Spring 2022 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 Spring 2022 application filing period opens on August 1, 2021. Please locate your program below to view its respective admission application deadline. If a supplemental program application is required, both (1) the University Admission Application and (2) the Supplemental Program Application must be submitted by the indicated 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 3 weeks of Cal State Apply application submission. Please plan ahead.

For more information about the program, including the supplemental program application, please click on the program name.
Academic Program Additional Supplemental Application Required? Application Deadline
Accounting (MS) No November 1, 2021
Anthropology (MA) No October 15, 2021
Art (MA, MFA) No CLOSED
Audiology (AuD) Yes CLOSED
Biology (MS) No CLOSED
Business Administration (MBA) No November 1, 2021
Business Administration (MS) No November 1, 2021
Chemistry (MS) No CLOSED
Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies (MA) No October 15, 2021
Child Development (MA) No CLOSED
Civil Engineering (MS) No October 1, 2021
Communication Studies (MA) No CLOSED
Communicative Disorders (MA) Yes CLOSED
Computer Science (MS) No October 1, 2021
Counseling - Applied Behavior Analysis (MS) Yes CLOSED
Counseling - Rehabilitation (MS) Yes CLOSED
Counseling - School-Based Family Counseling (MS) Yes CLOSED
Counseling - School Psychology (MS) Yes CLOSED
Criminalistics (MS) No CLOSED
Economics (MA) No November 1, 2021
Education - Bilingual/Multicultural Education in the Urban Classroom (MA) No October 1, 2021
Education - Curriculum and Instruction (MA) No October 1, 2021
Education - Early Childhood/Primary Education (MA) No October 1, 2021
Educational Administration (MA) No November 1, 2021
Educational Foundations (MA) No October 1, 2021
Educational Leadership (EdD) No CLOSED
Educational Technology - Educational Technology Leadership No CLOSED
Educational Technology - E-Learning and New Media Design (MA) No November 1, 2021
Electrical Engineering (MS) No October 1, 2021
English (MA) No October 15, 2021
Environmental Science (MS) No October 15, 2021
Geography (MA) No CLOSED
Geological Science (MS) No CLOSED
Healthcare Management (MS) No November 1, 2021
History (MA) No October 15, 2021
Industrial Management (MS) No CLOSED
Information Systems (MS) No November 1, 2021
Interdisciplinary Studies (MA, MS) No CLOSED
Kinesiology (MS) No CLOSED
Latin American Studies (MA) No November 1, 2021
Materials Science and Engineering (MS) No October 1, 2021
Mathematics (MS) No August 31, 2021
Mechanical Engineering (MS) No October 1, 2021
Music (MA, MM) No October 15, 2021
Nursing (MSN) No CLOSED
Nutritional Science (MS) No CLOSED
Philosophy (MA) No November 1, 2021
Physics (MS) No November 1, 2021
Political Science (MA) No October 15, 2021
Psychology (MA, MS) No CLOSED
Public Administration (MPA) No October 15, 2021
Social Work (MSW) No CLOSED
Sociology (MA) No CLOSED
Spanish (MA) No November 1, 2021
Special Education - Autism Spectrum Disorders (MA) No October 1, 2021
Special Education - Early Childhood Special Education (MA) No October 1, 2021
Special Education - Mild/Moderate Disabilities (MA) No October 1, 2021
Special Education - Moderate/Severe Disabilities (MA) No October 1, 2021
Special Education - Multicultural/Multilingual Special Education (MA) No October 1, 2021
Special Education - Visual Impairment and Blindness - Teacher Preparation (MA) No October 1, 2021
Special Education - Visual Impairment and Blindness - Orientation and Mobility No October 1, 2021
Special Education (PhD) No CLOSED
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA) No November 1, 2021
Television, Film, and Media Studies (MA) No October 1, 2021
Television, Film, and Theatre (MFA) Yes CLOSED

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

Certificate Program Additional Supplemental Application Required? Application Deadline
Accounting Certificate No November 1, 2021
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate No CLOSED
Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate No CLOSED
Advanced Information Systems Certificate No CLOSED
Applied Behavior Analysis Certificate Yes October 1, 2021
Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate Yes October 1, 2021
Bilingualism and Global Education Certificate Yes October 1, 2021
Biotechnology Certificate No CLOSED
Clinical Counseling Certificate Yes October 1, 2021
Computer Application in Schools Certificate Yes CLOSED
English as a Second Language or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) Certificate Yes November 1, 2021
Geographic Information Systems Certificate No November 1, 2021
Healthcare Leadership Certificate No November 1, 2021
Higher Education and Career Counseling Certificate Yes October 1, 2021
Nursing Education Certificate No CLOSED
Nurse Practioner: Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate No CLOSED
Nurse Practitioner: Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Certificate No CLOSED
Online Teaching and Learning Certificate Yes CLOSED
Pre-Health Professionals Certificate No CLOSED
Speech Language Pathology Master's Preparatory Certificate No CLOSED
Storytelling for Teachers and Classrooms Certificate Yes CLOSED
Teachers of English Learners Certificate Yes November 1, 2021
Teaching Learners with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms Certificate Yes October 1, 2021
Transition Specialist Certificate Yes October 1, 2021
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Certificate No October 15, 2021

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

Credential Program Additional Supplemental Application Required? Application Deadline
Education Specialist: Early Childhood Credential Yes October 1, 2021
Education Specialist: Mild/Moderate Disabilities Credential Yes October 1, 2021
Education Specialist: Moderate/Severe Disabilities Credential Yes October 1, 2021
Education Specialist: Physical and Health Impairments Credential Yes October 1, 2021
Education Specialist: Visual Impairments Credential Yes October 1, 2021
Multiple Subject Credential Yes October 1, 2021
Single Subject (All Areas) Credential Yes October 1, 2021

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

Academic Program Additional Supplemental Application Required? Application Deadline
Nursing - Basic Pre-Licensure BSN (Traditional Program) Yes CLOSED
Nursing - RN-BSN Program Yes CLOSED

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 (if any), please click on the program name.
Academic Program Additional Supplemental Application Required? Application Deadline
Post-Baccalaureate Program in Nutritional Science No CLOSED
Business Administration (MBA) - Fully Employed MBA Track No CLOSED
Public Health (MPH) No CLOSED