Kinesiology at every CSU

Which Cal State campuses rank kinesiology transfer applicants for fall 2027, what GPA they publish, and where the Kinesiology ADT counts as similar.

Checked against official CSU and campus sources in November 2026.

At a glance

CSU campuses compared: 22
Impacted for transfers: 5
Impacted in every major: 5
Publish a GPA figure: 1

Campus by campus

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

Campus	Impacted for transfers	Published GPA figure	Similar to the ADT
Cal Poly Humboldt	No	—	Interdisciplinary Studies (Individualized Degree Plan) BA, Kinesiology BS (Physical Education Teaching)
Cal Poly Pomona	No	—	Kinesiology (B.S.), Science, Technology, and Society-General (B.S.)
Cal Poly SLO	Yes, every major	—	—
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	—	—
CSU Dominguez Hills	No	—	—
CSULB	Yes, every major	—	—
CSUN	No	—	BS - Kinesiology / Dance option, BS - Kinesiology / Sport Studies option
CSUSB	No	—	—
Fresno State	No	—	—
Sacramento State	No	—	—
SDSU	Yes, every major	2.90 minimum GPAKinesiology and Public Health (B.S.), Fall 2027 applicants	Kinesiology (Exercise Science) (B.S.)
SF State	No	—	B.S. Kinesiology, Concentration in Exercise and Movement Sciences, B.A. Recreation, Parks & Tourism
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 kinesiology

The matching transfer degree is the Kinesiology 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 kinesiology 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.

Other majors at the CSU

Questions

Which CSU campuses are impacted for kinesiology?

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

Is there an ADT for kinesiology?

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