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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. Transfer applicants can submit the CSULB Supplemental Application during the submission period.
- 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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