My Admission

Cleveland State offers admission to current high school students through the College Credits Plus program. We offer admission at the undergraduate (bachelor and post -baccalaureate), graduate (master and doctorate), and law degree level. Additionally, we offer admission for both undergraduate and graduate certificate and licensure programs. Students may also attend as guests (non-degree, transient, cross-registration, or through our Project 60 program) or enroll as a dual admission/partnership program student with three of the area community colleges (Lakeland, Lorain, and Tri-C). International Students may apply via our Cleveland State University Global Office.

Pre-College/ High School Admission Statuses

• College Credits PLUS Program
• Summer Transition Enrichment Program (STEP)

Admission Statuses

• DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) Students
• Dual Admission/ Partnership Programs (Lakeland and Lorain Community College)
• Graduate Admissions
• Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Honors College & Mandel Continuing Scholars Admission
• Law Admissions
• Post-Baccalaureate Admission
• Returning Students
• Transfer Admissions
• Tri-C Future Vikings (Dual Admission Program)
• Undergraduate Admissions

Guest Admission Statuses

• Cross-Registration
• Project 60
• Transient (Non CSU-Student attending Cleveland State for one semester)

International Admission Statuses

• Cleveland State University Global

International Undergraduate students in all majors and International Graduate students pursuing degrees in Applied Communication Theory & Methodology, Social Work, Economics, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, any Engineering program, and Information Systems-- must apply through the CSU Global Office, and cannot directly admit to Cleveland State.  

• International Admissions - Direct Admits

Online Program Admission

• Online Course Catalog
• Online Undergraduate Degree Programs
• Online Graduate Degree and Certificate Programs