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Admissions

Welcome to the Beach.

Take your first step to a world of opportunities!

All Applicants

• Current Application Deadlines
• Applicant Self ServiceCurrent applicants can check the status of their application and/or update their email address used for receiving communications from the university.
• California ResidencyHow residency is determined for admission and tuition purposes.

Freshmen

• Freshmen Application and Admission Applicants who will have attained a high school diploma or G.E.D. but have never attended a college or university since high school.
• CSU Early Start ProgramA CSU policy requiring incoming freshmen who do not demonstrate readiness for college-level math and/or English to begin remediation during the summer before coming to the CSU.
• Undergraduate Special ProgramsCSULB supports a number of programs designed for targeted applicants including President Scholars, Educational Opportunity, and International students.
• Information For Newly Admitted FreshmanMaking your decision and transitioning to the Beach!

Transfers and Returning Undergraduates

• Transfer Applications and Admission Applicants who have attended a college or university since high school.
• Readmission Undergraduate applicants who have attended CSULB and wish to return.
• Major Specific Admission Requirements for Transfer Detailed requirements for each major.
• Undergraduate Special ProgramsCSULB supports a number of programs designed for targeted applicants including the Stephen Bensen Learning Disability Program, International students, veterans, and students pursuing a California Transfer AA degree.
• Information For Newly Admitted TransfersMaking your decision and transitioning to the Beach!

Post-baccalaureate and Graduate Programs

• Post-baccalaureate Application and AdmissionApplicants who hold a Bachelor's degree and wish to pursue a Teaching Credential, Certificate or Second Bachelor's.
• Graduate Applications and Admission Applicants who hold a Bachelor's degree and wish to pursue a Master's or Doctoral degree.
• Graduate Special ProgramsCSULB supports a number of programs designed for targeted applicants including International students.
• Information for Newly Admitted Post-baccalaureate and Graduate StudentsMaking your decision and transitioning to the Beach!

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