Timeline

First-year and Transfer Applicants

This timeline web page is for first-year and transfer applicants.

Fall 2025

Graduate Applicants

If you will be applying as a graduate student, please review the Graduate I Want to Apply web page. If you are a graduate applicant who will study in the U.S. on an F-1 Visa, review the International Graduate I Want to Apply web page. Deadlines also differ by program, so be sure to review the individual graduate program for details.

Office Closures

Due to campus holidays, this office will be closed on the following dates:

  • 2025: January 1, January 20, March 31, May 26, June 19, July 4, September 1, November 11, November 27–28, December 23–26
  • 2026: January 1, January 19, March 31, May 25, June 19, July 3, September 7, November 11, November 26–27, December 22–25

*Dates are subject to change.

Fall 2025

First-year and Transfer Applicants

October 1, 2024

Apply online through Cal State Apply.

December 2024 - April 2, 2025

Apply for financial aid by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the CA Dream Act Application (CADAA) for students eligible for AB 540.

January 2025

Transfer applicants update colleges attended and college coursework by completing and submitting the mandatory Academic History Update on the Cal State Apply website.

Spring 2025

Admission decisions are emailed to students and the Housing License Agreement is available.

April 12, 2025

Attend Explore SDSU Admitted Student Day.

May 1, 2025 (Intent to Enroll deadline)

Deadline to submit the following items:

  1. Intent to Enroll nonrefundable $400 deposit
  2. Official transcripts
  3. Test scores
  4. Housing License Agreement and nonrefundable $375 initial payment (if applicable)

May 2025

First-year and transfer deadline to complete the Student Success Pathway Preference form.

June 30, 2025

Transfer deadline to submit final college transcripts, including spring grades.

July 15, 2025

First-year deadline to submit final official high school and college transcript(s), including spring grades/credits and date of graduation.

Deadline to provide proof of immunizations and complete the Tuberculosis (TB) Risk Assessment.

July-August 2025

New Student Orientation.

August 20, 2025

Fall semester begins.

August 21-22, 2025

Move-in for first-year students.

August 21-30, 2025

Welcome Week.

August 23, 2025

New Student and Family Convocation.

August 25, 2025

Classes begin.