Communication Studies at Every CSU: Impaction and GPA for Transfers, Fall 2027

At a glance

CSU campuses compared: 22
Impacted for transfers: 5
Impacted in every major: 5
Publish a GPA figure: 3

Campus by campus

Whether communication studies is impacted for upper-division transfers in 2027-28, any GPA figure the campus publishes for it, and the programs where the Communication Studies 2.0 AA-T counts as similar.

Campus	Impacted for transfers	Published GPA figure	Similar to the ADT
Cal Poly Humboldt	No	—	Communication BA, Critical Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies BA, Interdisciplinary Studies (Individualized Degree Plan) BA
Cal Poly Pomona	No	CPP index 2950 for local and non-localMost non-impacted majors (e.g. Business options, Communication, Psychology from fall 2027), 2026-2027 application cycle	Communication - Communication Studies (B.A.), Communication - Multimedia Journalism (B.A.), Communication - Public Relations (B.A.)
Cal Poly SLO	Yes, every major	—	BA Communication Studies (General)
Cal State East Bay	No	—	—
Cal State Fullerton	Yes, every major	—	—
Cal State LA	No	—	—
Cal State Monterey Bay	No	—	—
Cal State San Marcos	No	—	—
Chico State	No	—	—
CSU Bakersfield	No	—	—
CSU Channel Islands	No	—	BA Communication (Environmental, Health, or Organizational Communication emphasis)
CSU Dominguez Hills	No	—	—
CSULB	Yes, every major	2.5 minimum GPA, plus 2.5 GPA in COMM 110, 130, 131Communication Studies (all options), Fall 2027 and spring 2028 applicants	—
CSUN	No	—	BA - Communication Studies - General
CSUSB	No	—	Communication, B.A. - Media Studies Concentration, Communication, B.A. - Relational and Organizational Communication Concentration, Communication, B.A. - Strategic Communication Concentration
Fresno State	No	—	—
Sacramento State	No	—	—
SDSU	Yes, every major	2.75 minimum GPACommunication (B.A.), Health Communication (B.S.), Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (B.A.), Fall 2027 applicants	Communication (B.A.), Health Communication (B.S.)
SF State	No	—	B.S. Apparel Design and Merchandising, Concentration in Design, B.S. Apparel Design and Merchandising, Concentration in Merchandising, B.A. Communication Studies and 5 more
SJSU	Yes, every major	—	—
Sonoma State	No	—	—
Stanislaus State	No	—	—

“Not listed as impacted” means the official list we checked doesn’t name it, so confirm with the campus. Published GPA figures may be a minimum, a range or a past cutoff, as labeled. Similar-program lists come from each campus’s own ADT page, and a dash means the campus didn’t publish one we could read.

The ADT for communication studies

The matching transfer degree is the Communication Studies 2.0 AA-T. Finishing it guarantees admission to some CSU campus with junior standing, though not to a particular campus or major.

At some campuses a similar ADT also adds to your GPA in competitive review: Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State LA, CSULB, SDSU, SF State describe a 0.1 boost on their own pages, each with its own conditions.

How the ADT guarantee works across the CSU

Building a balanced list

Campus-wide impacted campuses rank every applicant: Cal Poly SLO, Cal State Fullerton, CSULB, SDSU, SJSU. Apply to at least one campus where communication studies isn’t impacted.
Impacted programs often favor local-area applicants. Check the local area on each campus page.
Major prep courses count as much as GPA in impacted programs. Finish them by the end of spring before you transfer.

Also applying to UC?

Communication Studies transfer to UC lists UC’s shared course list, TAG lines and UCLA’s admit rate for the major.

Other majors at the CSU

Questions

Which CSU campuses are impacted for communication studies?

5 of 22 campuses, counting the 5 where every major is impacted. The table above names each one.

Is there an ADT for communication studies?

Yes, the Communication Studies 2.0 AA-T. It guarantees admission to a CSU campus with junior standing, not to a specific campus or major.

Communication Studies at every CSU