Frequently Asked Questions
No - Migrant farmworkers are farm laborers that work in the fields, farms, etc. to harvest crops. It is a type of job a person does. They can vary from U.S. citizens to undocumented people who work in the United States agricultural industry. Their job requires them to travel from city to city following the different crop seasons or can remain in one geographic location to harvest seasonal crops.
"Immigrants" are people who leave one country to settle permanently in another or people who come to a country where they were not born in order to settle there.
Yes - CAMP is a federally funded program, so you have to be a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident.
Yes, you can qualify if your relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. live in the same household or have claimed you as a dependent or are your legal guardian or are the primary source of household income.
No - CAMP is for full-time freshman students, with no more than 24 units.
Yes - You do not need to be an active Migrant Education student to be eligible for CAMP.
Yes, you can apply to the CAMP program even though you have yet not been admitted to CSULB. However, CAMP admission decisions will be made once you are admitted to CSULB.
