Declare yourself a Wildcat! Accept your offer of admission through the Student Center in your Chico State Portal.
Submit Your Intent-to-Enroll
Get your Wildcat ID Number from the Next Steps page in your Admissions acceptance packet.
Activate New Student Account & Accept Offer
Go to the Chico State Portal.
Click New Student Account.
Submit ID number & birth date.
Accept Our Offer: After activating your student Portal Account, submit your decision using the Accept/Decline link at the bottom of the page.
Wildcat Gmail Account
Following activation, you will be assigned a Wildcat Gmail account.
Official notifications from the University related to enrollment, academic status, fees, holds, and financial aid will be sent to your Wildcat email only, and will not be sent to your personal email address, unless you set up email forwarding within Gmail.
Useful tutorial: How to Setup Email Forwarding
Step 2: Complete Your Eligibility Requirements
All offers of admission are conditional until admission requirements are complete.
For First-Time Students
Review first-time student admission requirements on our freshman admission requirements page.
For Transfer Students
Review transfer admission requirements on our transfer admission requirements page.
Step 3: Submit Your Final Transcripts
Submit final official transcripts postmarked no later than July 15, 2021.
Mail Transcripts to Address:
Office of Admissions
CSU, Chico
400 W. First Street
Chico CA 95929-0722
For First-Time Students
Transcripts must include high school graduation date.
For Transfer Students
Transcripts must include spring semester grades.