Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Fall Application

Who Should Apply in Fall

  • Formal Post-Bac:

    • Career Changer Track (CCT): You must have completed the major’s level General Chemistry I and a college math course. If you have not taken General Chemistry I, please consider applying for the summer cycle.
    • Academic Enhancer Track (AET): All applicants are welcome.

Instructions

Application Period: October 1 - April 15
Deadline: April 15, 8:59 p.m. PT/11:59 p.m. ET

The application has two parts. Both must submitted by the deadline.

  1. Cal State Apply
  2. Coursework Spreadsheet

Cal State Apply Instructions

Complete and submit the appropriate Cal State Apply Graduate application.

  • Please navigate to the Fall Application page. Create an Account or Sign In if you already have a LiaisonCAS account.
Create an Account or Sign In if you already have a LiaisonCAS account.

After creating your account, choose the following option when Completing Your Profile:

  • Degree Goal: Certificate
Select Degree Goal: Certificate

Next, you can Start Your Application and will have the option to Select the Program to Which You Want to Apply. You may filter by campus, San Francisco State. 

Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Pharmacy, and other Pre-doctoral students should apply to the "Pre-Health Professions" program.

Use search to find your program

If you are not able to find the programs listed, please check your "Extended Profile" by clicking on your name in the upper right corner to ensure that you have selected the correct Degree Goal.

Check your "Extended Profile" by clicking on your name.
Use search to find your program

When switching to a new profile, you may be asked to delete an in-progress app. Click "Continue."

Make sure you click "Save Changes" in order to proceed.

Click the Continue button
Click the Save Changes button

Once you have selected your program, click "I am Done, Review My Selections" to review your selection and deadlines. You can then "Continue to My Application."

Click Continue
Click Continue to My Application.

You will be brought to the main Application page, where you can view the four quadrants and your progress in completing each section of the application. All sections must be completed in order to submit your application.

Complete all sections of your application

In the Personal Information quadrant, you will be asked to complete some demographic and biographic information.

Personal Information Quadrant

The Academic History quadrant is one of the most important sections when applying to our programs.

Complete your Academic History

List ALL of the colleges you have ever attended, regardless of the number of degrees earned or gaps in the dates of attendance. It is required to report all post-secondary colleges. Failure to list all colleges and courses may disqualify applicants from consideration.

List all of the colleges you have ever attended

In the "Supporting Information" quadrant, please list up to six (6) relevant experiences. These may include employment, clinical experiences, community volunteer experiences and research experience.

Supporting Information section

The "Program Materials" quadrant contains specific questions for our programs.

complete the Program Materials section
Pre-Health program-specific questions

In the "Documents" tab, upload copies of transcripts from every college or university attended, including study abroad coursework and community college coursework, even if transfer credit appears on your degree transcript. You may upload unofficial transcripts to the documents section. Do not upload photographs of transcripts, or web views of your course history; they will be rejected by the review process. Only upon admission will applicants be required to have official transcripts sent directly to the Graduate Studies office.

If applicable, please upload test score reports (MCAT, DAT, GRE, etc.), or other licenses or certifications. If you have not taken any of the relevant standardized tests, the test score upload is not required. Please do not upload resumes.

Documents tab

In the "Program Materials" section under the "Recommendations" tab, you will designate the contact information for your letter writers. Evaluations must be submitted in the Cal State Apply application. Please use the evaluation guide to assist you in this process.

Recommendations tab

Complete the program-specific questions in the "Questions" tab.

Questions tab

When you have completed all quadrants of the application, you will have the opportunity to submit your application.

Click Submit

You will need Adobe Reader to view the PDF files on this page.

Document Readers are required to view documents.