Spring 2026 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 2026 application filing period opens on August 1, 2025. 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.

  • Domestic Application Deadline - Applies to U.S. Citizens, U.S. Permanent Residents, Undocumented Students currently in the U.S. (including TPS, DACA, asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile, etc.), and T and U Visa Holders.
  • International Application Deadline - Applies to applicants who will require a F Visa or I-20 (Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status) to study in the United States.

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

 

Academic Program

 

Domestic Deadline
International Deadline

(for students who will require a
F1 visa or I-20 to study in the U.S.)

Accounting (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Anthropology (MA)October 15, 2025August 31, 2025
Applied Behavior Analysis (MS)CLOSEDCLOSED
Art (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Art (MFA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Audiology (AuD)CLOSEDCLOSED
Biology (MS)CLOSEDCLOSED
Business Administration (MBA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Business Administration (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Business Analytics (MS)CLOSEDCLOSED
Chemistry (MS)CLOSEDCLOSED
Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Child Development (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Civil Engineering (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Communication Studies (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Communicative Disorders (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Computer Science (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Counseling - Rehabilitation Counseling (MS)CLOSEDCLOSED
Counseling - School-Based Family Counseling (MS)CLOSEDCLOSED
Criminalistics (MS)CLOSEDCLOSED
Economics (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Education for Social Change - Critical Bilingualism and Biliteracy (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Education for Social Change - Early Childhood Studies (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Education for Social Change - Literacy Leadership (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Education for Social Change - STEM Leadership and Community Engagement (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Educational Administration (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Educational Foundations (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Educational Leadership - Postsecondary Education (EdD)CLOSEDCLOSED
Educational Leadership - PreK-12 Education (EdD)CLOSEDCLOSED
Educational Technology - Educational Technology Leadership (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Educational Technology - E-Learning and New Media Design (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Electrical Engineering (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
English (MA)October 15, 2025August 31, 2025
Environmental Science (MS)October 15, 2025August 31, 2025
Geography (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Geological Sciences (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Healthcare Management (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
History (MA)October 15, 2025August 31, 2025
Industrial Management (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Information Systems (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Kinesiology (MS)CLOSEDCLOSED
Latin American Studies (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Materials Science and Engineering (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Mathematics (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Mechanical Engineering (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Music (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Music (MM) - Commercial MusicOctober 15, 2025August 31, 2025
Nursing (DNP)CLOSEDCLOSED
Nursing (MSN)CLOSEDCLOSED
Nutritional Science (MS)CLOSEDCLOSED
Pan-African Studies (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Philosophy (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Physics (MS)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Political Science (MA)October 15, 2025August 31, 2025
Psychology (MA, MS)CLOSEDCLOSED
Public Administration (MPA)October 15, 2025August 31, 2025
School Psychology (EdS)CLOSEDCLOSED
Social Work (MSW)CLOSEDCLOSED
Sociology (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Spanish (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Special Education - Autism Spectrum Disorders (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Special Education - Early Childhood Special Education (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Special Education - Extensive Support Needs (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Special Education - Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Special Education - Multicultural/Multilingual Special Education (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Special Education - Visual Impairment and Blindness: Orientation and Mobility (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Special Education - Visual Impairment and Blindness: Teacher Preparation (MA)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Special Education (PhD)CLOSEDCLOSED
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Television, Film, and Media Studies (MA)CLOSEDCLOSED
Television, Film, and Theatre (MFA)CLOSEDCLOSED

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

 

Academic Program

 

Domestic Deadline
International Deadline

(for students who will require a
F1 visa or I-20 to study in the U.S.)

Accounting (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Advanced Information Systems (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Applied Behavior Analysis (Post-Master's Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Autism Spectrum Disorders (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Bilingualism and Global Education (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Biotechnology (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)CLOSEDCLOSED
Clinical Counseling (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Computer Application in Schools (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
English as a Second Language or Foreign Language (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)CLOSEDCLOSED
Ethnic Studies Pedagogies (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Geographic Information Systems (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Healthcare Leadership (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Higher Education and Career Counseling (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Nursing - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Post-Master's Certificate)CLOSEDCLOSED
Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (Post-Master's Certificate)CLOSEDCLOSED
Nursing - Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Post-Master's Certificate)CLOSEDCLOSED
Nursing - Nursing Education (Post-Master's Certificate)CLOSEDCLOSED
Online Teaching and Learning (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Real Estate (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Speech Language Pathology (Master's Preparatory Certificate)CLOSEDCLOSED
Teachers of English Learners (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)CLOSEDCLOSED
Teaching Learners with Special Needs in General Education Classrooms (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Transition Specialist (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (Post-Baccalaureate Certificate)October 31, 2025CLOSED

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

 

Academic Program

 

Domestic Deadline
International Deadline

(for students who will require a
F1 visa or I-20 to study in the U.S.)

Education Specialist Credential - Early Childhood Special EducationOctober 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Education Specialist Credential - Extensive Support NeedsOctober 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Education Specialist Credential - Mild to Moderate Support NeedsOctober 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Education Specialist Credential - Visual ImpairmentsOctober 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential (Elementary Education)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025
Single Subject Teaching Credential (Secondary Education)October 31, 2025August 31, 2025

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

 

Academic Program

 

Domestic Deadline
International Deadline

(for students who will require a
F1 visa or I-20 to study in the U.S.)

Aviation Administration (BS)August 31, 2025CLOSED
Civil Engineering (BS)August 31, 2025CLOSED
Communicative Disorders (BS)August 31, 2025CLOSED
Electrical Engineering (BS)August 31, 2025CLOSED
Mechanical Engineering (BS)August 31, 2025CLOSED
Nursing - Basic Pre-Licensure BSN (BS)CLOSEDCLOSED

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, please click on the program name.

 

Academic Program

 

Domestic Deadline
International Deadline

(for students who will require a
F1 visa or I-20 to study in the U.S.)

Business Administration (MBA) - Fully Employed MBA TrackCLOSEDCLOSED
Public Health (MPH)CLOSEDCLOSED