Graduate Program Deadlines
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo uses separate requirements and application filing dates for the admission of international students. International students should refer to the international and application deadline page for more information.
Please note: International graduate students may now apply for the winter and spring quarters. The application deadline for winter quarter is September 1. The application deadline for the spring quarter is December 1. Be advised the application deadline is the file completion deadline for all graduate programs.
For more information on our Master degree programs, click here, or you can reference the Cal Poly catalog.
| Cal State Apply opens for applicants | 1-Jun | 1-Aug | 1-Oct | 1-Oct |
| College of Agriculture (CAFES) | Winter 2020 | Spring 2020 | Summer 2020 | Fall 2020 |
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| Agriculture w/Bioresource & Agriculture Systems | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 | |
| Agriculture w/Animal Science | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 | |
| Agriculture w/Crop Science | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 |
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| Agriculture w/Dairy Products Technology | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 | |
| Agriculture w/Horticulture Science | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 |
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| Agriculture w/Irrigation | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 |
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| Agriculture w/Plant Protection Science | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 |
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| Agriculture w/Water Engineering | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 | |
| Agricultural Education | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 | |
| Environmental Sciences & Management | 11/1 | 4/1 | ||
| Food Science | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 | |
| Nutrition | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 | |
| College of Architecture (CAED) | Winter 2020 | Spring 2020 | Summer 2020 | Fall 2020 |
| Architecture | 2/1 | |||
| Architectural Engineering | 11/1 | 2/1 | ||
| City & Reg'l Planning | 11/1 | 2/1 | ||
| College of Business (OCOB) | Winter 2020 | spring 2020 | Summer 2020 | Fall 2020 |
| Business Administration, MBA w/ specialization in Graphic Communication Document Systems Management |
6/1 | |||
| Accounting* | 6/1 | |||
| Business Analytics | 6/1 | |||
| Packaging Value Chain (Certain applicants may be restricted from applying**) | 11/1 | 6/1 | ||
| Quantitative Economics | 6/1 | |||
| Taxation* | 6/1 | |||
| College of Liberal Arts (CLA) | Winter 2020 | spring 2020 | summer 2020 | Fall 2020 |
| English | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 | |
| History | 11/1 | 2/1 |
4/1 | |
| Psychology | 1/6 | |||
| Public Policy, MPP | 4/1 | |||
| College of Engineering (CENG) | Winter 2020 | spring 2020 | summer 2020 | Fall 2020 |
| Aerospace Engineering | 1/4 | |||
| Biomedical Engineering w/ specialization in Regenerative Medicine |
3/1 | |||
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | 11/1 | 1/4 | ||
| Computer Science | 9/1 | 2/1 | ||
| Electrical Engineering | 11/1 | 3/1 | ||
| Engineering Management | 3/1 | |||
| Fire Protection Engineering (Certain applicants may be restricted from applying**) | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 3/1 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | 1/4 | |||
| College of Science & Math (CSM) | Winter 2020 | spring 2020 | summer 2020 | Fall 2020 |
| Biological Sciences w/ specialization in Regenerative Medicine |
2/1 | |||
| Mathematics | 4/1 | |||
| Polymers & Coating Science | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 | |
| School of Education (SOE) | Winter 2020 | spring 2020 | summer 2020 | Fall 2020 |
| Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs | 2/1 | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 4/1 | |||
| Special Education & Education Specialist Credential - Mild/Moderate Disabilities | 4/1 | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 4/1 | |||
| Single Subject Credential - Agriculture | 2/1 | |||
| Single Subject Credential - Biological Science | 2/1 | |||
| Single Subject Credential - Chemistry | 2/1 | |||
| Single Subject Credential - English | 2/1 | |||
| Single Subject Credential - Geosciences | 2/1 | |||
| Single Subject Credential - Mathematics | 2/1 | |||
| Single Subject Credential - Physics | 2/1 | |||
| Single Subject Credential -Social Sciences | 2/1 | |||
| Single Subject Credential - World Languages: French | 2/1 | |||
| Single Subject Credential - World Languages: Spanish | 2/1 | |||
| Multiple Subject Credential - Multiple Subject Instruction | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 | |
| Specialist Credential/Certificate - Agriculture Specialist | 4/1 | |||
| Administrative Services, Preliminary | 4/1 | |||
| Interdisciplinary Concurrent Degrees | Winter 2020 | spring 2020 | summer 2020 | Fall 2020 |
| Transportation (MCRP + Engr/Transportation) | 3/1 | |||
| Graduate Certificates | Winter 2020 | spring 2020 | summer 2020 | Fall 2020 |
| Fire Protection Engineering Science | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 | |
| Fire Protection Engineering Applications | 11/1 | 2/1 | 4/1 |
*Programs not accepting international applications
**Due to the CSU State Authorization (NC-SARA), effective March 1, 2019, Cal Poly is unable to accept new applications for admissions to online/distance programs and courses from students residing in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, and Oregon. For more information and to review the policy on the State Authorization, click here.
