What is the CSU eligibility index?
The CSU statewide eligibility index is a combination of your high school grade point average (GPA) and scores on either the ACT or the SAT. GPAs are based on grades earned in college preparatory courses (“a-g” subject requirements) taken during the final three years of high school. Included in calculating GPA are any bonus points earned for approved honors courses. To calculate your eligibility index (EI), multiply your GPA by 800 and add your total score on the SAT mathematics and critical reading scores. If you took the ACT, multiply your GPA by 200 and add ten times the ACT composite score (do not include the writing score). In other words: EI using SAT I Scores = (GPA) x 800 + SAT I Total EI using ACT Scores = (GPA) x 200 + (10 x ACT composite score) To learn more about the eligibility index including honors bonus points, see the University Catalog.
