Ready to return to complete your degree? We are here to help you finish your bachelor’s at Chico State!
We’re here to help! Call us Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., to talk directly to an admissions expert. Or use live chat during our open hours. No automated voice messages—we promise!
Phone: 530-898-6322
Email: info@csuchico.edu
We’re excited that you’re exploring your options for completing your degree back at Chico State! We know that unforeseen circumstances can happen and sometimes our educational goals are interrupted. It’s not too late to return to Chico State to fulfill your goals.
International students who require an F or J visa to study in the US should contact International Admissions at apply@csuchico.edu for additional information.
You are a returning student if you previously attended Chico State but did not complete an undergraduate degree and are interested in satisfying graduation requirements to earn a diploma.
You will need to re-apply to the University by submitting a new application through Cal State Apply.
Note: Degree-seeking students who are on an approved Planned Educational Leave do not need to apply for readmission.
Your path back to Chico State depends on your leaving circumstances. We can help you find the best way to finish your degree requirements and earn your diploma. Contact our Graduation Advising team to review your academic records and provide personalized advice by emailing gradadvising@csuchico.edu.
In general, the following processes will apply:
Previously enrolled students who have not enrolled at Chico State for two or more consecutive semesters and left in Good Standing or were placed on academic notice (formerly called academic probation), are eligible to re-apply.
You must re-apply through Cal State Apply
The typical application filing periods for each semester are:
Visit the Dates and Deadlines page for current information.
Send official transcripts to the Office of Admissions from all schools attended since your last semester at Chico State. Your transcripts must include grades for all coursework completed.
Send official transcripts from your institutions to:
Mailed Transcripts
Office of Admissions
400 W First St
Chico, CA 95929-0722
Electronic Transcripts
Office of Admissions
info@csuchico.edu
Academic Disqualification
If you were academically disqualified, you must submit an Appeal for Reinstatement to Academic Advising Programs in addition to completing the Cal State Apply application for readmission. The Appeal for Reinstatement, as well as instructions and important deadlines, are available on the Academic Advising website, or you can email or call Academic Advising Programs at chicoadvisor@csuchico.edu or 530-898-5712.
Administrative Disqualification
If you were administratively disqualified for failure to complete your remediation or for disciplinary reasons, please contact the office that disqualified you from Chico State:
We’re here to help! Call us Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., to talk directly to an admissions expert. Or use live chat during our open hours. No automated voice messages—we promise!
Phone: 530-898-6322
Email: info@csuchico.edu
We acknowledge and are mindful that Chico State stands on lands that were originally occupied by the first people of this area, the Mechoopda, and we recognize their distinctive spiritual relationship with this land, the flora, the fauna, and the waters that run through campus. We are humbled that our campus resides upon sacred lands that since time immemorial have sustained the Mechoopda people and continue to do so today.