Cal State could turn away 25,000 students in budget slashing - Carla Rivera, LA Times

The California State University system may be forced to cut low-enrollment programs and lay off about 3,000 staffers if cost-cutting measures aren't enough to improve its grim budget outlook. Some measures are possible, including plans to slash enrollment, losing thousands of faculty and staff positions and eliminating academic and athletic programs, if a tax measure on the November ballot fails, Cal State officials said Tuesday. In that case, the system would be faced with a $200-million cut that would occur in the middle of the 2012-13 academic year. Officials estimate 20,000 to 25,000 eligible students could be turned away. In addition, campuses will limit the number of courses students can take, with a maximum of 15 to 17 credits each term except for graduating seniors.