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We are extremely proud that you are interested in our university for graduate study. Over 3,000 graduate students believe that Fresno State offers excellent education and outstanding career and professional preparation. The university continuously works to meet changing student needs with campus expansion in degree programs, research opportunities, and provision of state-of-the-art facilities.
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The university offers 47 graduate degree programs which include a Doctorate in Educational Leadership, a Doctorate in Physical Therapy, a Doctor of Nursing Practice, an Educational Specialist degree, and multiple master's degree programs. The university also offers 13 certificates of advanced study. The listings in this section will link you directly to Graduate Program Coordinators and to program websites where you will find more information, deadlines to apply, admissions criteria, and more.
*Please note Fresno State Graduate Admissions has temporarily suspended using the GRE and GMAT as an admission requirement for the Spring 2021 and Fall 2021 semesters.
* For information regarding the PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION, visit https://www2.calstate.edu/csu-system/about-the-csu/accreditation
**Pursuant to Executive Order 1084, students seeking a second baccalaureate degree will only be considered for nursing majors.Doctoral Programs
Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)
Program Coordinator
Ignacio Hernandez
Email: ihernandez@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0166
Department: 559.278.0427
For more information visit the Ed.D website.
Nursing (D.N.P.)
Program Coordinators
Kathleen Rindahl
Email: krindahl@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.3491
Department: 559.278.2041
For more information visit the Nursing website.
Physical Therapy (D.P.T.)
Program Coordinator
Jennifer Roos
Email: jroos@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.4063
Department: 559.278.2625
For more information visit the PDPT website.
Educational Specialist Program
School Psychology (Ed.S.)
Program Coordinator
Marilyn Wilson
Email: marilynw@csufresno.edu
Office: 559. 278.5129
Department: 559. 278.2691
For more information visit the School Psychology website.
Master's Degree Programs
Agricultural Science, MS
Program Coordinator
Amanda McKeith
Email: amckeith@csufresno.edu
Office: 559. 278.4331
Department: 559. 278.2971
For more information visit the Agriculture website.
Applied Behavior Analysis, MA
Program Coordinator
Marianne Jackson
Email: majackson@csufresno.edu
Office: 559. 278.2757
Department: 559. 278.2691
For more information visit the ABA program website
Art, MA
Program Coordinator
Stephanie Ryan
Email: sryan@csufresno.edu
Office: 559. 278.2117
Department: 559. 278.2516
For more information visit the Masters of Art website.
Athletic Training, MS
Program Coordinator
Stephanie Moore
Email: stmoore@csufresno.edu
Office: 559. 278.0255
Department: 559. 278.2016
For more information visit the Athletic Training program website
Biology, MS
Program Coordinator
Hwan Youn
Email: hyoun@csufresno.edu
Office: 559. 278.8305
Department: 559. 278.2001
For more information visit the Masters of Biology website.
Biotechnology, MBt
Program Coordinator
Alejandro Calderon-Urrea
Email: calalea@csufresno.edu
Office: 559. 278.4080
Department: 559. 278.2001
For more information visit the Biotechnology website.
Business Administration, MBA
Program Coordinator
Harry Xia
Email: hxia@csufresno.edu
Office: 559. 278.2931
Department: 559. 278.2107
For more information visit the Masters of Business Administration website.
Executive Business Administration, EMBA
Program Coordinator
Harry Xia
Email: hxia@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2931
Department: 559.278.2107
For more information visit the eMBA website.
Chemistry, MS
Program Coordinator
Krish Krishnan
Email: krish@csufresno.edu
Office: 559. 278.7944
Department: 559. 278.2103
For more information visit the Masters of Chemistry website.
Civil Engineering, MS
- Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
Program Coordinator
William Wright
Email: wfwright@ csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.5591
Department: 559.278.2889
For more information visit the Masters of Civil Engineering website.
Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, MS
Program Coordinator
Yuleinys Castillo Silva
Email: yacastillo@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0070
Department: 559.278.0340
For more information visit the Masters of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling website.
Communication, MA
Program Coordinator
Shane Moreman
Email: smoreman@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2994
Department: 559.278.2826
For more information visit the Masters of Communication website.
Communicative Disorders, MA
Program Coordinator
Steven L. Skelton
Email: sskelton@mail.fresnostate.edu
Office: 559.278.2698
Department: 559.278.2423
For more information, visit the Master of Arts in Communicative Disorders website.
Computer Science, MS
Program Coordinator
Jin H. Park
Email: jpark@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.4307
Department: 559.278.4373
For more information visit the Masters of Computer Science website.
