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Application Deadlines

APPLICATION OPENS

  • Fall Semester (August Start) — Application opens at the beginning of September for the following summer and fall terms.
  • Spring Semester (January Start) — Application opens at the beginning of February for the following spring term.

DEADLINE TO APPLY

Application deadline to apply varies by department.

APPLYING AS A FRESHMAN OR FIRST YEAR STUDENT

  • Fall Semester (August start) 

First-year freshman students typically enter CSU during the fall semester. The application for fall semester opens August 1, one year prior to the start of the term.

EARLY ACTION (non-binding)

All application files completed by December 1 are considered part of the Early Action pool to receive full admission consideration and automatic scholarship review by December 31.

REGULAR DECISION

Application files completed by February 1 receive full admission consideration and automatic scholarship review by February 28.

  • Spring Semester (January start)

While spring semester is not the traditional starting date for first-year freshman students, it is possible to begin in the spring. The application for spring semester opens in March, ten months prior to the start of the term.

REGULAR DECISION

Submit a complete application file by November 1 for full admission consideration and automatic scholarship review.

Transcripts

You can clear your admission any time with the following exam results:

  • TOEFL (IBT) score of 72 or higher
  • IELTS Academic score of 6.0 or higher
  • Duolingo score of 110 or higher
  • ACT English/Reading scores of 20 or higher
  • SAT evidence-based reading and writing score of 520 or higher

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