Participate in a learning community that connects freshmen with dedicated faculty members, student services professionals and peer mentors!

Participate in a freshman seminar that will link study and computer skills, major and career advice, and co-curricular and community involvement!

Connect with caring professors and peer mentors who are ready to offer you valuable advice about everything from class material to academic requirements - or just to chat with you!

Study in small groups and take advantage of one-to-one tutoring when you need it!

Get involved in activities outside the classroom to make friends, learn leadership skills and gain a sense of belonging at Cal State Fullerton!

Build lifelong friendships as you enjoy the best of the university’s rich resources inside and outside the classroom!

Enhances learning and improves the quality of student life by building a sense of community and belonging.

Provides students with a guaranteed, pre-planned set of general education and elective courses that meet graduation  requirements.

Promotes learning as a holistic experience.

Offers individualized benefits including specialized academic advisement, career exploration, personal growth, and skills such as critical thinking, information and technology  literacy, communication and more.

Get involved in activities outside the classroom to make friends, learn leadership skills and gain a sense of belonging at Cal State Fullerton!

Build lifelong friendships as you enjoy the best of the university’s rich resources inside and outside the classroom!

Brings together a selection of outstanding professors,  student services professionals and peer mentors who are interested  in maximizing the success of first-time freshmen.

Provides the opportunity to have fun, meet and  make new friends and develop leadership skills.

Offers encounters with a broad and rich diversity  of people, ideas and values that will enhance appreciation and  respect for others.

Build strong and enduring connections between  students and faculty members, student services professionals,  peers, campus life and the surrounding community.

Involves students in supervised community service-learning  projects.

Links classroom information with experiential  learning.

Actively involves students in a variety of special  events and activities including academic field trips.

Be admitted to CSUF as a freshman (college transfer students are not eligible). Contact the Evaluations Unit of the Office of Admission and Records with admissions questions, 714.278.2396.

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Freshman Programs strongly encourages students to take the Entry-Level Mathematics exam (ELM) and English Placement Test (EPT) on December 1, 2007, February 2, 2008, March 15, 2008, or April 5, 2008. Please visit the Testing Services website to register for the exams. Completion of the ELM and EPT exams are required for all incoming CSUF freshman students and for acceptance to Freshman Programs.

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Complete the online application today, click on the link below. Or call us at 714.278.3709 for a brochure and paper application. Preference will be given to students who apply before April 20th. Applications will be accepted until all spaces in the program are filled. You may also contact the Freshman Programs by email at freshmanprograms1@fullerton.edu or visit our office at McCarthy Hall 142. If you have questions, please feel free to call us.

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All incoming freshman students must attend New Student Orientation (NSO). To join Freshman Programs, students are required to attend NSO on June 17, 2008 . Please visit www.fullerton.edu/orientation for NSO registration information.