GRADUATE STUDIES FORMS
Please note:
- Forms are to be printed on plain white paper unless otherwise noted. If you don't have the proper color paper, white is acceptable.
- The types of documents linked to
below are:
- (PDF): Adobe Acrobat files. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view these documents.
- (Word): MSWord files (may be either printed out blank and then filled in, or downloaded and filled in as a Word document).
- (Web page): From the Division of Graduate Studies (DGS) or other Web site.
- (Informed Filler document): Available to campus users only.
- Click here for a list of DGS Forms that can be downloaded and filled in.
Admission
| Program Admissions Criteria (Domestic students) |
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(DGS) |
| International Student Program Admissions Criteria |
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(DGS) |
| Assessment for Special Admission | (PDF) | (Word) | Please print form on goldenrod paper. |
| Admission Application | (online) | via www.CSUMentor.edu |
| International Application | (online) | via www.CSUMentor.edu |
Advancement to Candidacy
| Petition of Advancement to Candidacy for the Graduate Degree | (PDF) | (Word) | 
Petition of Advancement to Candidacy forms for specific programs |
| Graduate Writing Requirement |
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Information sheets |
Certificate of Advanced Study
| Proposed Program for the Certificate of Advanced Study |
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| Program Adjustment Request for a Certificate of Advanced Study | |
Please print form on yellow paper |
| Application for the Award of the Certificate of Advanced Study | |
Classification
| Classified Graduate Standing Request | |
Please print form on blue paper |
Course Validation
| Recommendation for Course Validation |
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Curriculum Change
| New Graduate Course Request | (Informed Filler document) "New Grad Course Request," GRADNEW.ITF (first 4 pages) | |
| Definitions of Graduate Level Instruction in the CSU | (Informed Filler document) "New Grad Course Request," GRADNEW.ITF (last 2 pages) | |
| Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request | (Informed Filler document) "Graduate Change Request," GRADCNG.ITF | |
| Graduate Program Catalog Statement Revision Request | (Informed Filler document) "Graduate Catalog Statement," GRADCAT.ITF | |
| Policy on Course Syllabi and Grading | |
From the Fresno State Academic Policy Manual |
Disqualification Readmission
| Petition for Readmission of Disqualified Graduate Student |
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Enrollment/Registration
| Graduate Studies Continuation Enrollment Information and Procedures | (Web page) |
DGS information sheet |
| Graduate Studies Continuous Enrollment Non-Credit Registration Form (Zero-unit/GS Continuation) |
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Need both pages to complete form; Salmon-color paper is the preferred for official form |
| Zero-Unit Policy | |
DGS information sheet |
| Student Status of Enrollment in Zero Units (GS Continuation) Verification Request | |
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| Graduate Petition for Academic Overload | |
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| Undergraduate Petition to Enroll in Graduate (200-Series) Courses | |
Please print form on goldenrod paper. |
Graduate Coordinator
| Directory of Postbaccalaureate Programs | |
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| Graduate Coordinator/Director Official Appointment Notification |
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Graduation
| Graduate Degree Deadlines | |
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| Graduate Degree Application |
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The Spring 2010 form will be available here in January |
| Graduate Degree Clearance | |
Interdisciplinary Studies
| Guidelines for the M.A. or M.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies (formerly Graduate Special Major) | |
DGS information sheet |
| Application to Pursue an M.A. or M.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies (formerly Graduate Special Major) / Faculty Evaluation and Recommendation Form | |
Major Change/Add
| Change or Add Graduate Degree or Advanced Certificate Objective | |
Please print form on yellow paper |
Program Adjustment Request (PAR)
| Program Adjustment Request for a Graduate Degree | Please print form on yellow paper |
Teaching Associates/Graduate Assistants
| Compliance & Eligibility Verification for Teaching Associates/Graduate Assistants | |
DGS letter |
| Policy on Teaching Associates | |
From the Fresno State Academic Policy Manual |
| Classification and Qualification Standards |
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From the CSU Chancellor's Office |
| Policy on Graduate Assistants |
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From the Fresno State Academic Policy Manual |
| Classification and Qualification Standards |
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From the CSU Chancellor's Office |
Thesis
| Graduate Thesis (299) Committee Assignment & Thesis Committee Guidelines | |
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| Request for Permission to Include Copyrighted Material in Graduate Thesis | |
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| Change in Graduate Thesis (299) Committee and/or Topic | |
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| Thesis Committee Policy and Guidelines | |
Withdrawal
| Retroactive Withdrawal (use the Request for Record Adjustment Form) | Available from the ARE Web site |