To be admitted to the CSU, both your academic and professional backgrounds will be assessed.
Plan ahead for your graduate education journey with this helpful guide.
Wonder what it's like to be a graduate student at the California State University?
Students may be considered for graduate admission in one of four categories.
The CSU offers a variety of degrees and programs to help those who want to earn a doctorate. Below are just a few of these:
This program gives students who've experienced economic or educational disadvantage the chance to succeed in a doctoral program and teach at the CSU.
The CDIP program has loaned $47 million to over 2,000 doctoral students, and more than 700 have gone on to become faculty members at the CSU.
Designed to prepare nurses for advanced practice and to educate future nursing faculty, these are rigorous programs of study.
These doctoral programs — offered on 15 campuses — advance the California State University's long-standing leadership in teaching teachers.
Six CSU campuses offer students the chance to receive a high-quality postbaccalaureate physical therapist education.