"If Governor Newsom signs the bill, students whose grades and coursework qualify them for CSU admission will receive a letter signed by the chancellor telling them they've been accepted at a list of campuses with enrollment capacity. According to a news release, Education research shows receiving such an acceptance letter can prompt a student to attend a four-year college when they otherwise would not findings that are driving the adoption of direct admission also known as automatic admission around the country."
"We should make it as seamless for our students to go from 12th grade to the next stage of their education as was for them to go sixth grade to seventh grade, Senator Cabaldon said in the same news release. Direct admission removes the applications hurdle that stops some students from going to college, and relieves the fear that they won't get in anywhere."
"In June, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker of Illinois signed legislation to offer direct admission at nine of the state's 11 public, four-year university campuses. An analysis of Idaho's direct admissions program concluded that it has boosted total undergraduate enrollments by 4-8 percent and in-state enrollments by 8-15 percent. In California, SB 640 builds on West Sacramento's acclaimed Home Run program, started when Cabaldon was mayor, which automatically admits all high school seniors, tuition-free, to Sacramento City College."
State Senator Christopher Cabaldon's legislation would automatically admit every qualifying California high school senior to the California State University system if signed by the governor. Qualified students would receive a chancellor-signed acceptance letter listing campuses with enrollment capacity. Research indicates receiving such an acceptance letter can prompt students to attend a four-year college when they otherwise would not. Direct admission aims to remove application barriers and reduce fears of not being accepted. Similar programs have been enacted in other states and pilots have increased enrollments. SB 640 builds on West Sacramento's Home Run program and extends a CSU Riverside County pilot statewide.
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