Admission Deadlines

Fall 2025 Admission Deadlines

• First-Time, First-Year (FTFY) Students

  • Deadline/Due Date	Requirement
    October 1, 2024 - December 2, 2024	Cal State Apply application period $70 Application fee due at time of submission
    December 2024	Financial Aid (FAFSA and CA Dream Act) application available
    March 3, 2025	FAFSA/CA Dream Act application priority filing deadline
    April 1, 2025	Veteran application deadline
    May 1, 2025	Intent to Enroll deadline Nonrefundable enrollment deposit due ** Housing application deadline (if living on campus) $50 application fee, $300 initial payment
    End of Spring 2025 quarter or semester	Complete admission and impaction requirements. Summer 2025 coursework cannot be used to meet requirements for Fall 2025
    July 15, 2025	Final official transcript(s) due, must include graduation date

• Transfer Students

  • Deadline/Due Date	Requirement
    October 1, 2024 - December 2, 2024	Cal State Apply application period $70 Application fee due at time of submission
    December 2024	Financial Aid (FAFSA and CA Dream Act) application available
    January 24, 2025	SJSU-specific supplemental application due
    February 1, 2025	Returning Student application deadline
    March 3, 2025	Partial transcript deadline
    April 1, 2025	Veteran application deadline
    May 1, 2025	Intent to Enroll deadline Nonrefundable enrollment deposit due ** Housing application deadline (if living on campus) $50 application fee, $300 initial payment
    Prior to Enrollment (recommended)	Complete the Directed Self-Placement Writing Skills Test (WST)
    End of Spring 2025 quarter or semester	Complete admission and impaction requirements
    July 15, 2025	Final official transcript(s) due

• International First-Time, First-Year Students

  • Deadline/Due Date	Requirement
    October 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025	Cal State Apply application period $70 Application fee due at time of submission
    March 23, 2025	Partial transcript deadline
    May 1, 2025	Intent to Enroll deadline Nonrefundable enrollment deposit due ** Housing application deadline (if living on campus) $50 application fee, $300 initial payment
    May 2, 2025	International document deadline Check your MySJSU "To Do List" for outstanding documents and test scores
    End of Spring 2025 quarter or semester	Complete admission and impaction requirements *Summer 2025 coursework cannot be used to meet admission requirements for Fall 2025.
    July 15, 2025	Final official transcript(s) due

• International Transfer Students

  • Deadline/Due Date	Requirement
    October 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025	Cal State Apply application period $70 Application fee due at time of submission
    January 24, 2025	SJSU-specific supplemental application due (for applicants who applied through November 2024)
    March 23, 2025	Partial transcript deadline
    May 1, 2025	Intent to Enroll deadline Nonrefundable enrollment deposit due ** Housing application deadline (if living on campus) $50 application fee, $300 initial payment
    May 2, 2025	International document deadline Check your MySJSU "To Do List" for outstanding documents
    End of Spring 2025 quarter or semester	Complete admission and impaction requirements
    Prior to Enrollment (recommended)	Complete the Directed Self-Placement Writing Skills Test (WST)
    July 15, 2025	Final official transcript(s) due

Spring 2026 Admission Deadlines

• First-Time, First-Year (FTFY) Students
  • SJSU is not open to Spring FTFY applicants. Please consider applying as an upper-division transfer student for a future term.
• Transfer Students

  • Deadline/Due Date	Requirement
    August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025	Cal State Apply application period $70 Application fee due at time of submission
    September 25, 2025	SJSU-specific supplemental application due (for applicants who applied through August 31, 2025)
    September 30, 2025	Returning Student application deadline
    October 15, 2025	Partial transcript (including completed and in-progress coursework through Fall 2025) and exam credit deadline
    November 15, 2025	Intent to Enroll deadline Nonrefundable enrollment deposit due
    January 15, 2025	Final official transcript(s) due

• International First-Time, First-Year Students

  • Deadline/Due Date	Requirement
    August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025	Cal State Apply application period $70 Application fee due at time of submission
    October 15, 2025	Partial transcript deadline
    December 1, 2025	I-20 document deadline (includes completed Declaration of Finance form, bank statement, copy of passport, and proof of English language proficiency)
    November 15, 2025	Intent to Enroll deadline Nonrefundable enrollment deposit due
    January 15, 2026	Final official transcript(s) due

• International Transfer Students

  • Deadline/Due Date	Requirement
    August 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025	Cal State Apply application period $70 Application fee due at time of submission
    September 25, 2025	SJSU-specific supplemental application due (for applicants who applied through August 31, 2025)
    October 5, 2025	Partial transcript (including completed and in-progress coursework through Fall 2025) and exam credit deadline
    November 15, 2025	Intent to Enroll deadline Nonrefundable enrollment deposit due
    December 1, 2025	I-20 document deadline (includes completed Declaration of Finance form, bank statement, copy of passport, and proof of English language proficiency)
    January 15, 2026	Final official transcript(s) due