personal hardships that prevented you from attending the CSU and plans to enroll at a California community college.
Beginning August 1, 2025, 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 on 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, 2025
To join the program, you will need to enroll using the Transfer Planner between August 1 and October 31, 2025.
Fall 2025 Open TSP Programs at SDSU - San Diego
| Program | Minimum GPA |
|---|---|
| Africana Studies | 2.4 |
| American Indian Studies | 2.4 |
| Anthropology | 2.4 |
| Art - Art History | 2.4 |
| Asian Studies | 2.4 |
| Astronomy | 2.4 |
| Brazilian Studies | 2.4 |
| Chemistry, B.A. - With Certificate of the American Chemical Society | 2.4 |
| Chemistry, B.S. - With Certificate of the American Chemical Society | 2.4 |
| Chemistry - Emphasis in Biochemistry, B.S. and Certificate of the American Chemical Society | 2.4 |
| Chicana and Chicano Studies | 2.4 |
| Child Development | 2.4 |
| Comparative International Studies | 2.4 |
| Criminal Justice | 2.8 |
| Economics | 2.4 |
| English and Comparative Literature | 2.4 |
| Environmental Sciences | 2.4 |
| Geography - Emphasis in Environment, Sustainability and Policy, B.A. | 2.4 |
| Geography - Emphasis in General Geography | 2.4 |
| Geography - Emphasis in Geographic Information Sceince and Technology, B.A. | 2.4 |
| Geography - Emphasis in Human Geography and Global Studies | 2.4 |
| Geography - Emphasis in Water, Climate and Ecosystems | 2.4 |
| Geological Sciences - Emphasis in General Geology, B.S. | 2.4 |
| Gerontology | 2.4 |
| Health Communication | 2.75 |
| History | 2.4 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Hotel Operations and Management | 2.7 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Meetings and Events Operations and Management | 2.7 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Restaurant Operations and Management | 2.7 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Tribal Gaming Operations and Management | 2.7 |
| Humanities, Global Humanities | 2.4 |
| Islamic and Arabic Studies | 2.4 |
| Japanese | 2.4 |
| Journalism | 3.0 |
| Journalism - Advertising | 3.0 |
| Journalism - Media Studies | 3.0 |
| Journalism - Public Relations | 3.0 |
| Language, Culture and Society | 2.4 |
| Latin American Studies | 2.4 |
| Leadership Studies | 2.4 |
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Plus (LGBTQ+) Studies | 2.4 |
| Liberal Studies - Emphasis in Education-Generalist, B.A. | 2.7 |
| Liberal Studies - Emphasis in Elementary Education | 2.7 |
| Linguistics | 2.4 |
| Mathematics | 2.4 |
| Mathematics - Emphasis in Applied Mathematics, B.S. | 2.4 |
| Mathematics - Emphasis in Computational Science, B.S. | 2.4 |
| Mathematics - Emphasis in Mathematics Education, B.S. | 2.4 |
| Mathematics - Emphasis in Science, B.S. | 2.4 |
| Mathematics - in Preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential | 2.4 |
| Modern Jewish Studies | 2.4 |
| Philosophy | 2.4 |
| Physics - B.A. | 2.4 |
| Physics - General B.S. | 2.4 |
| Physics - Modern Optics | 2.4 |
| Political Science | 2.4 |
| Public Administration | 2.4 |
| Public Administration - Emphasis in City Planning | 2.4 |
| Public Health | 2.9 |
| Public Health - Emphasis in Environmental Heatlh | 2.4 |
| Recreation Administration - Outdoor Resource Management | 2.4 |
| Recreation Administration - Recreation Systems Management | 2.4 |
| Recreation Administration - Sustainable Tourism Management | 2.4 |
| Religious Studies | 2.4 |
| Rhetoric and Writing Studies | 2.4 |
| Social Science | 2.4 |
| Social Science - in Preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential | 2.5 |
| Social Work | 2.7 |
| Sociology | 2.5 |
| Spanish | 2.4 |
| Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences | 2.75 |
| Statistics | 2.4 |
| Statistics - Emphasis in Actuarial Science | 2.4 |
| Statistics - Emphasis in Data Science | 2.4 |
| Sustainability | 2.4 |
| Urban Studies | 2.4 |
| Women's and Gender Studies | 2.4 |
Fall 2025 Open TSP Programs at SDSU - Imperial Valley
| Program | Minimum GPA |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | 2.8 |
| Liberal Studies - Emphasis in Education - Generalist | 2.7 |
| Liberal Studies - Emaphsis in Elementary Education | 2.7 |
| Psychology | 2.5 |
| Public Administration | 2.4 |
| Public Health - Emphasis in Environmental Health | 2.9 |
FAQ
- Graduated high school in 2025 or before and has not earned any college grades beyond the end of summer immediately following high school graduation or who has not earned any college credit.
- First-time first-year students that were not CSU eligible at the time of high school graduation or
- 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, 2025.
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 will include a list of specific courses that must be taken at your California community college and the cumulative GPA that you must earn in order to be eligible to transfer to SDSU.
In order to receive guaranteed admission through TSP, you must complete all of your minimum transfer requirements. Your minimum transfer admissions requirements must be completed by the spring 2026 semester for fall 2026 enrollment, and by this summer 2025 for spring 2026 enrollment.
You may utilize either ASSIST.org or Transferology to determine whether or not your community college courses meet your General Education and major preparation coursework requirements. You should work closely with your community college academic advisors to ensure you are enrolling in the appropriate courses needed to transfer.
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.
Students enrolled in a TSP agreement can request, via the Transfer Planner, to be released from an agreement. Students can then sign up for another agreement only during the same agreement cycle (August 1-October 31) when the original TSP agreement was submitted. Once the cycle is closed for the original TSP agreement, students can no longer change their academic program (major).
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