Fall 2023 Admission Deadlines - Graduates

To facilitate the Cal State LA admissions process, please plan to meet all applicable deadlines. Dates are "submit by dates" unless otherwise noted. For information on how to submit documents, visit the Submitting Documents webpage.

The Fall 2023 application filing period opens on October 1, 2022. Please locate your program below to view its respective admission application deadline. Be aware, in addition to the admission application(s), all supporting academic documents (and if applicable, English Language Proficiency Exam scores) must be submitted to the Office of Admissions and Recruitment within 2-3 weeks of Cal State Apply application submission. Please plan ahead.

For more information about the program, including the supplemental program application materials, please click on the program name.

Academic Program Application Deadline
Accounting (MS) April 15, 2023
Extended to May 31, 2023
Anthropology (MA) March 15, 2023
Art (MA, MFA) February 15, 2023

Audiology (AuD)

*Supplemental CSDCAS application is required.

 January 15, 2023
Biology (MS) March 15, 2023
Business Administration (MBA) April 15, 2023
Extended to May 31, 2023
Business Administration (MS) April 15, 2023
Extended to May 31, 2023
Chemistry (MS) April 15, 2023
Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies (MA) February 15, 2023
Child Development (MA) March 15, 2023
Civil Engineering (MS) February 15, 2023
Communication Studies (MA) March 15, 2023
Extended to April 15, 2023

Communicative Disorders (MA)

*Supplemental CSDCAS application is required.

 January 15, 2023
Computer Science (MS) February 15, 2023
Counseling - Applied Behavior Analysis (MS) January 15, 2023
Counseling - Rehabilitation (MS) January 15, 2023
Counseling - School-Based Family Counseling (MS) January 15, 2023
Counseling - School Psychology (MS) January 15, 2023
Criminalistics (MS) March 15, 2023
Economics (MA) April 15, 2023
Extended to May 31, 2023
Education - Bilingual/Multicultural Education in the Urban Classroom (MA) April 15, 2023
Extended to May 31, 2023
Education - Curriculum and Instruction (MA) CLOSED
Education - Early Childhood/Primary Education (MA) April 15, 2023
Educational Administration (MA) May 31, 2023
Educational Foundations (MA) April 15, 2023
Educational Leadership (EdD) CLOSED
Educational Technology - Educational Technology Leadership (MA) May 31, 2023
Educational Technology - E-Learning and New Media Design (MA) CLOSED
Electrical Engineering (MS) February 15, 2023
English (MA) March 15, 2023
Environmental Science (MS) March 15, 2023
Geography (MA) CLOSED
Geological Sciences (MS) March 15, 2023
Healthcare Management (MS) April 15, 2023
Extended to May 31, 2023
History (MA) April 15, 2023
Industrial Management (MS) February 15, 2023
Information Systems (MS) April 15, 2023
Extended to May 31, 2023
Interdisciplinary Studies (MA, MS) April 15, 2023
Kinesiology (MS) May 31, 2023
Latin American Studies (MA) April 15, 2023
Materials Science and Engineering (MS) March 15, 2023
Mathematics (MS) April 15, 2023
Mechanical Engineering (MS) February 15, 2023
Music (MA, MM) February 15, 2023
Nursing (MSN) January 15, 2023
Nutritional Science (MS) February 15, 2023
Pan-African Studies (MA) March 15, 2023
Philosophy (MA) May 31, 2023
Physics (MS) May 31, 2023
Political Science (MA) March 15, 2023
Psychology (MA, MS) February 15, 2023
Public Administration (MPA) March 15, 2023
Social Work (MSW) January 15, 2023
Sociology (MA) March 15, 2023
Extended to May 31, 2023
Spanish (MA) May 31, 2023
Special Education - Autism Spectrum Disorders (MA) May 31, 2023
Special Education - Early Childhood Special Education (MA) May 31, 2023
Special Education - Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MA) May 31, 2023
Special Education - Extensive Support Needs (MA) May 31, 2023
Special Education - Multicultural/Multilingual Special Education (MA) May 31, 2023
Special Education - Visual Impairment and Blindness: Teacher Preparation (MA) May 31, 2023
Special Education - Visual Impairment and Blindness: Orientation and Mobility (MA) May 31, 2023
Special Education (PhD) January 15, 2023
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA) May 31, 2023
Television, Film, and Media Studies (MA) March 15, 2023
Television, Film, and Theatre - Acting (MFA) CLOSED
Television, Film, and Theatre - Content Creation (MFA) CLOSED
Television, Film, and Theatre - Writing (MFA) CLOSED

For more information about the certificate program, including the supplemental program application materials, please click on the program name.

Certificate Program Application Deadline
Accounting (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) April 15, 2023
Extended to May 31, 2023
Advanced Information Systems (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) April 15, 2023
Extended to May 31, 2023
Applied Behavior Analysis (Post-Master's Certificate) May 31, 2023
Autism Spectrum Disorders (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Big Data (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Bilingualism and Global Education (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) CLOSED
Biotechnology (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) April 15, 2023
Business Intelligence (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Business Management (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Clinical Counseling (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Computer Application in Schools (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
English as a Second Language or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Enterprise Systems (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Geographic Information Systems (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) March 15, 2023
Healthcare Leadership (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) April 15, 2023
Extended to May 31, 2023
Higher Education and Career Counseling (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Nursing - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Post-Master's Certificate) January 15, 2023
Nursing - Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (Post-Master's Certificate) January 15, 2023
Nursing - Nursing Education (Post-Master's Certificate) January 15, 2023
Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (Post-Master's Certificate) January 15, 2023
Nursing - Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Post-Master's Certificate) January 15, 2023
Online Teaching and Learning (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Pre-Health Professionals (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) CLOSED
Real Estate (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Speech Language Pathology (Master's Preparatory Certificate) March 15, 2023
Teachers of English Learners (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Teaching Learners with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Transition Specialist (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate) May 31, 2023

For more information about the credential program, including the supplemental program application materials, please click on the program name.

For more information about the program, including the supplemental program application materials, please click on the program name.

Academic Program Application Deadline
Civil Engineering BS CLOSED
Computer Science BS CLOSED
Electrical Engineering BS November 30, 2022
Mechanical Engineering BS CLOSED

Nursing - Basic Pre-Licensure BS

*Supplemental NursingCAS application is required. The NursingCAS is due January 6, 2023 at 8:59 pm (PST).

 November 30, 2022

Be sure to review the PaGE webpage for program details, including location, schedule, admission requirements, fees, and financial assistance.

For more information about the program, including the supplemental program application materials, please click on the program name.

Academic Program Application Deadline
Business Administration (MBA) - Fully Employed MBA Track May 31, 2023
Public Health (MPH) March 15, 2023
Extended to April 15, 2023
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Nutritional Science CLOSED