The university has a target enrollment of 4,493. Cal Poly offered admission to 15,041 people out of 54,060 first-time freshman applicants. That’s significantly fewer than were admitted last year, when 16,466 of 55,000 applicants were accepted for fall 2018.
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Parent PLUS Loans. Parent PLUS loans allow parents to borrow money to help pay the educational expenses of their dependent undergraduate. The maximum that a family can borrow is the total cost of attendance minus all other financial aid awarded to the student.
Be enrolled at least half-time (6+ credits for undergraduate or credential students and 4+ credits for graduate students).
Repayment begins 60 days after the loan's final disbursement. Parent PLUS Loan borrowers may choose to have repayment deferred while their student is enrolled at least half-time and for an additional six months after that student is no longer enrolled at least half-time.
Academic Calendar. The Academic Calendar is the official calendar for Cal Poly and includes important dates for all terms, including when terms begin and end, as well as commencement and holidays.
The Career Services department on campus can help you find a student assistant or intern position on campus as well as jobs and internships off campus and in your industry. Find out about job fairs or get résumé and interview help.
Cal Poly’s Office of Equal Opportunity offers numerous support and reporting options for victims of sexual misconduct and sexual harassment. Even if you are not a victim, you can help by reporting such incidents.
Cal Poly Charges Tuition-Registration one quarter at a time, based on enrollment. On Campus Housing and Dining charges are usually posted for the entire year.
Registration-Tuition Fees are posted on a quarterly basis. The system-wide "Fee Past Due Date" shows for ALL students (regardless of Financial Aid status) in the "Unpaid Charges" sub-tab of Money Matters as well as "Activity Details" in the payment portal or "Charges by Due Date" in Share My Information reports.
If you are interested in using a Payment Plan for Registration-Tuition, you will need to enroll in that plan prior to the system wide due date for the quarter. More information on our Term Payment Plan page.