GRADUATE STUDIES FORMS

Please note:

• 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 Website.
  • (Informed Filler document): Available to campus users only.

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• Admissions
• Advancement to Candidacy 
• Certificate of Advanced Study
• Classification
• Course Validation 
• Curriculum Change
• Disqualification Readmission
• Enrollment/Registration

• Graduate Coordinator

• Graduation
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Major Change/Add
• Program Adjustment Request
• Project (298) Guidelines
• Teaching Associates/Graduate Assistants
• Thesis
• Withdrawal

Admission

Field of Study	Form	Information
Program Admissions Criteria (Domestic students)	(PDF)	(DGS)
International Student Program Admissions Criteria	(PDF)	(DGS)
Assessment for Special Admission	(PDF)
Admission Application	(online)	Cal State Apply
International Application	(online)	Cal State Apply

  Advancement to Candidacy

Field of Study	Form	Information
Petition of Advancement to Candidacy for the Graduate Degree	Go to list of Petitions of Advancement to Candidacy forms for specific programs
Graduate Writing Requirement	(PDF)	Information sheets

  Certificate of Advanced Study

Field of Study	Form	Information
Proposed Program for the Certificate of Advanced Study	(PDF)
Program Adjustment Request for a Certificate of Advanced Study	(PDF)
Application for the Award of the Certificate of Advanced Study	(PDF)

  Classification

Field of Study	Form	Information
Classified Graduate Standing Request	(PDF)

  Course Validation

Field of Study	Form	Information
Recommendation for Course Validation	(PDF)

  Curriculum Change

Field of Study	Form	Information
New Graduate Course Request (open with Adobe reader)	(PDF)
Definitions of Graduate Level Instruction in the CSU	(PDF)
Graduate Course Change or Deletion Request (open with Adobe reader)	(PDF)
Graduate Program Catalog Statement Revision Request (open with Adobe reader)	(PDF)
Proposal to Change Mode of Instruction to Online	(PDF)
Policy on Course Syllabi and Grading	(PDF)	From the Fresno State Academic Policy Manual

  Disqualification Readmission

Field of Study	Form	Information
Petition for Readmission of Disqualified Graduate or Advanced Certificate Student	(PDF)

  Enrollment/Registration

Field of Study	Form	Information
Graduate Studies Continuous Enrollment Information	(PDF)	DGS information sheet
Student Status of Enrollment in Zero Units (GS Continuation) Verification Request	(Word)
Graduate Petition for Academic Overload	(PDF)
Undergraduate Petition to Enroll in Graduate (200-Series) Courses	(PDF)

  Graduate Coordinator

Field of Study	Form	Information
Directory of Postbaccalaureate Programs	(DGS Web page)
Graduate Coordinator/Director Official Appointment Notification	(Word)

  Graduation

Field of Study	Form	Information
Graduate Degree Deadlines	(DGS Web page)
Graduate Degree Application		Apply for graduation online at your Student Center during the next graduation application cycle (see "Dates & Deadlines").
Graduate Degree Clearance	(PDF)	Students may not submit this form.

  Interdisciplinary Studies

Field of Study	Form	Information
Guidelines for the M.A. or M.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies (formerly Graduate Special Major)	(DGS Web Page)	DGS information sheet
Application to Pursue an M.A. or M.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies (formerly Graduate Special Major) / Faculty Evaluation and Recommendation Form	(PDF)

  Major Change/Add

Field of Study	Form	Information
Change or Add Graduate Degree or Advanced Certificate Objective	(PDF)

  Program Adjustment Request (PAR)

Field of Study	Form	Information
Program Adjustment Request for a Graduate Degree	(PDF)

  Project (298) Guidelines

Field of Study	Form	Information
University Graduate Committee's Fall 2010 project guidelines.	(PDF)

  Teaching Associates/Graduate Assistants

Field of Study	Form	Information
Compliance & Eligibility Verification for Teaching Associates/Graduate Assistants	(PDF)	DGS letter
Policy on Teaching Associates	(PDF)	From the Fresno State Academic Policy Manual
Classification and Qualification Standards	(PDF)	From the CSU Chancellor's Office
Policy on Graduate Assistants	(PDF)	From the Fresno State Academic Policy Manual
Classification and Qualification Standards	(PDF)	From the CSU Chancellor's Office

  Thesis

Field of Study	Form	Information
Graduate Thesis (299) Committee Assignment & Thesis Committee Guidelines	(PDF) | (Word)
Request for Permission to Include Copyrighted Material in Graduate Thesis	(PDF) | (Word)
Change in Graduate Thesis (299) Committee and/or Topic	(Word)
Thesis Committee Policy and Guidelines	(PDF) | (DGS Web page)

  Withdrawal

Field of Study	Form	Information
Retroactive Withdrawal (use the Request for Record Adjustment Form)	Available from the ARE Web site