Application and Admission Status
Track your application, review your admission status and complete your next steps in my.SDSU.
Before submitting your Cal State Apply application, carefully review all information for accuracy and completeness. Once your application has been submitted, the Office of Admissions cannot accept changes or corrections.
Next Steps
- Activate Your SDSUid
Within two weeks of submitting your Cal State Apply application, you will receive an email from San Diego State University containing your SDSUid and instructions for activating your account.
Your SDSUid provides secure access to my.SDSU, the university's online portal for admissions, financial aid, student records, tuition and fee payments, and other student services. Be sure to follow the instructions in the email to activate your account.
- Log In to my.SDSU
Access my.SDSU by selecting the my.SDSU Login button. Sign in using your SDSUid and password. You will be required to use DUO Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) to access your account.
- Keep Your Contact Information Up to Date
SDSU communicates important admissions and enrollment information by email. Check your email regularly and keep your email address up to date in my.SDSU. Use the Profile tile to review and update your contact information as needed.
- Track Your Application Status
Use the Admissions tile in my.SDSU to check the status of your application. Use the Tasks tile to review and complete any outstanding checklist items (To Dos).
- Additional Requirements for Select Programs
Applicants to dance; music; musical theatre; nursing; television, film and new media-production; and theatre arts-performance programs will receive additional instructions from their academic department regarding auditions or portfolio requirements.
Admission Decisions
Admission decisions will be sent by email. Fall first-year and transfer applicants are typically notified in the spring.
Need Help With Your SDSUid?
Visit the SDSUid Help web page if you did not receive your SDSUid email or need help activating your account. You can also watch the How Do I Activate My SDSUid? video tutorial for step-by-step instructions.
If you need additional assistance, review the Student Help Resources. For help using my.SDSU, review the my.SDSU Student Guides.
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Keep Your Grades Up!
Your admission offer is based on the information you reported in your Cal State Apply application. If you are provisionally admitted, SDSU will verify your academic information using your official transcripts.
Your admission offer may be rescinded if:
- Your GPA or course grades are lower than those reported on your application.
- You earn D or F grades or do not maintain your academic performance.
- You miss required admission deadlines.
- You incorrectly report or do not complete a required course.
How Long Will It Take to Process My Documents?
Please allow up to three weeks for your documents and test scores to be received, reviewed and processed by the Office of Admissions. During this time, your application checklist in my.SDSU may not be updated immediately. Once processing is complete, your document status will be updated in my.SDSU.
- Complete the Academic History Update
- If you applied for fall 2027 admission, you must submit the mandatory Academic History Update through Cal State Apply in January 2027.
- Update all academic information, including:
- Additional colleges attended
- Courses completed and final grades earned
- Courses currently in progress
- Planned future coursework
- Courses used to fulfill major prerequisites
- For instructions and additional information, review Step 3 of the Fall Transfer Steps to Apply.
- Additional Requirements for Select Programs
- Applicants to dance; music; musical theatre; television, film and new media-production; and theatre arts-performance programs will receive additional instructions from their academic department regarding auditions or portfolio requirements.
- Upper-division nursing transfer applicants and second bachelor's nursing applicants for fall 2027 admission must also complete the Academic History Update and answer additional nursing-specific questions regarding prerequisite coursework in January 2027.
- Maintain Your Admission Eligibility
- Your admission offer is based on the information you reported in your Cal State Apply application. If you are provisionally admitted, SDSU will verify your academic information using your official transcripts.
- Your admission offer may be rescinded if:
- You did not complete at least 60 transferable semester units (90 transferable quarter units) by spring 2027 for fall 2027 admission. Coursework completed during summer 2027 cannot be used to satisfy the minimum CSU transfer admission requirements.
- You did not complete and submit the required Academic History Update.
- Your GPA or grades are lower than what you reported on your application.
- You missed required admission deadlines.
- You earned D or F grades.
- You misreported or did not complete a required course.
- You misreported earning an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) similar to your intended major by spring 2027 for fall 2027 admission.
Contact Admissions
Our admissions teams are here to help. Choose the appropriate admissions office below to get answers to your questions.
Appeals
Appeals are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and are typically considered only when serious extenuating circumstances or significant new information are provided. Learn more about the appeals process.