Campus and Program Impaction
Program Impaction
Program Impaction pertains to limitations within an academic program (major) and occurs when the number of students seeking admission to a specific program exceeds the program’s capacity to accommodate them. Currently, Cal Poly Pomona has nineteen (19) programs impacted at the transfer level. Applicants applying to impacted majors will be held to a higher admission standard based on space availability.
Local Area Preference
Transfer applications applying to an impacted major will receive "Local Preference" for admission consideration if the majority of their units were earned from one of our local area community colleges or if they were awarded an Associate Degree for Transfer (AD-T) from one of our local area community colleges. In addition, as a part of our commitment to provide access to veterans, Cal Poly Pomona gives "Local Preference" to all veterans regardless of transferring institution. Since Cal Poly Pomona is not impacted at the transfer level, we also offer additional consideration to our “service area” institutions, Chaffey College and Rio Hondo College. For more information, visit our Local Preference page.
Supplemental, Required, and Recommended Courses
Cal Poly Pomona has implemented a multifactor admission (MFA) model to evaluate all incoming transfer applicants. Many of our impacted majors have required or recommended supplemental courses that will help prepare prospective applicants for further studies in their major.
- Required supplemental courses must be completed with a “C” or higher grade to be considered for admission.
- Recommended supplemental coursework will earn additional consideration based on how many of the recommended courses are completed with a "C" or higher.
- Local area applicants must complete any required coursework to be admissible and will receive a local preference bump.
- Local area applicants will receive additional points for any recommended coursework and will receive a local preference bump.
Applicants Earning an AD-T: Please note that supplemental coursework is waived for all impacted majors upon completion of an Associate Degree for Transfer (AD-T) in a similar major. AD-T recipients receive additional points for completing an AD-T in a similar major and for recommended coursework regardless of completion status.
Supplemental Courses
| Major | Recommended Course(s) | CPP Course(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Health Science | General Chemistry I & Lab | CHM 1210/L |
| Basic Bio & Lab | BIO 1150/L | |
| Statistics | STA 1200 | |
| Animal Science (Pre-Vet) Animal Science (General) |
General Chemistry I & Lab | CHM 1210/L |
| Foundations of Bio/Lab | BIO 1210/L | |
| Statistics | STA 1200 |
| Major | Recommended Course(s) | CPP Course(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | Business Calculus or Calculus 1 | MAT 1250 or MAT 1140 |
| Financial Accounting | ACC 2070 | |
| Managerial Accounting | ACC 2080 | |
| Statistics | STA 1200 |
| Major | Required Course(s) | CPP Course(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | Calculus I | MAT 1140 |
| Calculus II | MAT 1150 | |
| Intro to Newtonian Mechanics | PHY 1510/L | |
| General Chemistry I or Chemistry for Engineers | CHM 1210/L or CHM 1150 | |
| Civil Engineering | Calculus I | MAT 1140 |
| Calculus II | MAT 1150 | |
| Intro to Newtonian Mechanics | PHY 1510/L | |
| General Chemistry I & Lab | CHM 1210/L | |
| Computer Engineering | Calculus I | MAT 1140 |
| Calculus II | MAT 1150 | |
| Intro to Newtonian Mechanics | PHY 1510/L | |
| Intro to Electromagnetism & Circuits | PHY 1520/L | |
| Electrical Engineering | Calculus I | MAT 1140 |
| Calculus II | MAT 1150 | |
| Intro to Newtonian Mechanics | PHY 1510/L | |
| Intro to Electromagnetism & Circuits | PHY 1520/L | |
| Mechanical Engineering | Calculus I | MAT 1140 |
| Calculus II | MAT 1150 | |
| Intro to Newtonian Mechanics | PHY 1510/L | |
| General Chemistry I or Chemistry for Engineers | CHM 1210/L or CHM 1150 |
| Major | Recommended Course(s) | CPP Course(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Trigonometry | MAT 1060 |
| Physics of Motion, Fluid & Heat or Intro to Newtonian Mechanics | PHY 1210/L or PHY 1510/L |
| Major | Recommended Course(s) | CPP Course(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Intro to Psychology | PSY 2201 |
| Research Methods in Psychology | PSY 2204 | |
| Mind, Brain and Behavior | PSY 2210 | |
| Statistics | STA 1200 | |
| Sociology | Intro to Sociology | SOC 2201 |
| Research Methods in Sociology | SOC 2205 | |
| Statistics | STA 1200 |
| Major | Required Course(s) | CPP Course(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science* | Calculus I | MAT 1140 |
| Calculus II | MAT 1150 | |
| Intro to Newtonian Mechanics | PHY 1510/L |
| Major | Recommended Course(s) | CPP Course(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | Fundamentals of Biology: Energy, Matter & Information | BIO 1210/L |
| Fundamentals of Biology: Ecology & Biodiversity | BIO 1220/L | |
| General Chemistry I & Lab | CHM 1210/L | |
| General Chemistry II & Lab | CHM 1220/L | |
| Biotechnology | Fundamentals of Biology: Energy, Matter & Information | BIO 1210/L |
| Fundamentals of Biology: Ecology & Biodiversity | BIO 1220/L | |
| General Chemistry I & Lab | CHM 1210/L | |
| General Chemistry II & Lab | CHM 1220/L | |
| Chemistry | Calculus I | MAT 1140 |
| Calculus II | MAT 1150 | |
| General Chemistry I & Lab | CHM 1210/L | |
| General Chemistry II & Lab | CHM 1220/L | |
| Computer Science | Discrete Structures | CS 1300 |
| Environmental Biology | Fundamentals of Biology: Energy, Matter & Information | BIO 1210/L |
| Fundamentals of Biology: Ecology & Biodiversity | BIO 1220/L | |
| General Chemistry I & Lab | CHM 1210/L | |
| General Chemistry II & Lab | CHM 1220/L | |
| Kinesiology | Basic Biology & Lab or Foundations of Biology & Lab | BIO 1150/L or BIO 1210/L |
| Statistics | STA 1200 | |
| Physics | Calculus I | MAT 1140 |
| Calculus II | MAT 1150 | |
| Intro to Newtonian Mechanics | PHY 1510/L | |
| Into to Electromagnetism & Circuits | PHY 1520/L |