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).
Spring 2023 Application filing period begins: August 1, 2022
Fall 2023 Application filing period begins: October 1, 2022
- 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-10 Communication Sciences & Disorders (MA) January-15 No spring admission Communications Studies (MA) June-1 November-1 Computer Science February-15 No spring admission Credential Conditionally Classified July-1 December-7 Education (MA) May-1 December-1 Educational Technology & Distance Learning Certificate
July-1 No spring admission English (MA)
*Certificate in Teaching College-Level Writing
March-1 September-16 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 October-1 Language Teaching (MA)
*Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
May-15 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 October-1 Political Science (MA) June-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-1 No spring admission Psychology - MA Psychological Science January-21 No spring admission Public Administration (MPA) June-1 November-1 Social Science (MA) April-15 October-1 Social Work (MSW) January-15 No spring admission - Fee, Registration and Other Deadlines
Graduate Studies Deadlines Description Fall 2021 Spring 2022 Summer 2022 Fall 2022 Registration for New Students
7/26/2021 to 8/4/2021
12/6/2021 to
12/10/20214/1/2022 to 5/19/2022
7/25/2022 to 8/3/2022
Registration for Continuing Students
10/25/2022 to 11/19/2022
04/01/2022 to 05/19/2022
04/25/2022 to 05/20/2022
Fee Payment Deadline
7/28/2021
12/9/2021
5/19/2022
7/27/2022
Add/Drop Registration
8/9/2021 to 9/3/2021
1/10/2022 to 2/4/2022
5/20/2022 to 8/17/2022
8/8/2022 to 9/2/2022
Classes Begin
8/23/2021
1/24/2022
6/1/2022
8/22/2022
Application for Graduation Master's Degree
9/20/2021
2/18/2022
6/13/2022
9/19/2022
Continuous/Adjunct Enrollment
9/20/2021 2/18/2022 NA 9/19/2022 Thesis/Project submitted to Graduate Studies;
or Oral/Comprehensive Exam11/29/2021
4/22/2022
8/8/2022
11/28/2022
Commencement Registration Deadline
5/01/2022
5/01/2022
TBA
TBA
Commencement Day
5/18/2022
5/18/2022
5/2023
5/2023
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.