Admitted Graduate Checklist

Financial Aid Offer notifications are anticipated to begin mid-April.

The priority deadline for 2024-2025 has been extended to May 2, 2024! 

Cal Poly Pomona’s school code is 001144. 

• Visit studentaid.gov to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form,  the application for U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents.
• Visit dream.csac.ca.gov to complete the California Dream Act Application, the application for undocumented & nonresident students who qualify for a non-resident exemption under Assembly Bill 540 (AB 540). to receive certain types of financial Aid. 

 If you need assistance completing your aid application, attend one of our upcoming workshops.

 Visit the Financial Aid for Newly Admitted Graduates page for additional information on the cost of attendance, financial aid process at Cal Poly Pomona, including the different types of aid available and how to apply for scholarships.

Graduate applicants may be admitted on a provisional basis if their baccalaureate degree is still in progress or if we are still waiting for official documents. A baccalaureate degree must awarded prior to enrollment in the program and will need to be verified via official transcripts.  

If you will obtain your baccalaureate degree from Cal Poly Pomona, official transcripts are not needed.

Official transcripts should be submitted to the Admissions office.

Transcripts should be sent directly from the institution to Cal Poly Pomona.

If your sending institution does not offer electronic transcripts, we recommend using the following services:

• National Student Clearinghouse
• Credential Solutions

If sending PDF transcripts, please indicate the recipient email as “verify@cpp.edu"

Important: Do NOT send to yourself and then forward to "verify@cpp.edu" or they will be considered unofficial, they must be sent directly to the email address above. 

Should these services not be available for your sending institution, please mail to:

*Please do not open transcripts, otherwise they will be considered unofficial and we will not be able to accept them. Allow 2 week for transcripts to be processed and reflected on your “to-do” list.

If you will obtain your baccalaureate degree from Cal Poly Pomona, official transcripts are not needed.

Graduate applicants who have completed international coursework at the baccalaureate level are expected to send their transcripts from each foreign institution attended as part of the admissions process.

When requested, you must provide:

• All transcripts/marksheets for college/university work completed
• Certified English translation (if marksheets are not in English)
• If admitted to the university, you will need to provide OFFICIAL transcripts along with certified translations

The office of admissions understands that obtaining official transcripts may be challenging. If you are having difficulty getting official transcripts, we may use unofficial transcripts to make an admissions decision. Students will still be expected to get us official transcripts by the end of their first semester at Cal Poly Pomona or an enrollment hold will be placed on their account preventing registration for the upcoming semester.

If you have attended a university in the U.S. please see information under "Sending Official Transcripts".

While not required, it is strongly suggested that graduate applicants from non US institutions provide a professional credential evaluation from an accredited agency. Doing so may expedite the evaluation of your admission application and assist with determining your degree/course equivalency to CPP requirements. https://www.naces.org/members

• Review our Cost of Attendance webpage for cost of our standard graduate programs and other speciality programs.
• View our Catalog and Schedule of Classes
• Visit the Graduate Studies department for information on registering for classes, program advising and other resources.