I
just got admitted and I don't know what to take or when
to take it
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See a faculty advisor in your program or department:
consult the bulletin: consult your department's program
guidelines; talk to other students in your program.
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I
want to get credit for courses I took at another university?
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Talk to a faculty advisor in your department to see
if the courses are acceptable in your program; obtain
bulletin descriptions or syllabi describing the courses;
complete the "Graduate Transfer Unit Evaluation
Form" available online at http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy.
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I
want to use some undergraduate courses for my graduate
program?
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See a faculty advisor in your department to determine
what your department will accept; the University requires
that more than half of the courses you use for your
graduate program must be graduate-level (numbered 700
and above); if you do use some undergraduate courses,
they must be upper division (numbered 300-699)
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I
want to use some independent study courses for my program?
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Check your department's guidelines regarding elective
flexibility; according to the University Bulletin, the
graduate program may include up to 6 semester units
of special study courses (699 or 899) or experimental
courses (674, 677, 874, 877).
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I
took a lot of courses in a credential program or other
program before I got into my current graduate program,
and I want them to count for my graduate program?
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The University's "12-unit rule" specifies
that a graduate program may not include more than 12
units taken before a student was classified in the program
in which the degree is to be earned; a waiver of this
policy may be requested by filing a "Petition for
Waiver of Graduate Regulations" available online
at http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy.
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I
want to take a course for CR/NCR?
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Check with an advisor in your department; the University
allows you to take up to 30% of the courses on your
graduate program for CR/NCR grades.
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My
department requires me to pass the "GET" (Graduate
Essay Test) and I didn't pass it?
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You will need to take EDUC 614, BUS 514, CHS 514 with
a passing grade or consult your advisor for other options.
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I
want to change some of the courses I had planned to take
that were indicated on my GAP
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Obtain your advisor's approval; fill out the "Petition
for GAP Substitution or Exception" form available
online at http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy.
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I
get a "C" in a course? What about a "C-"?
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You must maintain an overall graduate GPA of 3.0 (B),
including courses with a grade of C or better. Grades
of C- or lower may not be included in your graduate
program.
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I
am in one graduate program and want to transfer to another?
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Talk to faculty
members in both your current program and the program
you want to enter; fill out the "Graduate Status
Change Form" available online at http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy.
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I
need to be out of school for a few semesters?
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You are allowed to "skip" one semester of
enrollment and remain a student in good standing; if
you need to be out of school for more than one semester
you must either: (a) apply for an "Educational
Leave of Absence" or (b) reapply for admission
when you wish to resume your coursework.
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I
need to take more than seven years to finish my graduate
program?
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The university requires that you finish all coursework
and requirements (including any prior credit work) within
a 7-year "window". If you have a compelling
reason to take longer, consult your advisor and you
may request an extension by filling out the "Petition
for Extension of Seven Year Limit" form, available
online at http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy.
Be prepared to take some additional coursework to update
possibly outdated courses from over seven years ago.
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I
don't know who to get for my committee chair or second
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Talk to a faculty advisor or a faculty member in your
department whose courses you have enjoyed. The committee
chair must be from your department; it is possible for
the second reader to be from another department. Both
committee members must be tenured or tenure-track faculty
(lecturers are generally ineligible).
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I
want my committee chair to be a faculty member at the
lecturer rank?
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I
need to get a new committee chair because of retirement,
sabbatical, or other reason?
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See the chair of your department or talk to another
faculty member in your department to identify who your
new chair will be; complete the "Request for Revision
of Committee" form available in BH 502.
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The
Committee on Human Subjects did not approve my study proposal?
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Do not become upset-this is a normal research procedure
and means the university is taking your research work
seriously. Carefully review the letter you received
from the committee; meet with your advisor to prepare
an itemized response; feel free to ask your advisor
to call the Chair of the Committee to clarify what changes
are required; submit your changes ASAP and move on.
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My
study topic changes in the middle of the study?
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These things happen. See your advisor and complete
revised versions of the same forms you filed to gain
approval to conduct your original study (all available
online at http://www.sfsu.edu/~gradstdy
& http://www.sfsu.edu/~protocol):
(a) Proposal for Culminating Experience, (b) Protocol
Approval Form - Human Subjects, (c) Description of
the 895 project, and (d) Informed Consent Form.
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I
need to take 2 or 3 or 4 semesters to finish my thesis
or field study?
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This is generally
not a problem, depending upon how much you have left
in the overall "7-year window" of time you
have to complete your graduate program. During the semester
in which you are certain you will finish you must: (a)
enroll in Education 897 at the start of the semester
- come to BH 240 to do this; (b) file a "Petition
to Graduate" before the end of the first month
of the semester - do this in ADM 254; (c) file the other
normal study completion form and Exit Survey by posted
deadlines. |
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