You've never attended college or all your college credits were earned prior to high school graduation (College Credit Plus or dual-enrollment).

Step 1:

Complete the application for undergraduate admission. Freshmen applicants can apply here through the CSU Application or the Common Application.

Step 2:

Submit the $40 application fee.

*CSU is currently waiving application fees through Fall 2025

Step 3:

Submit official transcripts. Please refer to the FAQ below for information on how to send your transcripts.

Step 4:

CSU is test optional for Admission. Students are encouraged to submit official ACT/SAT results for scholarship consideration.

Step 5:

Once your application is submitted and reviewed, you will receive an admission decision. Respond to your offer and complete these next steps to secure your spot.

For more information contact Levin Student Services Center. 

Undergraduate students with at least 60 credits, once accepted into the program, may take up to three graduate courses (9 credits) and count them toward both their BA and MA degrees in the department of Criminology and Sociology. Students may take any three 500-level courses offered by the MA program. Recommended courses are SOC 550 - Applied Social Research Methods, SOC 551 - Social Statistics I, and one graduate seminar elective or SOC 540 - Social Theory and Application. SOC 550 - Applied Social Research Methods will replace SOC 353 - Methods of Social Research, and SOC 540 - Social Theory and Application will replace SOC 352 - Sociological Theory in the undergraduate degree. With permission of instructor, students may be allowed to replace SOC 254 - Introduction to Social Statistics (or equivalent undergraduate statistic course) with SOC 551 - Social Statistics I, but this will not be automatic and will require substitution through Degree Audit.

Following the recommended path, during their one year of graduate coursework, students will take SOC 552 - Social Statistics II, SOC 695 - Masters Research Practicum/SOC 690 - Masters Research Internship, either SOC 540 - Social Theory and Application or a graduate elective, and three Tool Skill electives. The expectation is that students will take 9 credit hours per AY semester to complete the accelerated program in one year, though students may choose to take 6 credits per semester and remain in the program longer.