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 December-1 Biological Sciences (MS) March-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
March-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)
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 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 Decemberr-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
12/9/2022TBA
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
6/13/2023
9/19/2023
Continuous/Adjunct Enrollment
9/19/2022 2/18/2023 NA 9/19/2023 Thesis/Project submitted to Graduate Studies;
or Oral/Comprehensive Exam11/28/2022
4/21/2023
8/8/2023
11/28/2023
Commencement Registration Deadline
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
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.