Outreach, Recruitment & Educational Partnerships

Resources

At CPP, we support you not only as a student but in all aspects of your journey. We have resources available to help you navigate the challenges and triumphs of college life.

Experience our culture of care by visiting and learning more about the services below.

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Academic Support

CPP has countless programs and initiatives to support your academic success while on the path to achieving your dreams.
Visit the Office of Student Success

Financial Aid

You CAN get an affordable college education. The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships is here to walk alongside you as you explore scholarships, costs and aid options.
Get Your Financial Aid Questions Answered

Wellness Services

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) are here to advance your success by promoting community wellness, removing psychological barriers, and cultivating your personal strengths.
Learn More about CAPS

Career Services

Career Services wants to connect you with the real-world experience that will ensure you’re career-ready from day one.
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Pre-Admissions Advising

Pre-admission advising is an opportunity to meet with a CPP Outreach Counselor and ask any questions about the admissions process, requirements, eligibility, and any other general questions about CPP. Pre-admissions advising takes place Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm and appointments are 30 minutes long usually in a one on one format. We are currently doing pre-admissions advising virtually via Zoom and over the phone.

Our Outreach Counselors do pre-admissions advising appointments with prospective California and out-of-state first-time freshmen and transfer students.

If you are an international student or have international coursework, please visit the Office of Admissions' website for pre-admissions advising.

Nothing is required for you to bring for a pre-admissions advising appointment. However, it is helpful to have access to unofficial transcripts, education plan, etc. for the counselor to review before or during your appointment.

We offer many majors across different disciplines. You can find a full list of all of our current majors by clicking here.

Some of our majors are impacted, which means that our campus has reached its enrollment capacity for instructional resources and physical support and cannot accommodate all the eligible undergraduate applications it receives. These majors tend to be more competitive in the admissions process. You can find a list of our impacted majors by clicking here.

CPP accepts applications for the fall term for all of our undergraduate programs and spring for a majority of our non-impacted undergraduate programs. Fall applications are available for both first-time freshmen and upper-division transfer students. Spring applications are only available for upper-division transfer students.

*Program availability is subject to change.

 Applications to CPP can be submitted on Cal State Apply.

Admissions requirements can be found on the Office of Admissions website.

First-Time Freshmen
Minimum Requirements
Impacted Majors Requirements

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Upper-Division Transfer Students
Minimum Requirements
Impacted Majors Requirements

Local area means schools that are in Cal Poly Pomona’s service area districts. Applicants who apply to non-impacted majors and are from local area high schools/community colleges who meet the minimum CSU eligibility requirements will be admitted.

  1. First-Time Freshmen Local Area List
  2. Upper-Division Transfer Students Local Area List

If you previously attended CPP, you can find information about the steps you can take to return to CPP on our Returning Student Website.

If you have specific questions for your Academic College as it relates to your major of interest, please contact them directly.

We can assist you with general questions you have about graduate and credential admissions requirements. Please complete the form to request to speak to an Outreach Counselor.
If you have specific questions for the department, check the department’s website and/or contact the Program Coordinator for your major:

Program Coordinators

The Office of Admissions will communicate your admission status and next steps via the NEW Bronco Applicant Portal (coming soon).  Stay tuned for more information in mid-October on accessing this new portal. Until the new portal is accessible, please use BroncoDirect.

ASSIST is the official transfer and articulation system for California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California: www.assist.org.

You DO NOT need to complete everything that is listed on ASSIST. It should be used as a guide to help students determine the courses they want to take and course equivalencies from school to school. Regardless of what is listed on ASSIST, students need to be sure to check the minimum transfer requirements for the school(s) they are interested in transferring to.

Transfer requirement for our school can be found here.

There is no guarantee that all of your coursework will transfer over. Course credit will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

CPP does have a resource called the Transfer Evaluation System (TES) where students can see course equivalents from 4-year colleges/universities to CPP. However, TES is not comprehensive and transferability of courses will be evaluated once your application has been submitted.