Construction Management, MS
Program Coordinator
Vivien Luo
Email: viluo@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.1792
Department: 559.278.6056
For more information visit the Construction Management website
Counseling, MS
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Program Coordinator: Dominiqua Griffin Email: dmg31@csufrenso.edu Office: 559.278.0383 Department: 559.278.0340 For more information visit the School Counseling website. |
Program Coordinator: Soua Xiong Email: sxrhs@csufresno.edu Office: 559.278.0316 Department: 559.278.0340 For more information visit the Student Affairs & College Counseling website. |
Creative Writing, MFA
Program Coordinator
Steven Church
Email: stchurch@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.3919
Department: 559.278.2553
For more information visit the Masters of Final Art website.
Criminology, MS
Program Coordinator
Jordan Pickering
Email: jpickering@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.5712
Department: 559.278.2305
For more information visit the Masters of Criminology website.
Education, MA
- Counseling and Student Services (Suspended)
Program Coordinator
Song Lee
Email: malee@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0349
Department: 559.278.0340
For more information visit the program website.
Program Coordinator
Carol Fry Bohlin
Email: carolb@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0237
Department: 559.278.0240
For more information visit the Curriculum/Instruction website.
Program Coordinator
Heather Horsley
Email: hhorsley@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0119
Department: 559.278.0250
For more information visit the Early Childhood Education website.
Program Coordinator
Teresa Huerta
Email: thuerta@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0364
Department: 559.278.0250
For more information visit the Multilingual & Multicultural website.
Program Coordinator
Maria Goff
Email: mgoff@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0285
Department: 559.278.0250
For more information visit the Reading/Language website.
Educational Leadership and Administration, MA
Program Coordinator
Jennifer Watson
Email: jmoradianwatson@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0354
Department: 559.278.0350
Engineering, MS
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Program Coordinator Nagy Bengiamin Email: bengiamin@csufresno.edu Office: 559.278.8339 Department: 559.278.2726 For more information visit the Computer Science website. |
Program Coordinator Nagy Bengiamin Email: bengaimi@csufresno.edu Office: 559.278.8339 Department: 559.278.2726 For more information visit the Electrical Engineering website. |
Program Coordinator Sanka Banerjee Email: sankhab@csufresno.edu Office: 559.278.4265 Department: 559.278.4269 For more information visit the Mechanical website. |
English, MA
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Program Coordinator John Beynon Email: jbeynon@csufresno.edu Office: 559.278.2240 Department: 559.278.2553 For more information visit the Literature website. |
Program Coordinator John Beynon Email: jbeynon@csufresno.edu Office: 559.278.2240 Department: 559.278.2553 For more information visit the Rhetoric and Writing Studies Option website. |
Food and Nutritional Sciences
Program Coordinator
Lisa Herzig
Email: lherzig@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2043
Department: 559.278.2164
For more information visit the program website.
Geology, MS
Program Coordinator
Christopher Pluhar
Email: cpluhar@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.1128
Department: 559.278.3086
For more information visit the Masters of Geology website.
Higher Education Administration and Leadership
Program Coordinator
Varaxy Yi Borroemo
Email: varaxy@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0309
Department: 559.278.0350
For more information visit the program website.
History, MA
Program Coordinator
Brad Jones
Email: brajones@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2351
Department: 559.278.2153
For more information visit the Master of History website.
Industrial Technology, MS
Program Coordinator
Arun Nambiar
Email: anambiar@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.1443
Department: 559.278.2145
For more information visit the Masters of Industrial Technology website.
Interdisciplinary Studies, MA or MS
Program Coordinator
James Marshall
Email: jamesm@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2448
Department: 559.278.2448
For more information visit the program Masters of Interdisciplinary Studies website.
International Relations (Suspended)
Program Coordinator
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For more information visit the program website.
Kinesiology, MA
Program Coordinator
Jenelle Gilbert
Email: jgilbert@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.8902
Department: 559.278.2016
For more information visit the Masters of Art website.
Linguistics, MA
Program Coordinator
Jidong Chen
Email: jchen@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2441
Department: 559.278.2441
For more information visit the Masters of Linguistics website.
Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling, MS
Program Coordinator
Mandy Greaves
Email: mgreaves@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0381
Department: 559.278.0340
For more information visit the MFCC program website
Mathematics, MS
Program Coordinator
Oscar Vega
Email: ovega@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.4903
Department: 559.278.2992
For more information visit the Masters of Mathematics website.
Music, MA
Program Coordinator
Donald Henriques
Email: dhenriques@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2620
Department: 559.278.2654
For more information visit the Masters of Art website.
Nursing, MS
Program Coordinator
Kammie Yap Sayaseng
Email: ksayaseng@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.6678
Department: 559.278.2041
For more information visit the Masters of Nursing website.
Physics, MS
Program Coordinator
Gerardo Munoz
Email: gerardom@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.4131
Department: 559.278.2371
For more information visit the Masters of Physics website.
Plant Science, MS
Program Coordinator
Sharon Benes
Email: sbenes@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2255
Department: 559.278.2861
For more information visit the Masters of Plant Science website.
