Sonoma State University

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Sonoma State University
Experience academic, creative and personal
excellence. Experience Sonoma
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What Sets SSU Apart?

• Student Friendly Campus
• -Small Campus with 8100 total students
• -Community Feel among students, staff and
  faculty
• Location
• - 40 Miles north of San Francisco
• -The perfect combination of both rural and
  urban life
• -Beautiful lush green campus with two small
  lakes
• Academic Excellence
• -Top Rated Degree Programs
• -COPLAC
• -Intels Top 100 Wireless Campuses in the Nation
• Residential Community
• - Residential campus with the highest
  percentage of
• students living on campus in the CSU
  System
• - Residential Suites and Student
  Apartments with
• extensive amenities

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Academics at SSU

• 45 Bachelors, 14 Masters, 13 Teaching Credentials
• The School of Business and Economics educates
  aspiring and practicing professionals, managers,
  and entrepreneurs in the private and public
  sectors. It does this in a small liberal arts and
  sciences environment where faculty emphasize the
  development and continuous improvement of the
  skills of critical analysis, problem solving,
  creativity, and effective communication.
• Criminal Justice Program - offers a liberal arts
  curriculum concerned with the changing nature and
  content of law, the shifting public expectations
  of criminal justice agencies, and the reactions
  of those agencies to social perceptions and
  political pressures
• SSU Wine Business Program - Located in the
  heart of the California wine country and created
  through a partnership between the university and
  the wine industry, Sonoma State's Wine Business
  Program is the first university program in the
  United States to focus exclusively on the
  business aspects of the wine industry.

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Academics at SSU

• Hutchins School of Liberal Studies, Nationally
  Recognized Program offering integrated subject
  matter and a thematic approach to learning.
  (class size limited to 13 )
• The focus of the BSES curriculum is Electronics
  and Communication. However it is designed to
  prepare students for an exciting career in
  designing and manufacturing of electronic
  systems, communications systems and networks,
  microprocessors and computers, microwave and
  lightwave communications, and, integrated
  circuits.
• High Acceptance Rate to Top Medical
  Professional Schools Sonoma State University
  (SSU) has an excellent program for students who
  wish to have careers in various health
  professions. Students prepare at SSU to enter
  programs that lead to admission into medicine,
  dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry,
  pharmacy, podiatry and chiropractic medicine.

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Admissions Criteria

• SSU accepts Upper Division Transfer Students that
  have met the following criteria
• 60 units
• 39 units of GE
• Speech, English Comp, Critical Thinking Math
• Instant Admissions Dates
• At SSU 9am-3pm
• October 7th, 21st
• November 4th
• December 2nd
• Local Community College Locations
• Santa Rosa Community College, Napa Valley
  College, Mendocino College, Solano Community
  College, College of Marin, Diablo Valley College

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Impacted Majors

• The following majors are impacted requiring a
  specific minimum GPA for admissions to each
  individual major
• The following majors may also require a higher
  GPA for Fall 2006 Admissions
• English
• History
• Kinesiology
• Political Science

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Student Support

• SOAR Student Orientation Registration
• EMT Educational Mentoring Team
• ACE (Advising,Career, EOP) Services
• EOP Summer Bridge Program
• DSS Disabled Student Services
• Free Tutorial Program
• (LSS) Learning Skills Services
• Writing Center

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Campus Housing

• Suites Apartments
• Internet access in each room
• Swimming Pools, Spa, Rec and Game Room
• US Post Office
• Convenience Store
• Laundry Facilities
• Exclusive Computer Lab
• Amecis Pizzeria

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Transfer Housing

• Most Residential Campus in CSU
• Transfer Students have priority in residential
  apartments
• Single bedroom and bathroom in a four person
  shared apartment

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Campus Life Involvement

• NCAA II Sports Programs
• - 12 Intercollegiate Programs
• Competitive Club Recreational Sports
• -Western Collegiate Lacrosse League
  Champions,
• Ranked 1st in the Nation

• Student Organizations
• -More than 100 university sponsored clubs and
  organizations
• -Fraternities Sororities
• - Inter-Cultural Center
• Active Associated Student Government
• -ASP Programming
• -Outdoor Pursuits

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The Future of SSU
Growth Sonoma State University is expected to
grow for the next five years bringing in larger
classes of both freshmen and transfer students
than we have in the past. However, the University
is committed to maintaining the community that
SSU has built among students, faculty
staff. Darwin Hall The renovated building will
offer laboratories with facilities for faculty
and student research in biochemistry, DNA
sequencing, seismology, and other important
fields in modern science education. University
Center Plans are being developed for a new
University Center which will house our Associated
Students, Intercultural Center, Campus Life, and
Womens Resource Center, among other student
programs.
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How When to Apply
Fall Applicants October 1 - November 30 Spring
Applicants August 1 - August 31st Apply On
Line www.csumentor.edu
Important Dates Oct. 8th Open House-Open to
Community Oct. 28th SSU Community College
Counselor Conference