Prospective EOP High School Applicants:
First-year General Updates
The Cal State Apply application for admission into California State University (CSU) campuses opens on August 1. Students may submit the application between October 1 and November 30.
Site: calstate.edu/apply
- The Undergraduate Application for Admission into a CSU
- Application opens August 1
- Application Submission Period: October 1 to November 30
- Individual applications to each CSU campus can be submitted simultaneously
- To file additional applications within the established deadine, the applicant may log back into Cal State Apply.
- Fee Waiver: If approved, still covers application fees for up to four campuses
- If using the fee waiver, apply for the first campus of choice first.
- Applicants cannot go back to make changes to the fee waiver
- Undergraduate Application fee: $70
- Payment is due upon submitting the application
- Currently, only Visa, Master Card, Discover and American Express are accepted. Check for updates.
- Fees are nonrefundable.
- No changes are permissible after submission. Contact each campus for corrections or updates.
- EOP Application
- The EOP application is available via Cal State Apply and must be submitted concurrently with your undergraduate admission application for priority consideration. Final deadline to apply for EOP at SDSU is January 15.
- This guide can help you learn more and prepare for the EOP portion of the application.
- The recommender questions are the same as in previous years.
- The recommender must first create an account via a special link emailed on behalf of the applicant.
EOP Fall 2026 Programming:
We will be conducting EOP Presentations and EOP Application workshops throughout the semester to help students with navigating the EOP application process for Fall 2025 admission. Below you will find the dates, times and zoom information to these workshops:
EOP First Year Application Workshops:
Tuesday, November 19th, 6:00-7:00 PM
Thursday, December 12th, 6:00-7:00 PM
Application Question Office Hours:
Have questions about the EOP application? Join us for drop in office hours!
Thursday, November 14th from 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Thursday, December 12th from 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Thursday, January 8th from 10:00 to 12:00 PM
All dates can be accessed at this link.
Important Dates for Prospective EOP First-Year Students
Admission Timeline for Fall 2027 Applicants
| Cal State Undergraduate Application and EOP Priority Application | October 1 to November 30 |
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File the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or (if eligible) dream.csac.ca.gov *Students applying to EOP must file the FAFSA by January 5th in order to receive program consideration |
December* to January 5 SDSU Federal School Code: 001151 |
| Set up your my.sdsu account | After applying for admission |
| Final deadline for recommenders to submit the EOP letter of recommendation | January 31 |
| SDSU EOP Admission Notices | March-April |
| Explore SDSU | April 2027 |
| Deadline to Submit Intent to Enroll, deposit, and official transcripts from all schools attended (including fall grades and spring in-progress coursework) | May 1 |
| Sign Up for the New Student Orientation (NSO) (sdsu.edu/orientation) | Sign-up begins in May |
| EOP First Contact Orientations (Mandatory/Free) | June |
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Final transcripts due with graduation date and spring grades posted *Students applying for EOP Summer Bridge must submit final transcripts by July 1 |
July 15 |
| EOP Summer Bridge Program for selected incoming first-year students | July-August |
| New Student Orientation | June/July |
Need Help Applying?
A member of our Outreach team would be happy to help you with any questions you may have about your EOP application. Please email [email protected] with your name, high school or community college, what you need help with, and your RedID number if you have one.
We will reply with the answer to your question or a virtual meeting time to support you.
