How to Apply

Admissions Requirements

  • Completion of the equivalent of 60 semester units of study at a community college or university;
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA in the last 60 semester units completed;
  • Completion of CSU general education transfer requirements;
  • Completion of an Extended Learning pre-advising application form;
  • Application to the CSU (will be distributed at program information sessions).
  • Pre-Admission Advising Application & Evaluation Process

Pre-Admission Advising Application

Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2010!

All prospective students are required to submit a pre-admission advising application.  Submission of the pre-admission advising application will allow the Kinesiology department and Extended Learning to provide each prospective student with an educational plan for program acceptance.  Each applicant will receive an individualized advising worksheet showing course requirements completed and outstanding requirements that need to be met. Applications must be submitted by July 1, 2010.

To download the Kinesiology Pre-Advising Application, click here.

Official transcripts should be sent to:

California State University San Marcos
Extended Learning
333 Twin Oaks Valley Rd.
San Marcos, CA  92096-0001
Attn: B.S. in Kinesiology

International students will need to have their transcipts evaluated by a CSUSM approved foreign transcript evaluation agency.  For a list of CSUSM approved agencies, click here.

Note:  It is recommended that transcripts be sent directly from the institution to the student's home address.  Once you receive all transcripts, please mail them to the university at the address listed above.  Do not open the transcripts or they will be deemed "unofficial".

Application to the University

Students admitted to the Kinesiology program will be required to submit an admission application to CSUSM.

NOTE: DO NOT APPLY TO THE UNIVERSITY UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE KINESIOLOGY PROGRAM!

CSU Application Fee

A CSU application processing fee of $55 in U.S. funds is required for each new CSU application filed. The fee is nonrefundable and may not be transferred to another term at any campus. The fee is required for each campus to which you apply.