Graduate Conditional Admission

Conditional admission is available to qualified students applying for graduate (master’s degree) admission to California State University San Marcos (CSUSM). Conditional admission is a way for students to learn in advance if they qualify for admission to CSUSM. 

As a conditionally admitted student, you can be admitted to certain graduate/master’s programs at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) upon successful completion of the Intensive English Pathway (IEP) program without needing a passing TOEFL or IELTS score for certain graduate programs.  Many students with conditional admission have completed ALCI's Intensive English Pathway (IEP) program and continued to achieve their goal of earning a master’s degree from CSUSM. 

How to apply:

The application for Graduate Conditional Admission has two parts.

PART 1

For the CSUSM APPLICATION, you must submit:

• A completed CSUSM International Student Application form.  This form MUST be submitted online through CSU Mentor.
• Official, sealed, unopened, original high school transcripts with certified English translation.
• Official, sealed, unopened, original transcripts from each college or university you attended with certified English translation.
• Official, sealed, unopened certificate of high school graduation or diploma with certified English translation.

PART 2

For the GRADUATE DEPARTMENT APPLICATION, you must:

• Visit the Office of Global Education website for a list of graduate programs and application requirements. Read the website information carefully.
• Follow the website link for the graduate department in which you are interested.
• Submit a complete graduate department application and all required documents as instructed on the department website. 

F-1 students transferring to the ALCI from a school within the United States

If you have a valid I-20 and are transferring from a school in the U.S., you must send items above AND:

• An Eligibility to Transfer Form.
• Transcripts from current ESL program.
• Photocopies of your current I-20, visa, and I-94.

To apply for conditional admission to CSUSM as a graduate student, please submit the requested materials to Graduate International Admissions.

To apply for conditional admission to CSUSM as an undergraduate, please submit the requested materials to Undergraduate International Admissions.