Admissions ~ Graduate Admission Categories
If you meet the minimum requirements for graduate and postbaccalaureate studies, you may be considered for admission in one of the four following categories:
To enroll in graduate courses for professional or personal growth, you must be admitted as a postbaccalaureate unclassified student. By meeting the general requirements, you are eligible for admission as a postbaccalaureate unclassified student. Some departments may restrict enrollment of unclassified students because of heavy enrollment pressure. Admission in this status does not constitute admission to, or assurance of consideration for admission to, any graduate degree or credential program. (Some CSU campuses do not offer admission to unclassified post-baccalaureate students.)
Anyone enrolling in a credential or certificate program will be required to satisfy additional professional, personal, scholastic, and other standards, including qualifying examinations, prescribed by CSUMB. Please contact specific programs for details.
You may be admitted to a graduate degree program in this category if, in the opinion of appropriate campus authority, you may remedy deficiencies by additional preparation.
To pursue a graduate degree, you must fulfill all of the professional, personal, scholastic, and other standards, including qualifying examinations, prescribed by the campus.
(These and other CSU admission requirements are subject to change as policies are revised and laws are amended. The CSU website www.calstate.edu and the CSU admissions potral www.csumentor.edu are good sources of the most up-to-date information.)
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