Undergraduate Transfer Admission Requirements

1. Submit a Cal State Apply online and pay $70 USD (non-refundable) by credit card.

OR

Submit the Paper Application. To avoid errors, please type your information in the fillable form. Then, pay $70 USD (non-refundable) at https://commerce.cashnet.com/fresnoem_ISSP by credit card. Or, it can be paid by check, money order, or bank draft. Please make it payable to "California State University, Fresno".

2. Official English language proficiency - Institutional Code: 4312

(also mail in an unofficial score report along with other required documents).

Accepted English Proficiency Exams

TOEFL – 61 iBT, or

IELTS – 6.0 or with 5.5 Band score in each section, or

Duolingo - 100, or

SAT I - Reading and Writing of 550, or

ACT - English 22, or

AP English Language and Composition - 3 or higher, or

AP English Literature and Composition - 3 or higher, or

GTEC (Global Test of English Communication) - 1095, or

IB Eng A Language and Literature - HL4, or

IB Eng A Literature - HL4, or

Fresno State's American English Institute - Advanced Level, or

ELS Language Centers - Level 112, or

FLS International Language School – Level 16, or

TLC The Language Company – Level 9, or

UC Davis IEPP - Level 800, or

UCLA Extension - Level 6, or

Pearson's Test of English – 45, or

Eiken - Grade Pre-1, or

ELITE Language Center of South Korea - Level 3

For English language proficiency exemptions, please click here

I. Applicants studied (or currently studying) in US high schools for three or more years.

II. Applicants who demonstrate 3 years of full-time academic study in the following countries/regions where the language of instruction was English:

Australia; Canada (Quebec needs English Demonstration); Ireland; New Zealand; UK; Antigua; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Botswana; Dominica; Gambia; Ghana; Grand Cayman Is.; Grenada; Guyana; Jamaica; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Mauritius; Nigeria; Scotland; Sierra Leone; South Africa; St. Kitt; St. Lucia; St. Vincent & Grenadines; Trinidad & Tobago; Uganda; Virgin Islands; Wales; Zambia; Zimbabwe.

3. Original or certificated copies of in-progress or final transcripts:

4. A copy of graduation certificate (if applicable).

5. Financial document (no older than 6 months) & Affidavit of Support from sponsors showing the amount and source of support for a minimum of one school year of study. For details, please review the estimated yearly cost table.

6. A copy of the biographic information/photo page in your passport.

7. Statement of purpose, principal's or teacher's recommendation is encouraged not required.

Additional Undergraduate Transfer Information:

Please scan the unofficial documents listed above in PDF format and email to the following International Admissions Officer:

If you are accepted to the university, please bring or mail your official final documents to:

California State University, Fresno
International Office
Attention: International Transfer Center
5150 N. Maple Ave. M/S JA56
Fresno, California 93740 USA

International Office