To secure your spot, be sure to complete all requirements on time. Otherwise, your admission offer may be withdrawn, and you won’t be able to enroll in the admitted term. If you decide not to enroll or withdraw from all courses, you will need to reapply in the future and meet the requirements in effect at that time.
Note: All offers of admission are provisional and subject to verification based on official transcripts and test scores.
Your MyCalStateLA ID is required to log in to the myCalStateLA portal - your access to a range of University services, including your student email and GET (Golden Eagle Territory).
GET is where you view updates from University offices, register for classes, check your financial aid status and handle other student business.
More information about GET is available on the Registrar's GET webpage.
- Activate Your Cal State LA Email: We'll be communicating with you through your Cal State LA email address, so make sure to activate your myCalStateLA portal and regularly check your university email. This is crucial for receiving important updates and instructions.
- Expect an Email from Us: After receiving your admission notification, our International Students & Scholars Office will contact you via email. This email will contain detailed instructions on how to upload the required documents for your I-20 or SEVIS transfer.
- Prepare Your Documents: To streamline the process, have the following documents ready:
- A copy of your Passport Biographical Page
- Financial Sponsor information and a copy of their recent bank statement (or other official letters of financial support/guarantee/scholarship)
- If you're currently studying in the US, also prepare:
- A copy of your current Visa stamp
- A copy of I-94
- A copy of your I-20 or DS-2019
- Employment Authorization Document (EAD), if applicable
- Seek Assistance: If you don't receive the instructions email within 2 weeks of your admission notification or if you have any questions about the I-20/SEVIS transfer process, feel free to contact the International Programs and Global Engagement Office at (323) 343-3170 or international@calstatela.edu. We're here to help!
Some applicants are admitted provisionally as the admission offer may still be contingent on the successful completion of a degree program, or the verification of good academic standing at the last institution attended. At minimum, a Bachelor’s (or higher) degree must be earned and posted prior to the start of the desired admission term.
Admission offers will be withdrawn if degree (or good academic standing) verification is not provided by the requested deadline. If the admission offer is rescinded after enrollment, the classes will be administratively dropped. International students with rescinded admission offers are responsible for following up with USCIS regarding the change to their student visa eligibility.
Admission applications and offers are non-transferable, and may not be deferred to a future term. If admission is desired for a future term, a new application must be submitted for that term, and applicants must meet all of the admission requirements in effect at that time.
What does it mean if I have been admitted with Certain Conditions?
Some academic programs require new students to satisfy certain conditions during their first term of enrollment. If your admission notification includes mention of conditions, please contact your academic program department immediately to learn of the academic conditions (and/or course prerequisites) that pertain to your admission, and subsequent continued enrollment in the program.
Living on campus offers numerous opportunities for students to build lifelong friendships, develop as leaders and achieve academic success. We offer graduate student apartments that are a short walk to class, the University-Student Union, and various campus resources. To learn more, visit the Housing and Residence Life webpage.
Expenses vary from student to student.
Financial aid is available to eligible students.
If you have not already done so, submit the FAFSA (or the CA Dream Act) application. The priority application deadline is March 2nd of the current year, for the following academic year. For more information, visit the Financial Aid webpage.
- The Office of Admissions and Recruitment will send communications to the "preferred" email address as indicated in your GET Student Center. You may update your contact information in GET.
- The Center for Student Financial Aid and other campus offices will send messages to your Cal State LA email address so it is important that you also regularly check your campus email mailbox.
- To view emails sent to you from key student services offices, you may also view the Communication Center located on the top right of your GET Self-Service Student Center.
- Please remember to regularly check your email and GET Self-Service Student Center To Do List. Once in the To Do list, click on the "To Do Item" name for more details, including the name of the specific school for a required transcript.
- For instructions on how to log in to GET via the myCalStateLA portal, visit the GET webpage.
If you have not yet done so, please plan to submit official transcripts from your degree-granting institution, and also from all institutions at which you completed any post-baccalaureate coursework prior to Cal State LA enrollment.
To be considered final, the transcript must include the final term’s grades, and if from the degree-granting institution, the posted degree with conferral date.
- For Spring admission, final transcripts must be received no later than February 1st.
- For Summer admission, final transcripts must be received no later than June 1st.
- For Fall admission, final transcripts must be received no later than July 15th.
- If still completing summer coursework or degree (prior to the start of the fall admission term), plan to submit another copy of the official transcript by September 1st.
For more information about official academic records, and how to submit them, visit the Submitting Documents webpage. To see what documents are still pending, please visit your GET Self-Service Student Center To Do List.
The Office of Admissions and Recruitment will begin to email new student registration information to admitted students beginning in mid-June for Fall admissions; or mid-November for Spring admissions.
Additionally, newly admitted graduate students will be contacted by their departments regarding orientation, advising, and registering for classes. Please also visit the Office of Graduate Studies webpage to learn more about advanced studies at Cal State LA.
- Our International Students & Scholars Office is dedicated to assisting international applicants and students with immigration and visa-related matters.
- For more information and updates, please visit the International Programs and Global Engagement webpage.
Cal State LA students may use an Affirmed (Preferred) First Name, instead of their legal name, to identify themselves.
If you would like to request to use an Affirmed First Name, learn more
The California State University (CSU) requires all students to be up to date on immunizations and to complete tuberculosis risk assessment per CSU Executive Order 803. Learn more on the Student Health Center immunization page.
To streamline the enrollment process for admitted graduate/post-baccalaureate students, the Office of Admissions and Recruitment will assume all new admitted students will enroll at Cal State LA for their admission term. No additional action to inform us of your intent to enroll is required.
If you are no longer interested in attending Cal State LA for your admission term, please submit an online Admission Application Withdrawal request prior to the start of classes for your admission term. Please make sure you are not enrolled in any Cal State LA courses when you submit the application withdrawal request.
CHANGE OF PLANS?
If you are no longer interested in attending Cal State LA, please submit an online Admission Application Withdrawal request prior to the start of classes for your admission term.