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Admissions and Recruitment

Welcome, Returning Students!

Welcome Back to Fresno State Admission Application

Application filing period begins:
Spring: August 1 - 31 DEADLINE EXTENDED: SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Fall: October 1 - January 15

Select here for Application Tips for Returning Applicants

If you have do not see your "Returning Student App Link" under your My Admissions and Program Application section in your student portal, please contact the Admissions office at 559.278.2261.

Did you miss the application deadline or need to appeal an admission's decision?

For more information, click here: (Undergraduate) Fresno State Admissions Appeal

Not sure where to start? Click here to submit a question
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Questions? Drop in anytime during one of the Virtual Returning Q&A Zoom Hours
(Zoom hours may not be open during campus holidays or breaks)

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Important Announcements

Select your admission term:


Important Dates and Deadlines

 

Spring 2025

  • August 1, 2024
    • Applications accepted through your Fresno State Portal
  • August 31, 2024
    • Last day to apply for Spring 2025
  • September 16, 2024
    RETURNING STUDENT DOCUMENT DEADLINE
    • Official electronic transcripts with final Summer 2024 grades and Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) posted as awarded, if applicable
    • Residency Documents, if applicable
    • Advanced Placement (AP) scores, if applicable
    • Military DD214 or Joint Service Transcript (JST), if applicable
    • Readmission Petition (for academically disqualified students only)
  • January 16, 2025
    • Fresno State First Day of Instruction

       

 

Fall 2025

  • October 1, 2024
    • Applications through your Fresno State Portal
  • January 15, 2025
    • Deadline to submit application as a returning applicant 
  • February 1, 2025
    • Official transcripts with fall 2024 grade(s) and spring 2025 in-progress course(s) 
      Residency document(s) (if applicable)
    • Readmission Petition (for academically disqualified students only)
  • June 30, 2025
    • FINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT DEADLINE
      Deadline to receive final transcripts showing Spring 2025 course(s), grade(s), and ADT posted as awarded (if applicable)