Your Path to CSUSM

Transfer Edition for Spring 2024 Admissions

The 2024 Spring Transfer Edition Path to CSUSM is a helpful tool to keep track of some of the steps you will need to take as you prepare for your first semester at CSUSM. But please note that the Path to CSUSM is not a replacement for checking your CSUSM Email or MyCSUSM.

START HERE

Basic Needs

(after submitting
Intent to Enroll)
Check it daily!

Check My CSUSM
To-Do List & Holds

Set up DUO Multifactor Authentication

Download the
CSUSM App

Stay in the Loop.
Follow Us!

@csusm
@csusmnsfp

OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2023

Initial Transcript
Due October 15

Submit Intent to Enroll and $150 deposit
December 1

Provide Documentation for Disabilities
(if applicable)

Complete Placement Exams (if applicable)
Due Prior to Enrollment

Complete Mandatory Enrollment Turorial
Due Prior to Enrollment

Attend and Enroll the Cougar Way Workshop
December 13 & 14

Self-Enroll in Classes via MyCSUSM
December 13

Apply for Financial Aid & Scholarships

Apply for Housing (if applicable)
Ongoing

Check-in with your Specialized Program
Deadlines vary

Provide documentation for Veterans Services (if applicable)

JANUARY - MARCH 2024

Set up Technology Needs

Set-up your Digital ID Card

Purchase Spring Parking Permit (if applicable)
January 1

Attend Orientation
January

Purchase Meal Plan
By January 10

Submit Final Transcripts & Test Scores
Due January 15

Pay Tuition & Fees
January 16

Complete Go2Orientation
Due: January 17

Move-In to Campus Housing
January 20

FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
January 22

Attend Weeks of Welcome
January 22-29

Attend the Transfer Student Welcome Reception
January 22

Complete Mandatory "Not Anymore" Training
February 29

Submit proof of Immunization to MMR, & Hepatitis B
Due March 1
All NEW students entering CSUSM for the first time will be required to have the following: immunizations or show proof of immunity to these diseases: Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR). Students who are 18 years of age and under need to submit proof of immunization or show proof of immunity to Hepatitis B. We recommend these are submitted as soon as possible and by March 1, 2024.

Check your CSUSM email daily. The majority of your campus-related communication will come via email!

Prefer a hard copy? Download the printer-friendly Transfer-Student Path! Please note that this web page and the printer-friendly version may differ slightly due to space constraints on the PDF. Both versions are subject to change. Please refer to the web page version above for the most complete information. Printer-friendly version last updated October 23, 2023.