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).
Fall 2025 Application filing period begins: October 1, 2024
Spring 2026 Application filing period begins: August 1, 2025
- 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) March 1 October 1 Business Administration (MBA) July 5 November 1 Business Administration (MBA) - Online July 25 November 22 Business Analytics (MS) April 1 No spring admission 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 25 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 onlyMay 10 No spring admission Nutritional Science (MS) May 1
November 1 Nutritional Science (MS Dietetics option) February 15 No spring admission 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 Spring 2025 Summer 2025 Fall 2025 Spring 2026 Registration for New Students 12/9/2024 to
12/13/20244/21/2025 to 8/19/2025 7/14/2025 to
8/7/202512/1/2025 to
12/5/2025Registration for Continuing Students 10/21/2024 to
12/31/20244/1/2025 to 8/19/2025 4/21/2025 to 5/30/2025 10/27/2025 to
12/30/2025Fee Payment Deadline 12/12/2024 5/27/2025 8/14/2025 1/8/2026 Add/Drop Registration 1/6/2025 to
2/2/202505/28/2025 to 08/19/2025 8/11/2025 to
9/5/20251/12/2026 to
1/30/2026Classes Begin 1/21/2025 6/2/2025 8/25/2025 1/20/2026 Application for Graduation Master's Degree 2/17/2025 6/16/2025 9/22/2025 2/16/2026 Continuous/Adjunct Enrollment 2/17/2025 NA 9/22/2025 2/16/2026 Culminating Activity Deadline
Final Progress Sheets due to Graduate Studies4/18/2025 8/4/2025 11/24/2025 4/17/2026 Thesis/Project submitted to
Graduate Studies4/18/2025 8/4/2025 11/24/2025 4/17/2026 Commencement Registration Deadline 4/18/2025 4/18/2025 (for May 2025 ceremony) TBA TBA Commencement Day 5/14/2025 5/14/2025 (can also walk in May 2026 ceremony TBA TBA
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.