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International Undergraduate Applicants
International undergraduate applicants (first-time freshmen and transfers) are accepted for both Fall and Spring semester intakes. The filing periods for each intake are as follows:
- Fall Intake (late August start date ) Application Filing Period: October 1 – May 4*. Deadline for document submission is May 19, 2025.
- Spring Intake (late January start date) Application Filing Period: August 1 – October 15*. Deadline for document submission is October 30, 2024.
Applicants must submit the international application online at Cal State Apply. We strongly recommend that applicants review the Cal State Apply International Student Guide before applying. A non-refundable application fee of $70 USD will need to be paid before submitting the application online using a credit/debit card or PayPal account. Checks or money order are not accepted. If you are unable to access the application online, please send us an email us at: intlinfo@csus.edu.
Please submit and upload all required application documents as clearly scanned PDFs to [International Admission Documents]. We recommend that you submit unofficial copies of your test scores and transcripts along with your other supporting documents so that our team may process your application as soon as possible.
Take note that important emails from our office may end up in your spam or junk folder and we kindly ask that you frequently check all areas of your email inbox to ensure that you are getting the most up to date communication from our office.
Submitting Documents
Please submit and upload all required application documents as clearly scanned PDFs to International Admission Documents. We recommend that you submit unofficial copies of your test scores with your other supporting documents so that our team may provide an admission decision immediately. Please note that official documents will be requested at the time of enrollment and become property of the university.
*Although financial documents are not required for application review, you are highly encouraged to submit all financial documents, including the financial affidavit at the time of document submission to avoid delays in Form I-20 processing if you are granted admission by the International Admissions Team.
First-time Freshmen Applicants
An applicant who has not completed any post-secondary education after high school is considered a first-time freshman applicant. If there is a gap between the time you graduated high school and when you are applying to the University, but have not attempted or completed any college or university coursework, you are still considered a first-time freshman. Please note that an evaluation from an agency is not required or recommended as we do in-house evaluations of all foreign credentials. If you would like to submit an evaluation from an agency, we only accept evaluations from the following agencies: WES, ACEI, and ECE.
Applicant Requirements
* Second Bachelor's degree programs are only offered for non-impacted programs.
| Required Document | GPA or score requirement |
|---|---|
| High School Transcript | Minimum 3.0 out of 4.0 scale or average 80% marks |
| High School Diploma | Must accompany transcript |
| English Proficiency Exam (only one is required; MyBest TOEFL score not accepted at this time) Countries where TOEFL or IELTS not required. All scores must be released to Sac State for it to be considered official. Please log into your ELP portal and send test scores through your English testing portal. |
TOEFL: 64 iBT (ETS code: 004671) IELTS: 6.0 DuoLingo: 95 Sacramento State ELI: Level 7 PTE Academic: 50 GTEC: 1125 ELS Language Center: Level 112 FLS Language School: Level 16 TLC: Level 9 UCLA Extension: Level 6 |
| Passport Biographical Page Copy | Attach the copy to your application documents |
| Financial Affidavit | Complete the form and attach to your application documents |
| Financial Statement | Minimum $43,336 USD proof of funds required for I-20 to be issued |
Transfer Applicants
An applicant who has completed any post-secondary education after high school is considered a transfer applicant. All attempted, completed, and in-progress coursework must be disclosed, including any domestic and all foreign coursework. Any coursework presented after an offer of admission may impact your academic eligibility and result in the withdrawal of your admission offer. Please note that an evaluation from an agency is not required or recommended as we do in-house evaluations of all foreign credentials. If you would like to submit an evaluation from an agency, we only accept evaluations from the following agencies: WES, ACEI, and ECE.
Prospective students who are F1 with international credit from an overseas foreign institution should submit official transcripts to begin the transfer credit evaluation process.
Please note that transfer applicants who have 60 or more units completed at a community college or university do not need to submit a high school transcript and diploma.
Applicant Requirements
* Second Bachelor's degree programs are only offered for non-impacted programs.
*Impacted majors may require a GPA higher than 2.4 to be eligible for admission (Biological Sciences, Business Administration, Health Science, Psychology).