Psychology, MA General/Experimental option
Program Coordinator
Martin Shapiro
Email: mashapiro@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2358
Department: 559.278.2691
For more information visit the General/Experimental website
Public Administration, MPA
Program Coordinator
Kurt Cline
Email: kcline@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2865
Department: 559.278.2988
For more information visit the Masters of Public Administration website.
Public Health, MPH
Program Coordinator
Miguel A. Perez
Email: mperez@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2897
Department: 559.278.4014
For more information visit the Masters of Public Health website.
Social Work, MSW
Program Coordinator
Irán Barrera
Email: irbarrera@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0398
Department: 559.278.3992
For more information visit the Masters of Social Work website.
Spanish, MA
Program Coordinator
Gloria Medina Sancho
Email: gmedina@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.6963
Department: 559.278.6258
For more information visit the Masters of Spanish website.
Special Education, MA
Program Coordinator
William Garnett
Email: wgarnett@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0448
Department: 559.278.0250
For more information visit the Masters of Special Education website.
Speech Language Pathology
Program Coordinator
Steven L. Skelton
Email: sskelton@mail.fresnostate.edu
Office: 559.278.2698
Department: 559.278.2423
For more information visit the Speech Language Pathology website.
Teaching, MA (Online)
Program Coordinator
Nancy Akhavan
Email: nakhavan@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0345
Department: 559.278.0240
For more information visit the Masters of Teaching website.
Viticulture and Enology, MS
Program Coordinator
Luca Brillante
Email: lucabrillante@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.3940
Department: 559.278.2089
For more information visit the Masters of Viticulture and Enology website.
Water Resource Management Online, MS
Program Coordinator
Robert Dundas
Email: rdundas@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.6984
Department: 278.3086
For more information visit the Masters of Water Resource Management Online website.
Graduate Certificate Programs
Advanced Studies in Research Methods
Program Coordinator
Susan Tracz
Email: susant@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0347
Department: 559.278.0240
For more information visit the Advanced Studies in Research Methods website
Criminal Justice Counseling Specialist (suspended)
Program Coordinator
Bernadette Muscat
Email: bmuscat@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.1012
Department: 559.278.2305
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (Online)
Program Coordinator
Zhi Wang
Email: zwang@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.4427
Department: 559.278.3086
For more information visit the Geographic Information Systems website
Community and Regional Planning (Online)
Program Coordinator
Hongwei Dong
Email: hdong@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2890
Department: 559.278.2797
For more information visit the wCommunity and Regional Planning (Online) website.
Biotechnology (Suspended)
Program Coordinator
Alejandro Calderon-Urrea
Email: calalea@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.4080
Department: 559.278.2001
For more information visit the Biotechnology website.
Dietetics
Program Coordinator
Lisa Herzig
Email: lherzig@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2043
Department: 559.278.1601
For more information visit the Dietetics website
Homeland Security (suspended)
Program Coordinator
Keith Clement
Email: kclement@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.1011
Department: 559.278.2305
For more information visit the Homeland Security website
Teaching American History
Program Coordinator
Brad A. Jones
Email: bradjones@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2351
Department: 559.278.2153
For more information visit the Teaching American History website.
Composition
Program Coordinator
John Beynon
Email: jbeynon@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2240
Department: 559.278.2153
For more information visit the program website
Educational Technology
Program Coordinator
Roy Bohlin
Email: royb@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0245
Department: 559.278.2041
For more information visit the Educational Technology website
Linguistics - TESOL/SLAT
Program Coordinator
Jidong Chen
Email: jchen@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2441
Department: 559.278.2441
For more information visit the TESOL/SLAT website
Credential Programs
Basic Credential
Contact:
Renee Flores
Email: reflores@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0300
Department: 559.278-0300
For more information visit the Basic Credential office Website
Advanced Credential with Master's
Contact:
Alicia Becton
Email: alicbrown@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0433
Department: 559.278.0340
For more information visit the credential office Advanced Credential Office website
Web-Based Online Program
Business Administration (MBA)
Program Coordinator:
Harry Xia
Email: hxia@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2931
Department: 559.278.2107
For more information visit the Web-based MBA Online website.
Communicative Disorders (MA) Deaf Education Option
Program Coordinator:
Steven Skelton
Email: sskelton@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.2698
Department: 559.278.2423
For more information visit the credential office Masters of Communicative Disorders Deaf Education website
Teaching MA (Online)
Program Coordinator
Nancy Akhavan
Email: nakhavan@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.0345
Department: 559.278.0240
For more information visit the Masters of Teaching Online website.
Water Resource Management (MS)
Program Coordinator:
Robert Dundas
Email: rdundas@csufresno.edu
Office: 559.278.6984
Department: 559.278.3086
For more information visit the credential office Masters of Water Resource Management website.