AB 540

Undocumented individuals, T and U visa holders, U.S. citizens, and lawfully present immigrants that meet eligibility criteria can apply. Individuals with international student visas, visitor visas, or other “non-immigrant” statuses are not eligible to apply.

Students must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Student must have:
   • attended a combination of California high school, adult school, and California Community College for the equivalent of three years or more, or
   • attained credits earned in California from a California high school equivalent to three or more years of full-time high school coursework AND attended a combination of elementary, middle, and/or high schools in California for a total of three or more years, and
     
     Your high school attendance in California does not need to be in consecutive years. For example, if you were a high school student in 9th and 10th grade in California, left the state of California for 11th grade, but returned to complete 12th grade, you DO QUALIFY as an AB 540 student.
     
     
     
2. The student must have:
   • graduated from a California high school or attained the equivalent prior to the start of the term, or
   • completed an associate degree from a California Community College, or
   • completed the minimum requirements at a California Community College for transfer to the California State University or the University of California
     
     Your high school attendance in California does not need to be in consecutive years. For example, if you were a high school student in 9th and 10th grade in California, left the state of California for 11th grade, but returned to complete 12th grade, you DO QUALIFY as an AB 540 student.

• Download fillable PDF form (pdf)
• Fill out the form and save it
• E-mail it to ARDocs@glendale.edu
• Make sure you are also attaching transcripts and/or proof of graduation