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:
- Status: regularly matriculated undergraduate SJSU students (excluding graduating seniors)
- 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.
- Background: Proven Economic or Educational Disadvantage (e.g low income, first-generation college student)