Fall 2025 CSU Transfer Application Timeline

Please review all university communication carefully - CSU campuses may request additional information. Deadlines and application requirements can vary by major and applicant type (e.g. international students, returning students, and military veterans).

- October 1 – December 2, 2024*: Submit CSU Application
  Cal State Apply
  - Attend a CSU application workshop and use step-by-step videos to get started.
  - Fill out your application and visit us during drop-in hours at the Transfer Center or on Zoom to ask any questions before you submit.
  Resources:
  Application Guide
  
  Applicant Help Center
  
  Step-by-Step Videos
  
  * This is the priority application filing period. Some campuses and majors may accept applications after December 2. Deadlines may also vary for international students and veterans.
- October 1 – March 2, 2025: Apply for Financial Aid
  Submit your 2025-26
  FAFSA or California Dream Act Application
  - 2023 income/tax information will be needed.
  - List all universities that you are applying to so that they can provide a financial aid estimate after your admission offer. You do not need to wait until you have been accepted.
  March 2 is the priority deadline and the deadline for Cal Grants.
- December 2024 – Summer 2025: Check email and CSU portals frequently
  - Look out for emails about important deadlines and next steps.
  - Create a portal on the university websites when instructed. CSUs may request transcripts or additional information on your to do list.
- January 2025: Update CSU Application
  Cal State Apply
  - The update will open in early January and must be completed by January 31.
  - Enter your fall 2024 grades and update winter/spring 2025 courses.
  - Update any previous semesters if you recently completed academic renewal or repeated any previous D/F grades in fall 2024 (if applicable).
  Complete supplemental applications
  Some campuses, such as CSULB and SJSU, require an additional application (deadlines vary). You will receive info about this by email.
- February – March 2025: Receive CSU admission offers
  - Some campuses may send decisions earlier or later.
  - Check your email and CSU portals for admission decisions and application status.
- May 1 or June 1, 2025: Accept admission
  - Deadlines may vary. (May 1 for most CSUs; June 1 or extended deadlines for some campuses)
  - Accept admission offer and pay the enrollment deposit (if required) to secure your spot at the CSU you choose to attend.
  - Follow next steps and meet all deadlines for transcripts, financial aid documents, orientation registration, and housing applications.
- Submit official transcripts (deadlines vary)
  - When requested by each CSU, order official transcripts on the Mt. SAC portal student self service menu (#19).
  - CSUs may request initial transcripts before or after the admission decision with deadlines throughout January – June.
  - You will also submit your final official transcript(s) after spring 2025 and AP/IB/CLEP scores, if applicable.
  - Request CSUGE or IGETC certification, if applicable
  - If you have attended other colleges, you need to request transcripts directly from those schools even if they were submitted to Mt. SAC.

Additional Steps

- Apply for your Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T/AS-T) and/or Associate Degree (AA/AS)
  - Apply for graduation if you are completing a degree.*
  - The Completion Center Team can assist you with any questions.
  - Submit the degree application (#45 on the Mt. SAC portal student self service menu).
  *Important: if you are applying to CSU for fall 2025 and completing an AA-T or AS-T in spring 2025 and you have any other college transcripts and/or AP, IB, or CLEP exams, submit those to Mt. SAC’s Office of Admissions & Records by February 15 to help ensure accurate CSU e-verification of your degree. (This is only necessary if you have not already submitted the transcript(s) or test scores.)
- Apply to the Mt. SAC Scholarship Program
  The application will open in winter 2025.
- Attend the Transfer Achievement Celebration!
  
  Subscribe to email updates or contact the Transfer Center in April 2025 for information about the event.

Application Checklist

Have these items available when you're ready to apply:

Unofficial transcripts - you’ll need to enter all the courses you’ve completed on your CSU application; those that are currently in progress; and any you plan to take. Official transcripts will be requested by campuses as needed.
Your Social Security number, if you have one.
Your citizenship status (or visa information for international students)
A method of payment for the $70 application fee (per campus) - you can pay the application fee by credit card. The application will determine your eligibility for a fee waiver for up to four CSU campuses.
2023 annual income - your parents’ if you are a dependent; your income if you are independent.
Additional information (only if you are applying to EOP) - your parents' employment background and contact information for two individuals who will submit recommendations. You will also need to respond to some autobiographical questions.