Cal State University closes admission for spring 2013 - Kelly Puente, LA Daily News

In an effort to reduce enrollment, the Cal State University system will close spring admission for most of its 23 campuses next year, affecting about 16,000 prospective students, officials announced Monday. The CSU also is planning to put prospective students on a waiting list for the 2013-2014 school year pending the outcome of a November tax initiative designed to help fund education. If the tax initiative fails, the CSU will cut its overall enrollment by as many as 25,000 students, roughly 6 percent, for the 2013-2014 school year, officials said. About 417,000 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled in the CSU system. In a media teleconference on Monday, CSU Assistant Vice Chancellor Robert Turnage said the CSU can no longer support its growing enrollment numbers while facing ongoing state budget cuts.