Evergreen Valley College

H.S.I. (Hispanic Serving Institution) Transfer Project

TAA Eligibility Guidelines

  1. TAAs should only be written for students whose first-choice campus is SJSU. TAAs will be written for all qualified applicants, however the target population is students who are underrepresented at the CSU (African Americans, Chicanos/Latinos, and Native Americans).
  2. TAAs will only be accepted for admission for each Fall semester.
  3. TAAs will only be accepted with the online CSU Mentor application.
  4. TAAs will not be accepted if students have filed an application for a Spring term.
  5. TAAs will only be accepted if accompanied by all supporting documents required.
  6. TAAs will not be accepted for non-residents of California, including F-1 or J-1 international student visa holders.
  7. TAAs will not be accepted for students with any post-secondary coursework completed outside the US.
  8. TAAs will not be accepted for students who have previously matriculated at SJSU, including those disqualified from SJSU. Open University course work is acceptable.
  9. TAAs will not be accepted for students who have been disqualified from another institution unless students document that the disqualification has been cleared.
  10. TAAs will not be accepted for students who already have baccalaureate or graduate degrees.
  11. By the time the Contract is written , students must have completed a minimum of 30 semester/45 quarter CSU transferable units with an overall minimum 2.00 GPA.
  12. By the end of the Spring semester/quarter (prior to transfer), students must complete the following:
    1. One course in each of the four basic skills with a “C” or better
      1. CSU GE Area A-1--Oral Communication
      2. CSU GE Area A-2--Written Communication
      3. CSU GE Area A-3--Critical Thinking (except students declaring any Engineering major on their admissions application)
      4. CSU GE Area B-4—Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
  13. By the end of the Summer session (prior to transfer), students must complete:
    • A total of 60 semester/90 quarter CSU transferable units with an overall minimum 2.00 GPA.
    • 30 semester/45 quarter units of CSU General Education coursework with “C” grades or better.
  1. TAAs cannot be accepted for any impacted majors. Nursing is impacted. If other majors become impacted, transfer center directors will be notified immediately.