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 2025 Application filing period begins: August 1, 2024
Fall 2025 Application filing period begins: October 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)	May-1	October-1
  Business Administration  (MBA)	April-29	November-1
  Business Administration  (MBA) - Online	July-5	November-22
  Communication Sciences & Disorders  (MA)	January-15	No spring admission
  Communications Studies  (MA)	April-1	No spring admission
  Computer Science (MS)	March-1	No spring admission
  Computer Science (MS) - Online	July-5
  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	November-1
  English  (MA) *Certificate in Teaching College-Level Writing	April-1	November-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	No spring admission
  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 only	May-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-14	No spring admission
  Psychology - MS Marriage and Family Therapy	January-17	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 2024	Spring 2025	Summer 2025	Fall 2025
  Registration for New Students	7/29/2024 to 8/7/2024	12/9/2024 to 12/13/2024
  Registration for Continuing Students	4/22/2024 to 5/17/2024	10/21/2024 to 12/31/2024
  Fee Payment Deadline	8/15/2024	12/12/2024
  Add/Drop Registration	8/12/2024 to 9/6/2024	1/6/2025 to 2/2/2025
  Classes Begin	8/26/2024	1/21/2025
  Application for Graduation Master's Degree	9/23/2024	2/17/2025
  Continuous/Adjunct Enrollment	9/23/2024	2/17/2025	NA
  Culminating Activity Deadline Final Progress Sheets due to Graduate Studies	12/2/2024	4/18/2025	8/4/2025
  Thesis/Project submitted to Graduate Studies	12/2/2024	4/18/2025	8/4/2025
  Commencement Registration Deadline	4/18/2025	4/18/2025	4/18/2025 (for May 2025 ceremony)
  Commencement Day	5/15/2025	5/15/2025	5/15/2025 (can also walk in May 2026 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.