Frequently Asked Questions

CSUB offers a few scholarship and funding opportunities for students. For information, please visit the Funding Opportunities & Resources page or contact the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships at finaid@csub.edu or (661) 654-3016.

SECOND BACHELOR'S

A student who has already earned their bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and desires to become an applicant for a second bachelor's degree in a major that is different from what they have already earned.

MASTER'S

A student who has already earned their bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and desires to become an applicant for a master's degree.

CREDENTIAL

In California individuals must obtain certification to become a teacher, school counselor, or education administrator. A credential student is a post-baccalaureate or graduate student who has applied or been admitted to a teaching, pupil personnel, or administrative credential program.

DOCTORATE

A student who has already earned their bachelor's and master's degree from a regionally accredited institution and desires to become an applicant for a doctoral degree.
  1. Choose a program that interests you
  2. Submit an application through CalState Apply
  3. Request and submit all official transcripts (excluding CSUB) from colleges/universities attended to the CSUB Office of Admissions
  4. Submit separate program application (if applicable) to the appropriate department as instructed

* You can refer to the Graduate Student Checklist for additional information
If you are an international student and require an F1 or J1 visa to study in the United States, please review the International Application Guide and visit our International Students and Program Requirements webpage. As an international applicant you must submit required documentation for your F1 or J1 to be issued.
The application fee for Cal State Apply is $70. You must pay the application fee before fully submitting an application for admission. There are no fee waivers for Graduate applicants.

* The fee is nonrefundable and non-transferable to a different application term *
Through Cal State Apply, you can only submit one application per program per term. Admission to one graduate program does not automatically qualify you for admission to another graduate program.
Generally, we do not accept applications past the specified deadline, but approval for a late application depends on the program department.

*Graduate and Doctorate programs may have a firm deadline

University Requirements

You may view what can be done if the following requirements are not met

  1. Completed a four-year college course of study and obtained an accepted baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution or shall have completed equivalent academic preparation as determined by appropriate campus authorities.
    • Your Bachelor's degree must be earned prior to the first start date of the term you are applying to. If your degree is not earned, you may apply as an undergraduate applicant.
  2. Left in good academic standing at the last college or university attended
  3. Have attained a grade point average of at least 2.5 in an acceptable earned baccalaureate degree; or maintained a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 (4.0 scale/ A = 4.0) in the last 60 semester (90 quarter) units attempted
    • Your last 60 units GPA may be improved by enrolling in transferable graded letter courses from a regionally accredited institution. Please speak with your program director to review what courses are recommended or required.
  4. Met the professional, personal, scholastic, and other standards for graduate study, including qualifying examinations, as appropriate campus authorities may prescribe.

Program Requirements

If program requirements are not met for the term you are applying for, you may apply for the next available term. You may contact the director to ask what you can do meet program admission requirements. You may also contact the Graduate Student Center at 661-654-2786 or by email at gsc@csub.edu for other available program options.
No, but you must submit official transcripts from all other colleges or universities attended.
Please select the Need Help? dropdown on the myCSUB homepage for more instructions on retrieving your NetID and setting your password. You will be assigned a CSUB ID in your first acknowledgment email from CSUB.

*If you are experiencing issues with logging in, please contact our IT Department at 661-654-4357 or at ServiceCenter@csub.edu for more assistance.

When your application status is incomplete, the Office of Graduate Admissions is in the process of reviewing all transcripts that are received to complete the University Admission Evaluation. Once your transcripts are received, your status will change to pending.

* Transcripts must be submitted from all colleges/universities you have attended

Both university and program requirements must be submitted for final admission review. A pending application status ('In Department Review') means that the program will be reviewing program admission requirements. Once the program makes a final decision, it will submit a Program Decision Form to the Office of Graduate Admissions. You can view your admission status, through your myCSUB.
Once you are admitted, your CSUB email and Outlook 365 account should be automatically created. Your email login will be the same as your myCSUB.

* If you are experiencing issues with logging in, please contact our IT Department at 661-654-4357 or at ServiceCenter@csub.edu for more assistance
You can only register for classes after you are admitted and determined eligible to enroll. If you are having trouble with registering, please contact your program department.

* You may be required to fill out and submit an Add/Drop form
Please contact our office, we will kindly answer any comments, questions, or concerns!

Please select the following to see how you can pay for tuition step by step.

Tuition Payment Guide

Additional Information

You will have the choice to pay by credit or with debit card, bank account (using your bank account routing number and checking account number), New 529 Savings plan, or International Payment.

The international payment is Flywire.

Note: There is a 2.65% courtesy fee for paying with a credit or debit card online. This can be avoided by paying online with an electronic check or paying with cash or check at the cashier's Office.