A new statewide program will alert high school students that they’ve been admitted to a college before they’ve even applied. But it could also be a boon to schools hungry for boosts in enrollment.

Among the many new laws passed by California lawmakers in recent weeks is SB 640, which, in part, establishes the statewide CSU Direct Admission Program. It builds off a pilot program already in place serving Riverside County high schoolers.

Through the program, some high schoolers across the state will be informed that they’re eligible to be admitted to the California State University before applying.

“We should make it as seamless for our students to go from 12 th grade to the next stage of their education as was for them to go sixth grade to seventh grade,” California state Sen. C

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