Admissions ~ Graduate Admission Categories

If you meet the minimum requirements for graduate and postbaccalaureate studies, you will be considered for admission in one of the following four categories:

Postbaccalaureate Unclassified

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.

Postbaccalaureate Classified

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 CSUMBPlease contact specific programs for details.

Graduate Conditionally Classified

You may be admitted to a graduate degree program in this category if, in the opinion of appropriate campus authority, you can remedy deficiencies by additional preparation.

Graduate Classified

To pursue a graduate degree,  you must fulfill all of the professional, personal, scholastic, and other standards, including qualifying examinations, prescribed by the campus.

 

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