California State University Channel Islands (CSU Channel Islands) Transfer Acceptance Rate and Requirements, Fall 2027

Admission numbers

Transfer applicants: 4,693
New transfers enrolled: 933
Campus, upper-division transfers: Not impacted
Spring 2027 transfers: Open

Term	Applicants	Admits	Admit rate	Enrolled
Fall 2025	4,693	Not published	—	933

From CSUCI Institutional Research, Campus Numbers (first-time transfer students). The page does not give a transfer admit count.. Counts cover all transfer applicants, not only community college students.

Impaction at CSU Channel Islands

The CSU Local Admission and Service Areas list (updated September 2026, the current version during the Fall 2027 cycle) shows Channel Islands as not impacted for upper-division transfers, with the whole state of California as its local admission area. Impaction at CSUCI applies at the program level, mainly the BS in Nursing.

Impacted major	What it adds
Nursing (BSN, Track I generic pre-licensure, Camarillo)	The nursing department says impaction was granted by the CSU Chancellor's Office and applicants are ranked by an undisclosed supplemental criteria point system. Transfers need all 8 prerequisites with a C or better plus the TEAS, apply through NursingCAS, admit only for fall, and must list an alternate major. The page shows Fall 2025 cycle dates, so Fall 2027 details were not confirmed.

Local admission area

Because Channel Islands is not impacted for upper-division transfers, its local admission area is the entire state of California on the CSU list updated September 2026. The CSU lists Ventura County, Malibu and the southern Santa Barbara County coast as the service area, which is used for outreach and does not change admission at a non-impacted campus.

ADT and the Transfer Success Pathway

The CSU Admission Handbook 2027-2028 states that community college students who earn an AA-T or AS-T and meet CSU minimum requirements are guaranteed admission with junior standing and priority consideration. Once admitted, they only need 60 more prescribed units. A minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA applies.

All 22 CSU universities take part in the Transfer Success Pathway, but each university decides which programs are eligible. Nursing and programs that require a portfolio or audition may not be eligible.

How the ADT guarantee works across the CSU

Dates for fall 2027

For fall 2027, applicants can start the Cal State Apply application on August 1, 2026, and can submit it starting October 1, 2026. The priority filing deadline is November 30, 2026. CSU says many campuses and majors still accept applications after the priority period.

Date	What
October 1 to December 2	Nursing (Track I Camarillo) NursingCAS application period. The page does not state a year and refers to the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 cycle.
End of January	CSUCI sends admit emails to fall transfer applicants by the end of January. Nursing admits are notified by April. No year is stated.
January 15	Fall EOP application deadline listed for all CSU EOP programs, with recommendations due January 31. The page does not state a year, so for Fall 2027 entry this is January 2027.

CSUCI admits transfers for Spring 2027. The CSU EOP status page lists Channel Islands as accepting transfer EOP applicants for Spring 2027, and the Channel Islands Tuition Promise covers students entering in Spring 2027. The CSU Spring 2027 priority filing period was July 1 to August 31, 2026.

More from CSU Channel Islands

In Fall 2025 CSUCI received 4,693 applications from first-time transfer students and 933 new transfer students enrolled. Source
The Channel Islands Tuition Promise covers remaining tuition and mandatory campus fees for two years for California transfer students entering in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 who receive a Pell Grant and have a Student Aid Index of $5,000 or less. Full-time continuous enrollment is required. Terms for Fall 2027 were not yet posted. Source
For the Spring 2026 and Fall 2026 cycles CSUCI stated it was accepting both upper-division and lower-division transfer students. Lower-division status for Fall 2027 was not confirmed. Source
The CSUCI housing FAQ says admitted transfers must accept their offer of admission before applying for housing. Students who submit the housing application, license agreement and deposit by the priority deadline are guaranteed a space. No year is stated. Source
The CSU EOP status page lists Channel Islands as accepting transfer EOP students for Spring 2027. Source

Official links

CSU Channel Islands transfer admissionscsuci.edu
Cal State Applycalstate.edu
ASSIST: course agreementsassist.org

Other CSU campuses

Questions

What GPA do you need to transfer to CSU Channel Islands?

The CSU minimum is a 2.0 transferable GPA for California residents.

Is CSU Channel Islands impacted for transfers?