*International transfer applicants are not eligible to apply for Nursing.
*International Admissions accepts lower-division transfer applicants (those who possess less than 60 semester credits completed. Upper-division transfer applicants who possess more than 90 semester credit hours are not eligible to apply and may be considered on a case-by-case basis. We encourage upper division applicants who possess more than 90 semester credit hours to contact intlinfo@csus.edu for a pre-evaluation to see if you are eligible to apply. This does not apply to applicants who have completed their 70 semester credit hours at a California community college.
| Applicant Type | Required Document | GPA or score requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer student with less than 60 semester units | High School Transcript | Minimum 3.0 out of 4.0 scale or average 80% marks |
| High School Diploma | Must accompany high school transcript | |
| All transfer applicants | Post-secondary Transcripts (College or University) | Minimum 2.4 GPA post-secondary* |
| English Proficiency Exam (only one of the following is required; MyBest TOEFL score not accepted at this time) Countries where TOEFL or IELTS not required All scores must be released to Sac State for it to be considered official. Please log into your ELP portal and send test scores through your English testing portal. |
Transfer CSU A2 English course with a grade of B or better, or, one of the following: TOEFL: 64 iBT (ETS code: 004671) IELTS: 6.0 DuoLingo: 95 Sacramento State ELI: Level 7 PTE Academic: 50 GTEC: 1125 ELS Language Center: Level 112 FLS Language School: Level 16 TLC: Level 9 UCLA Extension: Level 6 |
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| Passport Biographical Page Copy | Attach the copy to your application documents | |
| Financial Affidavit | Complete the form and attach to your application documents | |
| Financial Statement | Minimum $43,336 USD proof of funds required for I-20 to be issued |
Deferment Request Form & Policy
Effective immediately, IPGE International Admissions (IA) will no longer be processing deferment requests. IPGE IA staff were notified of this policy update August 16 and it was made effective immediately for all in-progress deferment requests.
We invite you to re-apply and pay the application fee for subsequent application intake cycles of your choosing. Please visit the above sections of our International Undergraduate Applicants website to view important updates to admission intake cycles, requirements, and minimum financial funding.
We wish you all the best and look forward to welcoming you to CSUS in the future.
Appeals
Late or Missed Application Deadline
Appeals for Fall Intake will be accepted through June 15.
Appeals for Spring Intake will be accepted through November 1.
Sacramento State expects all students to meet the CSU application deadlines. In some instances, appeals for submitting a late application may be approved. Approval to submit a late application does not imply that the student will be admitted, only that the application will be considered. In appealing to be allowed to submit a late application, the student must submit a completed appeal form which includes:
• Reason for missing the deadline.
• The reason why the late application request should be considered.
• Major or program for which the student would like to apply to.
• List of all courses in progress or planned.
• Unofficial high school transcripts, if applying as a first-time freshman student.
• Unofficial college transcripts from all institutions where the student registered for courses at
any time, if applying as a transfer student.
• Unofficial AP, IB, IGCSE exam scores, if applicable.
It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that all the above documentation is provided as part of the appeal packet. Appeal requests that are submitted without all requested information may be denied on the basis that the appeal is incomplete.
Please ensure that the application is completed in full, attach any supporting documents, and submit to International Programs and Global Engagement at: intlappeals@csus.edu .
Denial of Admission for Not Meeting Requirements
Our admission requirements are in place to ensure that students are prepared to be successful at the university level and it is expected that all admitted students will meet the minimum admission requirements. In rare circumstances, an exception to the admission requirements will be granted. Pursuing an appeal does not guarantee admission to the University.
In appealing to have an admission denial decision reversed, students must submit a packet which includes a completed appeal form, along with a statement that addresses the reasons that the application should be reevaluated, particularly, what steps the student will take to ensure success as Sacramento State despite not meeting the admission requirements.
It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that all the above documentation is provided as part of the appeal packet. Appeal requests that are submitted without all requested information may be denied on the basis that the appeal is incomplete.
Please ensure that the application is completed in full, attach any supporting documents, and submit to International Programs and Global Engagement at: intlappeals@csus.edu .