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Admissions & Aid

Important Admissions Dates & Deadlines

Below you’ll find important admissions deadlines for first-year, transfer, and graduate applicants. Please review each date carefully and plan ahead to ensure all required materials are submitted by the appropriate deadline. Meeting these deadlines is essential for full consideration for admission and related opportunities.

Graduate Student Deadlines

International Student Deadlines

 

Fall 2026 Term - Undergraduate Admissions Deadlines

Dates

Things to do

October 1

Fall 2026 application opens via Cal State Apply 

January 15

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) deadline

March 2

Financial aid (FAFSA) priority deadline 

March 6

Initial transcript deadline 

March 6

Submit official AP, IB, and/or CLEP scores (if applicable). Send the AP Score Report or the CLEP Transcript. 

April 3

CSUMB application deadline

May 1

Enrollment confirmation deadline

July 10

First Year - Deadline to submit official high school transcript with final grades and date of graduation

July 10

Transfer - Deadline for all final, official transcripts

Students are accepted on a rolling basis. 

 

Disbursement of Funds - Second Week of the Semester

Financial aid funds will start to be disbursed to student accounts during the second week of the semester.

The following are reasons why a student's funds may not be available by the typical disbursement date: 

  • A late application submitted after the March 2 priority deadline
  • Missing documents or incomplete file
  • You have not accepted your financial aid offer on your OASIS account
  • Not completing a Direct Loan Master Promissory Note
  • Not completing the online Loan Entrance Counseling
  • Not meeting the minimum requirement for enrollment: 6 units undergraduate, 4 units for Master's students
  • Not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
  • Unresolved university charges
  • Being in default on a student loan or owing a repayment to any Title IV financial aid program