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Sonoma State University. Small University, Big Ideas. SSU Snapshot. Population: 8100 total students Student to faculty ratio, 21:1 Average class size: Lower Division- 25 Upper Division- 18 Average GPA: 3.12 Average Test Scores: SAT 1040/ACT 21. WHAT SETS SSU APART? Location
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Sonoma State University Small University, Big Ideas
SSU Snapshot • Population: 8100 total students • Student to faculty ratio, 21:1 • Average class size: • Lower Division-25 • Upper Division-18 • Average GPA: 3.12 • Average Test Scores: SAT 1040/ACT 21 • WHAT SETS SSU APART? • Location • -The Perfect combination of rural and urban life. • -40 Miles north of San Francisco • Student Friendly Campus • -personal attention and community feel among faculty, staff & students • 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
Academics at SSU • 44 Bachelors, 14 Masters, 13 Teaching Credentials • Top Five Majors (by enrollment) • Business, Hutchins Liberal Studies, • Psychology, English, Biology • High Demand Majors: (GPA requirements) • Biology, Criminal Justice, Communications, • Environmental Science, Hutchins, Nursing, • Pre-Business, Psychology • Hutchins School of Liberal Studies, Nationally Recognized Program • (class size limited to 13 ) • Honored member of COPLAC (Counsel of Public Liberal Arts Colleges) • High Acceptance Rate to Top Medical & Professional Schools
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
Campus Housing • Most Residential Campus in CSU • 85% of Freshmen live on campus • Fall 2003 Beaujolais Village Opened • Cost: $5500-$8000/year • Suites & Apartments • Internet access in each room • Swimming Pools, Spa, Rec and Game Room • US Post Office • Convenience Store • Laundry Facilities • Exclusive Computer Lab • Ameci’s Pizzeria
Campus Life & Involvement • NCAA II Sports Programs • - 11 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 • -6 Fraternities & 7 Sororities • - Inter-Cultural Center • Active Associated Student Government • -ASP Programming • -Outdoor Pursuits
What’s New at SSU? • Recreation Center: The 52,000 sq. ft. center will be adjacent to the campus residence halls. It will house a weight room, two multipurpose rooms for dance/aerobics/martial arts, a game room, an indoor rock-climbing wall and a massage center, as well as many other amenities. • Beaujolais Village: 655 Spaces opened for Fall 2003. Four bedroom, four bath 1150 sq foot apartments for Transfer and Continuing students. Spring 04 construction will begin on another 650 spaces. • Wolf’s Den: Across from the main entrance to SSU’s campus a small shopping center is being constructed with the addition of a McDonalds, Quiznos, 7-Eleven, and Wolf Coffee Shop • Renovation of Darwin Hall: Construction will begin this Fall on the renovation of SSU’s science building, Darwin Hall.
Admissions Criteria • Admissions Criteria for Freshmen • A-G Requirements • GPA • SAT I or ACT • http://www.sonoma.edu/ar/admissions/ftf.html • Admissions Criteria for Transfer Students • Lower Division* • - A2 & B4 • - 2.00 GPA • - Eligible from high school • Upper Division* • - 56 transferable units, 30 General Education with a C or better (all area A & B4) and 2.00 GPA. • http://www.sonoma.edu/ar/admissions/transfer.html • * Some majors require higher GPA
How & When to Apply • Fall Applicants October 1 - November 31 (First time Freshman) • October 1 - January 31(Transfer Students) • Spring Applicants August 1 - August 31st (UpperDivision Transfer Students Only) • Online Applications Preferred • - CSU Mentor Website • www.csumentor.edu