California State University Channel Islands

Camarillo, Calif., June 14, 2010 – When registration for fall 2010 classes opens on Monday, June 21, CSU Channel Islands (CI) will implement a new system of tiered registration for new students. The campus faces over-enrollment for the 2010-11 year due to the high demand from prospective students. The new limited tiered enrollment will help to evenly distribute first-choice courses among students.

The new tiered system will address two issues: promoting fairness for students needing specific classes for their major or graduation, and reducing the number of classes to meet the financial constraints facing CI in the wake of budget reductions by the state. This will impact students’ class schedules for fall 2010.

Dr. Jane Sweetland, Dean of Enrollment at CI, said, “We’ve been working hard to find ways to support both the success of our continuing students and provide access to as many students as possible. While the state is not supporting growth on this campus, demand has grown exponentially. Our goal is to provide an excellent educational opportunity for all our students.”

Tiered registration will involve students registering for classes at two different times or in two different ‘passes.’ During the first pass, which begins at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 21, transfer students can register for up to 9 units. During the second pass, beginning at 9 a.m. on July 15, transfer students can register for up to 6 additional units, bringing their total fall enrollment up to a maximum of 15 units. Freshmen, whose orientation begins June 22, will be counseled to take 12 units, but may register for up to 14 units. Their second pass will allow them to take up to a total of 15 units.

Because of budgetary constraints, CI is forced to offer fewer classes than students demand and this new system will allow a greater number of new students a chance to register for more of their most preferred classes. University officials indicated that the purpose of this tiered registration system is to provide an opportunity for as many students as possible to maximize their schedules in a way that is fair and equitable. While the University would like to be able to offer more classes, it must live within the boundaries of the state’s current financial reality.

For additional information about tiered registration at CI, contact deanofenrollment@csuci.edu.

For media inquiries contact Nancy Covarrubias Gill, Director of Communication & Marketing at CSU Channel Islands, 805-437-8456 or nancy.gill@csuci.edu.