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 onlyMay-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
12/9/2022TBA 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 6/12/2023 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 Exam11/28/2022 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.