What's New
- NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
- The Division of Graduate Studies congratulates the 2008 Bulldog baseball team on its NCAA World Series victory!
More information at gobulldogs.com. - WELCOME BACK BBQ, ORIENTATION, AND INFO FAIR
- The Graduate Student Welcome BBQ, Orientation, and Information Fair will be held on Tuesday, August 19. All new and continuing graduate students and graduate faculty are invied to attend.
Click here to RSVP for the BBQ.
- HOODING CEREMONY
- The 2008 Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony was held Friday
evening, May 16, in the Save Mart Center.
We'll be adding a photo gallery soon. Check back here for updates.
2008 Graduate Medalists
DOWNLOAD the ceremony video, available on iTunesU. Click here for links.
Ceremony history - ADMISSION APPLICATION PERIODS
- The application period for Fall 2008 is now closed. Spring 2009 admission applications will be accepted starting August 1. View our Admissions section for additional
information. Apply online via CSUMentor.edu. Some programs have deadlines earlier than the university's. Check the individual program's Quick Facts page in the Graduate Programs section or the Criteria sheets for deadline details.
- FINANCIAL AID AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS
- The Division of Graduate Studies offers a number of financial opportunities for new and continuing graduate students.
Students presenting their work at professional conferences or meetings will have some of their expenses paid for
(see Travel Grants).
Check out other opportunities available through the
Division of Graduate Studies and around campus.
- NEW DOCTORAL DEGREES
- The independent Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, the DPT, Doctor of Physical Therapy (both starting Fall 2007) and the Ph.D in Forensic and Behavioral Sciences (tentatively accepting students for Fall 2008), a joint program with UC Davis. Click the degree names for more information.
- THESIS OFFICE NEWS
- The
,
an online publication highlighting the thesis work completed last summer and fall, is now available.
Click here to see past Thesis Reviews
- ADVANCEMENT TO CANDIDACY FORMS
- Program-specific advancement forms are available online. 2008-09 forms are now available.
Click
here for links.
- CHART YOUR COURSE
DID YOU RECEIVE YOUR COPY IN THE MAIL?
All enrolled master's degree students should have received a copy of the guidebook, Chart Your Course to a Master's Degree. If you are a new or continuing student and have not received a copy, please stop by the Division of Graduate Studies Office in Thomas Administration, Room 132 and pick one up. Our office hours are listed below.
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- Email correspondence from DGS
- The Graduate Office will send periodic emails to students who have
applied to graduate to keep them aware of upcoming deadlines. Be sure
and check your university email account frequently during your graduation
semester.
- Just for you!
- The DGS Web site has been designed to provide you with instant information throughout your graduate career and you can download most of the forms you'll need from the site. Also, the My Fresno State portal has a special area for important announcements and deadlines for graduate students. If you have suggestions for additions to the site, please contact us.
