Review & Notification
Graduate Programs Advising staff use email as the official means of communication; applicants are required to maintain a current email address on file and check their email regularly. Please be sure to inform Graduate Programs Advising staff at ced-gradstudies@csulb.edu of any changes in your email address and/or telephone number. You may also check the status of your admission application by visiting the Applicant Self-Service website (please note that Applicant Self-Service will be available to you a few days after you complete the Cal State Apply application).
Your completed application and accompanying materials will be reviewed by the Dual Language Development Admissions Committee after the application deadline. The Committee will then select applicants for a mandatory screening interview. You will be notified by email regarding the status of your application. You will either be invited for an interview or receive formal notification that you were not invited to an interview and are no longer being considered for admission to the program.
Applicants selected for a interview will be notified by email, so be sure to check email regularly at the email address that you provide on your application.
The Fall 2026 mandatory, in-person group interview dates at the CSULB campus will be published by Spring 2026.
Notices will be sent approximately 1 week before the interview. Since this date will be provided in advance, it is expected applicants will save-the-date and plan ahead for a potential interview.
Email notification indicating admission decisions will be sent 2 weeks after all interviews are completed.
Candidates who are invited for admission will follow the Enrollment Services Steps for New Students to finalize their admission with the university.
Candidates will also be invited to a mandatory orientation meeting with the program coordinator. During orientation, a program plan will be developed and you will be advised as to the appropriate sequence of classes. It is important that students attend carefully to the advised sequence of classes as course offerings are limited in the Master’s program. Many required courses are offered only one semester each year.
