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A      
Anthropology [MA] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Art [MFA] January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Art History [MA] January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Asian American Studies [MA] March 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
B      
Biology: Cell & Molecular Biology [MS] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Biology: Conservation Biology [MS] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Biology: Ecology & Systematic Biology [MS] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Biology: Marine Biology [MS] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Biology: Microbiology [MS] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Biology: Physiology & Behavioral Biology [MS] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Biomedical Science: Biotechnology [MS] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Biomedical Science: Stem Cell Science [MS] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Business Administration [MBA] April 1 Extended: October 15 Click here for program application requirements
Business Administration [MSBA] April 1 Extended: October 15 Click here for program application requirements
Business Administration [EMBA] June 1 Extended: October 15 Click here for program application requirements
C      
Chemistry [MS] March 1

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Chemistry: Biochemistry [MS] March 1

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Chinese [MA] May 1

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Cinema [MFA] January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Cinema Studies [MA] January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Classics [MA] May 1

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Communication Studies [MA] March 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Communicative Disorders [MS] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Comparative Literature [MA] May 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Computer Science [MS] Domestic: May 1
International: April 1
November 1 Click here for program application requirements
Computer Science: Computing and Business [MS] Domestic: May 1
International: April 1
November 1

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Computer Science: Computing for Life Sciences [MS] Domestic: May 1
International: April 1
November 1 Click here for program application requirements
Computer Science: Software Engineering [MS] Domestic: May 1
International: April 1
November 1

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Counseling (MS) January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Counseling: Marriage, Family & Child [MS] January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Counseling: Rehabilitation (MS) January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Creative Writing [MFA] December 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
D      
Drama [MA] May 1

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E      
Economics [MA] May 1

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Education: Adult [MA] May 1

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Education: Early Childhood [MA] May 1

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Education: Educational Administration [MA] May 1

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Education: Ed Admin: Marin Cohort [MA] Contact Department No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Education: Ed Admin: San Mateo Cohort [MA] Contact Department No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Education: Elementary Education [MA] May 1

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Education: Equity and Social Justice [MA] May 1

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Education: Instructional Technology [MA] May 1

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Education: Language & Literacy [MA] May 1

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Education: Mathematics Education [MA] May 1

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Education: Multi Subject / Elementary Ed. [Credential/MA] February 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Education: Secondary Education [MA] May 1

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Education: Single Subject / Secondary Ed. [Credential/MA] February 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Education: Special Interest [MA] May 1

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Educational Leadership: K–12 [EdD] May 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Educational Leadership: Community College [EdD] May 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Engineering [MS] May 1 November 1 Click here for program application requirements
Engineering: Embedded Electrical and Computer Systems [MS] May 1 November 1

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Engineering: Structural / Earthquake Engineering [MS] May 1 November 1

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English: Composition [MA] March 15

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English: Creative Writing [MA] December 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
English: Linguistics [MA] April 1

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English: Literature [MA] February 1

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English: TESOL [MA] March 1

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Ethnic Studies [MA] February 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
F      
Family & Consumer Sciences [MA] April 1

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French [MA] May 1

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G      
Geography [MA] April 1

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Geography: Resource Mgmt & Environmental Planning [MA] April 1

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Geosciences [MS] March 15

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German [MA] May 1

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Gerontology [MA] April 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
H      
History [MA] March 15

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Human Sexuality Studies [MA] February 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Humanities [MA] April 15

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I      
Industrial Arts [MA] March 1

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International Relations [MA] March 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Italian [MA] May 1

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J      
Japanese [MA] April 1

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K      
Kinesiology: Exercise Physiology [MS] May 1

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Kinesiology:Movement Science [MS] May 1

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Kinesiology: Physical Activity: Social Scientific Perspectives [MS] May 1

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M      
Marine Science [MS] March 15

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Mathematics [MA] March 1

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Museum Studies [MA] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Music [MA] April 1

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Music [MM] April 1

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N      
Nursing: Generic Non-RN MSN [MS] Updated: January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Nursing: RN-MSN [MS] Updated: January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner [MS] Updated: January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Nursing: Stanford Cohort / RN–MSN [MS] Updated: January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
P      
Philosophy [MA] May 1

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Physical Therapy: Joint MS w/UCSF [MS] Contact Department

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Physical Therapy: Joint DPT w/UCSF [DPT] Contact Department

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Physical Therapy: Joint DPTSc w/UCSF [DPTSc] Contact Department

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Physics [MS] Domestic: May 1
International: April 1

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Political Science (MA) April 1

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Psychology: Clinical Psychology [MS] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Psychology: Developmental Psychology [MA] February 1

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Psychology: Industrial / Organizational Psychology [MS] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Psychology: Psychological Research [MA] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Psychology: School Psychology [MS] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Psychology: Social Psychology [MA] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Public Administration [MPA] April 15 November 1 Click here for program application requirements
Public Health [MPH] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
R      
Radio & Television [MA] March 1

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Recreation [MS] May 1

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S      
Social Work [MSW] January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Spanish [MA] April 1

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Special Education [MA] March 15

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Special Education [Credential & MA] March 15

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Special Education [Joint PhD w/UCB] Contact Department

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T      
Theatre Arts: Design [MFA] April 1

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W      
Women and Gender Studies [MA] February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Credential Fall Deadlines Spring Deadlines Website / Email
Administrative Services [Credential] May 1

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Clinical Rehabilitation [Credential] February 15

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Designated Subjects [Credential] May 1

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Elk Grove District Multiple Subject [Credential] Contact Department

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Elk Grove District Single Subject [Credential] Contact Department

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Other [Credential] Contact Deptartment No Spring Admission Contact Deptartment
Pupil Personnel Services: School Counseling [Credential] January 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Reading & Language Arts Specialist [Credential] May 1

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Special Education [Credential] Contact Department No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Graduate Certificates Fall Deadlines Spring Deadlines Website / Email
Autism Spectrum March 15

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Clinical Laboratory Science Contact Deptartment Contact Department Click here for program application requirements
Conflict Resolution * May 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Dietetics Contact Deptartment No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Early Childhood Special Education March 15

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Genetic Engineering February 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Guide Dog Mobility March 15 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Reading May 1 No Spring Admission Click here for program application requirements
Teaching Critical Thinking May 1

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Teaching of Composition May 1

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Teaching Post-Secondary Reading May 1

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Technical and Professional
Writing *
May 1

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Training Systems Development May 1

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Vocational Special Education March 15

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* Please note: The certificates in Conflict Resolution and Technical and Professional Writing are undergraduate certificate programs open to postbaccalaureate students. Apply using the Graduate Online Application.
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