Admissions Appeal - Post Baccalaureate

Admission Decision Appeals

Denials of admission are made only after an extensive review of academic qualifications and weighing those qualifications against the competitive nature of our applicant pool. Therefore, these decisions are rarely overturned and are considered only for extraordinary reasons beyond the control of the applicant. We review every application for maximum consideration. Please understand that every applicant is given every possible consideration at the time of our review.

Admission to our graduate programs is highly competitive, and we receive many strong applicants each term. As a result, if you are appealing the program's denial decision, we encourage you to contact the program for further insight into their decision before submitting your appeal. For advisor information, visit the Graduate Studies website.

For an appeal to have merit, it must contain new, serious, and compelling information that clearly shows you to be academically stronger than had been earlier evidenced. Mistakes made on the application are not a basis for an appeal or the reversal of a decision. Additionally, the prospect of a stronger academic performance in a current term is not a sufficient basis for an appeal.

Submitting Your Appeal

1. Complete the Admissions Appeal Process requesting we reconsider your application. The entry must come from you (the applicant) and be submitted no later than 15 days after receipt of your original admission decision. Appeals submitted via hard-copy letter, email, or fax are not acceptable and will not be considered.
2. Your submission must clearly outline your reasons for appealing the decision, and the information you present should be new and compelling.
3. You must include supporting documentation.
4. Letters of recommendation, personal statements, and essays may be included in the admission appeal process at CSULB.
5. You may not appeal the decision to be placed on the Wait List.

We will notify you by email within four to six weeks of our response to your appeal request. Only one appeal may be submitted for an academic term, so your appeal packet must be clear and compelling when submitted.

Students appealing a residency decision should contact the Residency Specialist at: es-residency@csulb.edu.

Note: You have 60 minutes to complete the appeals form before timing out.