International Transfer Steps to Admission

Meet All Deadlines

If you miss an mini传媒 deadline, we will withdraw your application for admission, and you will not be able to attend mini传媒. If you have an extreme hardship or unusual circumstance that may cause you to miss one of our deadlines, contact admissions@sjsu.edu immediately.

11 Steps to Admission

Your path to admission to San Jos茅 State and becoming a Spartan involves the steps below. These steps are designed to help you navigate through the multi-step process toward admission successfully. If you are a former student returning, there are additional steps. We look forward to receiving your application.

Step 1 - Meet all of the International Transfer Academic Requirements

Transfer (International)
You are an applicant who has attended another college or university and plans to attend mini传媒 on a F-1 or J-1 visa to earn your first bachelor's degree

Transfer (Domestic)
You are an applicant who will have completed at least 60 transferable semester units or 90 quarter units (and do not have a bachelor鈥檚 degree).

Step 2  - Choose Your Major Carefully

You cannot change your major during the admission process. Once you are admitted, your mandatory orientation, advising, and registration will all be based on your major. After you are admitted, change of major is never guaranteed and is by petition only. You must also enter an alternate major on your application to mini传媒. International transfer students may not apply as undeclared or nursing.

Step 3 - Apply to mini传媒 at Cal State Apply

After you submit your application, you will receive an application confirmation number: this is your receipt. Keep this number in a safe place; it is your proof that you submitted the application by the deadline.

Step 4 - Animation & Illustration Applicants only

Applicants to the Animation & Illustration major will need to submit three short supplemental drawing exercises no later than one week after the Cal State Apply application deadline. Department/Faculty review of submissions could result in a GPA bump in the admission consideration process. The supplemental drawing exercises are a required part of the Cal State Apply application process for this major. If they are not submitted by the deadline, your application will be considered for your alternate major only.

Step 5 - Look for an email with your mini传媒 IDAbout a week after applying at , you will receive an email with your nine-digit mini传媒 ID included. This nine-digit number will be your primary university identification throughout your career at mini传媒. Make sure the spam filters on your email account are set to accept emails from @sjsu.edu so you receive this email. After five days, you can also use the to find your mini传媒 ID.
Step 6 - Create your password for your mini传媒One Your mini传媒One ID and password will get you into your Mymini传媒 Student account.
Step 7 - Sign in to mini传媒One to access your Mymini传媒 student accountClick on the 鈥渟ign in鈥 link and enter your nine-digit mini传媒 ID and the password you created. Then, search for 鈥淢ymini传媒鈥 in the search box. Make sure to mark Mymini传媒 as a favorite and then click on the 鈥淢ymini传媒鈥 tile to access your student center. Your Mymini传媒 account is the primary source of information about your application. Make sure your personal information is current鈥攜our email address is critical!
Step 8 - Check your Mymini传媒 account weeklyCheck your Mymini传媒 account at least once a week for important and timely notices, such as admission, fees, enrollment appointment, test, and transcript information and deadlines.
Step 9 - Complete the Supplemental ApplicationYou will receive a message in your Mymini传媒 account with a link that directs you to the mini传媒 supplemental application that you are required to complete. The application is used by mini传媒 to rank applicants within each degree program for admission purposes.
Step 10 - Submit Transcripts when requested on your Mymini传媒 To Do List

Official Transcripts
Official transcripts are required and must be sent to Undergraduate Admissions. If your university offers official electronic transcripts, we prefer this method of delivery. If your university requires an email address to send an official, electronic transcript, the recipient address is: etranscript@sjsu.edu

Transcripts sent by mail should be sent to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0016

All mailed transcripts must be sealed and unopened to be accepted as official documents.

Re-applying to mini传媒
Official transcripts are held for one year only. You can check your To Do List at Mymini传媒 to confirm any outstanding documents needed after you apply.

Step 11 - Complete all required courses with grades of 鈥淐-鈥 or better by the end of the Spring term

You cannot use summer coursework immediately prior to the fall term of admission to meet transfer admission requirements.

Congratulations on completing the Steps to Admission!

If you are admitted, you will also complete the Steps to Enrollment, which include submitting final transcripts, attending orientation, and registering for classes.