Spring 2023 Admission Deadlines - Undergraduates

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.

Cal State LA will be opening Spring 2023 admission to domestic upper-division transfer applicants and returning students for select majors. The following majors are CLOSED:

  • Food Science and Technology BS
  • Nursing - Basic Pre-Licensure BSN
The Spring 2023 application filing period opens on August 1, 2022. Please select your applicant type to view your specific deadlines.

Deadline Item
August 31, 2022 Cal State Apply Application for Admission
September 9, 2022 If applying to Music BM, submit an admission audition video to the Music Department.

October 1, 2022

Official English Language Proficiency exam scores (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, DuoLingo English), if applicable; and if attended non-US schools, submit official transcripts to the Admissions Office.

If offered admission:

November 1, 2022

(or within 2 weeks of admission offer)

Official transcript(s) from each and every school attended. Transcripts must include grades earned through Summer 2022, and if applicable, include in-progress Fall 2022 courses. If earning an Associate's Degree for Transfer (ADT), also submit the ADT verification form from your CA community college.

Deadline Item
August 31, 2022 Cal State Apply Application for Admission

If you have completed less than 60 semester units of college credit, please submit the Returning Student Verification eForm to request a special code before accessing the Cal State Apply application.

September 9, 2022 If applying to Music BM, submit an admission audition video to the Music Department.

October 1, 2022

Approved Readmission Petition, if left Cal State LA in disqualified academic status.

Deadline Item
August 31, 2022 Cal State Apply Application for Admission
September 9, 2022 If applying to Music BM, submit an admission audition video to the Music Department.

October 1, 2022

Approved Readmission Petition, if left Cal State LA in Disqualified academic status

If offered admission:

November 1, 2022

(or within 2 weeks of admission offer)

Official transcript(s) from schools attended after leaving Cal State LA. Transcripts must include grades earned through Summer 2022, and if applicable, include in-progress Fall 2022 courses. If earning an Associate's Degree for Transfer (ADT), also submit the ADT verification form from your CA community college.

Missing any of the stated deadlines and enrollment criteria may prevent admission eligible students from enrolling at Cal State LA for Spring 2023. There are no exceptions to these requirements, and enrollment may not be deferred to a future term.