CHAPTER 9.6. Cross-Enrollment in Online Education at California State University [66760. - 66764.]

Cal. Education Code - EDC 9.6.

in effect

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66760. Section 66760.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Chancellor” means the Chancellor of the California State University. (b) “CSU” means the California State University. (c) “Home campus” means the California State University campus at which the student matriculates. (d) “Host campus” means the campus to which the student seeks access.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66760.5. Section 66760.5.

A California resident enrolled at a CSU campus who meets the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 66761 may enroll, without formal admission, and without payment of additional tuition or fees, except as provided in Section 66761.5, in a course provided entirely online by another CSU campus on a space-available basis. Nonresident and international CSU students who meet these conditions may also enroll in an online course provided by another CSU campus, but shall pay the per unit fees for this course at the host campus.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66761. Section 66761.

(a) A student is qualified to participate in the program established by this chapter if he or she is enrolled at a CSU campus and meets the following requirements: (1) The student has attained a grade point average of 2.0 on a 4-point scale for work completed. (2) The student has paid appropriate tuition or fees, or both, required by the home campus for full-time enrollment for the academic term in which the student seeks to cross-enroll. (3) The student has no outstanding tuition or fees to be paid at the home campus. (b) Each CSU campus shall inform students who may enroll in an online course pursuant to this chapter of all of the following: (1) The technical requirements a student must satisfy in order to successfully participate in, and complete, the online course. (2) Any prerequisite courses or other academic preparation deemed necessary for the online course. (3) Any materials, skills, knowledge, or other elements necessary to ensure a student’s opportunity to succeed in the online course.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66761.5. Section 66761.5.

The host campus may charge participating students a reasonable administration fee and specific course-based fees, not to exceed an amount sufficient for the campus to recover reasonable administrative costs it incurs pursuant to this chapter.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66762. Section 66762.

The chancellor’s office shall establish a convenient online methodology so that students meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 66761 may do both of the following: (a) Be informed of the opportunity to access courses provided entirely online by another CSU campus. (b) Simultaneously enroll in courses at their home campus and enroll in courses provided entirely online at another CSU campus, as provided for in Section 66762.5.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66762.5. Section 66762.5.

A matriculated CSU student shall have priority access to online courses provided at his or her home campus. A CSU student who meets the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 66761, and seeks to enroll in courses provided entirely online by another CSU campus, shall be able to enroll, provided that cross-enrollment students generally have an opportunity to enroll in these online courses at any time after the priority enrollment period for continuing students, as determined by each host campus. The enrollment policy of the host campus shall, to the extent possible, encourage cross-enrollment as provided for in this chapter.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66763. Section 66763.

A course provided entirely online pursuant to this chapter shall be accepted for credit at the student’s home campus on the same basis as it would be for a student matriculated at the host campus.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66763.5. Section 66763.5.

The enrollment of a student at a host campus pursuant to this chapter may be counted in the calculation of headcount or full-time equivalent student enrollment at the host campus. The home campus and the host campus at which the student is cross-enrolled may count in the calculation of headcount or full-time equivalent student enrollment only those units for which the student is enrolled at each respective campus.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 66764. Section 66764.

The trustees shall establish both of the following: (a) An easily accessible online database of online courses available at all CSU campuses. This database shall provide CSU students with a streamlined process within the CSU system to allow students to find and enroll in courses that will earn them credit toward graduation, general education, and major requirements. (b) Plans for an intrasystem cross-enrollment process to expedite student learning that will be operational at the beginning of the 2015–16 academic year.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026