Document Submission

Sending Transcripts to CSUB

When submitting your transcripts and other official documents for your application, please use one of these options listed below. Transcripts received by California State University, Bakersfield Office of Undergraduate Admissions become property of the university and cannot be returned.

CSU Bakersfield will accept official transcripts via the following:

  1. Sent electronically via Parchment, Certree, National Student Clearing House, Military Services, or e-Transcripts California
  2. Emailed if your institution provides certified electronic transcripts through another service, transcripts can be sent directly from the institution to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at incomingtranscripts@csub.edu.
  3. By mail to:
    CSU Bakersfield
    Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 47SA
    9001 Stockdale Highway
    Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022

Please send ONE official copy per institution and keep your order receipt as documentation. Transfer credit visible on a transcript from another institution will not be considered official. It can take up to three weeks to receive and process your transcript. Items will be marked as "Received" on your To Do List once CSUB Office of Undergraduate Admissions receives them.

Please note: Transcripts opened or sent from the student's personal email address will be considered unofficial.

High School Transcripts (Freshman/Lower Division Transfer Only)

CSU Bakersfield may request your 7th semester grades, for verification you are still on track to complete your A-G course pattern by the end of the spring semester for fall admissions.

CSU Bakersfield will need one official copy of your final high school transcript. This transcript must include your date of graduation, so be sure you don't send until after you graduate unless otherwise indicated on your myCSUB. Official transcripts with graduation date posted is due by July 1st.

All transcripts must be official, meaning they are certified, sealed and posted by the issuing institution.

College Transcripts

If you have taken courses at a community college or university, you will need to have transcripts sent to CSUB directly from the institution. CSUB requires initial (in progress) transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended by the posted deadline date of February 17th for Fall admissions and October 1st for Spring admissions.

Students provisional admitted to the university are required to submit official transcripts with final grades posted and degree awarded by July 1st for Fall admissions and January 13th for Spring admissions. Failure to submit official transcripts by the deadline dates may result in your application being canceled or withdrawn.

You will need to submit a transcript from ALL institution you have attended, even if you withdrew before completing a term. If a transcript is unavailable, a letter must be sent from the registrar's office indicating attendance and course work as appropriate.

Sending Test Scores

Students who have completed College Board Advanced Placement (AP) examinations with a score of 3 or higher and submit an official College Grade Report directly from the College Board will receive college credit for each examination. Credit is awarded based on when the exam was taken. Please note: Taking an "AP" class in high school alone does not necessarily earn college credit. Advanced Placement results are only accepted directly from AP - College Board. Please visit their web site for information regarding how to request your scores. Once scores are received, credit will be granted automatically for students that have been admitted and the results can be seen on your myCSUB portal.

Prior to a student's enrollment at CSUB, credits may be earned through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), by earning satisfactory score. Earned CLEP credit will be treated as transfer credit without a grade, will count toward graduation, and may be used in fulfilling specific curriculum requirements.

CLEP results are only accepted directly from CLEP - College Board. Please visit their website for information regarding how to request your scores.

Please note: CSUB will not accept the units or score posted on your college or university transcripts.

Military Credit

Units of credit are granted for honorable completion of basic training of United States military training as evidenced by a copy of the separation paper (DD214) on file in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Additional credit for military courses may be granted upon evaluation of course content and as recommended in the American Council on Education Guide. Military transcripts can be sent using Joint Services Transcript.

Verifying Test Scores and Transcripts

To verify if CSUB has received your official transcripts and/or test scores, please review your "To Do List" in your myCSUB portal. If the transcripts read "Received", the Office of Undergraduate Admissions has received them. If the item still reads "Initiated", that means we have not received the official transcripts and/or test scores and you are still required to submit the official document by the posted deadline.