Dates and Deadlines
Application deadlines by graduate program, fee & registration deadlines, class start dates, and deadlines associated with master's graduation and commencement. See also: International Applicant Deadlines(opens in new window).
Fall 2024 Application filing period begins: October 1, 2023
Spring 2025 Application filing period begins: August 1, 2024
- Program Application Deadlines
Application Deadlines by Program Graduate / Post-Baccalaureate Programs Fall Deadlines Spring Deadlines Agricultural Education (MS) July-1 No spring admission Anthropology (MA) January-10 No spring admission Art (MA) March-1 October-1 Biological Sciences (MS) March-1 October-1 Business Administration (MBA) April-29 November-1 Business Administration (MBA) - Online July-5 December-9 Communication Sciences & Disorders (MA) January-15 No spring admission Communications Studies (MA) April-1 No spring admission Computer Science March-1 No spring admission Credential Conditionally Classified July-1 December-7 Data Science and Analytics (MS) April-1 No spring admission Education (MA) May-1 December-1 Educational Technology & Distance Learning Certificate
July-1 No spring admission Electrical & Computer Engineering
May-1 No spring admission English (MA)
*Certificate in Teaching College-Level Writing
April-1 December-1 Environmental Science (MS) March-1 November-1 Geosciences (MS) March-1 November-1 History (MA)
*Certificate in Advanced Study in History
April-1 November-1 Interdisciplinary Studies (MA or MS) May-1 November-1 Interdisciplinary Studies: MS Regenerative Agriculture May-1 November-1 Interdisciplinary Studies: MS Wildland Management May-1 No spring admission Kinesiology (MA) April-1 November-1 Language Teaching (MA)
*Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
July-1 December-1 Nursing (MS)
Nursing Leadership option - Fall admissions for even years only Nurse Educator option - Fall admissions for odd years onlyMay-10 No spring admission Nutritional Science (MS) May-1
December - 1 (Dietetics option)November-1 Political Science (MA) May-1 November-1 Preliminary Admin Services Credential July-1 No spring admission Psychology - MA Applied/School Psychology February-15 No spring admission Psychology - MS Marriage and Family Therapy January-12 No spring admission Psychology - MA Psychological Science January-19 No spring admission Public Administration (MPA) May-1 November-1 Social Science (MA) April-1 November-1 Social Work (MSW) January-15 No spring admission
- Fee, Registration, Graduation, and Other Deadlines
Graduate Studies Deadlines Description Fall 2023 Spring 2024 Summer 2024 Fall 2024 Registration for New Students 7/24/2023 to 8/2/2023 12/4/2023 to
12/8/20237/29/2024 to
8/7/2024Registration for Continuing Students 04/24/2023 to 05/19/2023 10/23/2023 to
11/17/20234/22/2024 to
5/17/2024Fee Payment Deadline 7/26/2023 12/7/2023 8/15/2024 Add/Drop Registration 8/7/2023 to 9/1/2023 1/8/2024 to
2/2/20248/12/2024 to
9/6/2024Classes Begin 8/21/2023 1/22/2024 6/3/2024 8/26/2024 Application for Graduation Master's Degree 9/18/2023 2/16/2024 6/17/2024 9/23/2024 Continuous/Adjunct Enrollment 9/18/2023 2/16/2024 NA 9/23/2024 Thesis/Project submitted to
Graduate Studies;
or Oral/Comprehensive Exam11/27/2023 4/19/2024 8/5/2024 12/2/2024 Commencement Registration Deadline 04/19/2024 04/19/2024 04/19/2024 (for May 2024 ceremony) Commencement Day 5/15/2024 5/15/2024 5/15/2024 (can also walk in May 2025 ceremony)
Exceptions
- In the event that a deadline falls on a day in which the campus is closed, the deadline will be extended to the next campus work day.
- Deadlines may be extended - Call the Office of Graduate Studies at 530-898-6880 or email graduatestudies@csuchico.edu to verify program closures or extensions.
For information on non-state sessions call the Office of Regional and Continuing Education at 530-898-6105.