What are “catalog rights” and how are they determined?
Undergraduate students maintaining “attendance” in any combination of California community colleges and campuses of the California State University system receive “catalog rights” which determine their graduation requirements. Students may elect the requirements in effect at (1) the year they began their study at a California community college or CSU campus (POST high school graduation), (2) the year they entered Sac State, or (3) the year they graduate from Sac State. “Attendance” has been defined as enrollment in at least one semester or two quarters in each calendar year. Once catalog rights are established, absence related to attendance at another accredited institution of high learning is not considered an interruption, providing the absence does not exceed two years.
Undergraduate students maintaining “attendance” in any combination of California community colleges and campuses of the California State University system receive “catalog rights” which determine their graduation requirements. Students may choose the requirements in effect at (1) the year they began their study at a California community college or CSU campus (after high school graduation), (2) the year they entered Sac State, or (3) the year they graduate from Sac State. “Attendance” has been defined as enrollment in at least one semester or two quarters in each calendar year. Once catalog rights are established, absence related to attendance at another accredited institution of higher learning is not considered an interruption, providing the absence does not exceed two years.