Access TES

CPP only awards credit from institutions that are regionally accredited. Visit our Registrar’s Office website for more information about regional accreditation.

Regional Accreditation

Community College students can transfer in a maximum of 70 semester (105 quarter) units. Students with coursework from all other sources (i.e. 4-year colleges and universities) can transfer a maximum of 90 semester (135 quarter) units. You can find more information in our University Catalog under  the “Transfer Policies of CSU campuses” section.

Yes. Passing scores of a 3, 4, or a 5 may be equivalent to course credit. Send your official AP scores to the Office of Admissions.

A student will be considered a first-time freshman as long as all their college units are completed prior to the end of the summer immediately following high school graduation. Once a student earns college units after the summer immediately following high school graduation, they will be recognized as a transfer student and need to meet the admissions requirements of an upper-division transfer student.

No, we do not require essays on the undergraduate CSU application. Admissions requirements can be found here.

Tours and Outreach Events

Yes! Currently, we have daily in-person campus tours Monday – Friday at 9 AM.

A virtual campus tour is coming soon! 

Yes, you can follow our self-guided walking tour. Click here (PDF) for the self-guided tour.

Use our Campus Map to navigate to the SSB. The roof is silver, with waves and curves.

Visitors parking for campus tours only, with a tour parking pass, may park in Lot C, adjacent to the SSB, in designated visitor tour parking spots. 

If you need a Campus Tour Parking Pass, please register before your tour with Parking and Transportation Services using the form provided: CPP Campus Tour Parking Registration. Please note that visitors who do not register and park in tour spaces, and visitors who park in any space not applicable to their visit, may receive a citation.

Yes! You must park in a designated parking space and display your pass. Please register before your tour with Parking and Transportation Services using the form provided to get a parking pass: CPP Campus Tour Parking Registration. Please note that visitors who do not register and park in tour spaces, and visitors who park in any space not applicable to their visit, may receive a citation.

We recommend arriving 20 minutes before your tour start time to secure parking and navigate to the Student Services Building, as late tour guests cannot be accommodated.

When you register for a tour, there is space available to detail your needs. Once you successfully register, an Outreach Representative will contact you shortly to discuss how we can best accommodate your needs to explore our beautiful and inclusive campus.

Yes. Rain or shine tours will go on, but we will cancel tours when there is thunder and/or lightning for your safety.

If you would like a CPP Outreach Counselor to attend your school’s event, please complete the “Request an Outreach Representative” form.

You can also find more information about counselor events, get a viewbook and more on our "For Counselors" page.

General

Yes, the campus is open! However, please follow at safety protocols employed by Cal Poly Pomona and Los Angeles County Health Officials while you are on campus. Please visit our Safer Return website for more information and updates.

Yes! More information can be found on the Financial Aid and Scholarships website.

Polytechnic translates to our “learn by doing” philosophy, which places an emphasis on hands-on learning by reaching beyond the textbook to provide knowledge through experience. Learn more here.

You can take classes through the College of Professional and Global Education which will not count towards a degree.

Our Outreach Counselors don’t usually help prospective students pick their CPP classes. This process happens during Orientation, where students will have the opportunity to meet with an Academic Advisor from their Academic College to help them select the courses they will take at CPP.

Each Academic College has advisors for the majors they house, visit departments here.

For information about Financial Aid, you can visit our Financial Aid website.

Any questions regarding an Admissions decision must be directed to the Office of Admissions. If you would like to appeal your admissions decision, you can complete the appeals form.

Or, contact the Office of Admissions.

You can find information about the majors we offer in our University Catalog (be sure to select the correct academic year)

You can also reach out directly to the department to ask questions about the major you are interested in.

For more information about internships and jobs, visit the Career Center’s website, where you can log onto Handshake and search for student jobs, including those on and off campus.