Admissions

Step-by-Step Application Process

• Step 1: Check Enrollment Period and Eligibility below. 
• Step 2: Apply NOW!
• Step 3: Attend MESA Kick Off at start of the semester
• Step 4: Welcome to MESA!

Enrollment Period

Fall 2025 Admissions

• Application Opens: Monday April 7, 2025
• Application Deadline: Wednesday August 13, 2025

Eligibility

Only students meeting the following eligibility criteria will be considered for admission:

1. Status: regularly matriculated undergraduate SJSU students (excluding graduating seniors)
2. Major: Engineering (including Aviation & Industrial Technology) and Computer/Data Science. Students currently undeclared or in other majors who will be seeking admission into Engineering/Computer Science may apply.
3. Background: Proven Economic or Educational Disadvantage (e.g low income, first-generation college student)

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