"It makes higher education the natural next step, not an intimidating maze of forms and fees. Every eligible student deserves that life-changing moment of opening an acceptance letter."
"Tens of thousands of students are qualified but never apply. At the same time, CSU campuses are seeing alarming enrollment declines. This policy bridges that gap, and it does so with a tool that's as powerful emotionally as it is administratively: the acceptance letter."
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 640, authored by Senator Christopher Cabaldon, to provide automatic admission to the California State University system for high school graduates who meet CSU eligibility requirements without submitting an application. SB 640 takes effect in the 2026-27 academic year. The policy builds on West Sacramento’s Home Run initiative and a CSU Riverside County pilot that produced 3,000 additional enrollment paperwork completions. The law aims to remove application barriers, increase college enrollment among academically qualified students deterred by forms or fees, and help address sharp enrollment declines at campuses such as Cal Poly Maritime Academy and Sonoma State University, which received $45 million in state funding this year.
Read at The Mercury News
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