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C
NEWS
al State Universities are reducing enrollment for first-time freshmen and transfer students because of high enrollment rates. CSU
Northridge is one of the last campuses to adopt the new standard.
CSU’S CUTTING NUMBERS
BY JOHN OLIVARES / el Don
C
al State Northridge officials
are planning to reduce
enrollment by 300 students,
or 1 percent, for the next four
years, impacting undergraduate
programs beginning fall of 2016.
The school is looking to achieve
this goal by raising admission
standards for high school graduates
and transfer students outside the
local area.
Psychology, kinesiology, music
and cinema and television arts
are among the majors with new
entrance requirements under
these changes.
The university reviewed data to
determine which majors were in
highest demand.
“Due to the repercussions of the
state budget crisis, CSUN is