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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

    • Attend a and use 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:

    
    * 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. 

  • December 1 – March 2, 2025: Apply for Financial Aid

    Submit your 2025-26
    or

    • 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

    • 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.
    • , 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.