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 2024 Application filing period begins: August 1, 2023
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	December-1
  Biological Sciences  (MS)	May-1	December-1
  Business Administration  (MBA)	April-29	November-28
  Business Administration  (MBA) - Online	July-5	December-10
  Communication Sciences & Disorders  (MA)	January-15	No spring admission
  Communications Studies  (MA)	April-1	December-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	April-1	December-1
  Environmental Science  (MS)	March-1	December-1
  Geosciences  (MS)	March-1	December-1
  History  (MA) *Certificate in Advanced Study in History	April-1	December-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	December-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)	June-1	December-1
  Political Science  (MA)	June-1	December-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-20	No spring admission
  Public Administration  (MPA)	June-1	December-1
  Social Science  (MA)	April-15	December-1
  Social Work   (MSW)	January-15	No spring admission

• Fee, Registration, and Other Deadlines

  Graduate Studies Deadlines

  Description	Fall 2022	Spring 2023	Summer 2023	Fall 2023
  Registration for New Students	7/25/2022 to 8/3/2022	12/5/2022 to 12/9/2022	TBA	7/24/2023 to 8/2/2023
  Registration for Continuing Students	04/25/2022 to 05/20/2022	10/24/2022 to 11/18/2022	04/03/2023 to 05/19/2023	04/24/2023 to 05/19/2023
  Fee Payment Deadline	7/27/2022	12/8/2022	5/18/2023	7/26/2023
  Add/Drop Registration	8/8/2022 to 9/2/2022	1/09/2023 to 2/3/2023	5/20/2023 to 8/15/2023	8/7/2023 to 9/1/2023
  Classes Begin	8/22/2022	1/23/2023	6/1/2023	8/21/2023
  Application for Graduation Master's Degree	9/19/2022	2/17/2023	6/12/2023	9/18/2023
  Continuous/Adjunct Enrollment	9/19/2022	2/18/2023	NA	9/18/2023
  Thesis/Project submitted to Graduate Studies; or Oral/Comprehensive Exam	11/28/2022	4/21/2023	8/8/2023	11/27/2023
  Commencement Registration Deadline	04/23/2023	04/23/2023	04/23/2023	04/23/2023
  Commencement Day	5/17/2023	5/17/2023	5/15/2024	5/15/2024

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.