Admissions
Welcome to the Beach.
Take your first step to a world of opportunities!

- Current Application Deadlines
- Freshmen Applicants who will have attained a high school diploma or G.E.D. but have never attended a college or university since high school.
- Transfer Applicants who have attended a college or university since high school.
- Accepting Admission and Enrollment Deposit New freshmen and transfer students must accept their admission and submit the enrollment deposit to secure a place in the class.
- Undergraduate Impacted Majors Undergraduate majors with supplementary admission requirements.
- Post baccalaureate Applicants who hold a Bachelor's degree and wish to pursue a Teaching Credential,
Certificate or Second Bachelor's.
- Graduate Undergraduate applicants who hold a Bachelor's degree and wish to pursue a Master's
or Ph.D. degree.
- Readmission Undergraduate applicants who have attended CSULB and wish to return.
- California Residency How residency is determined for admission and tuition purposes.
Special Programs
The many special programs to assist in the transition to college: