Continuous Enrollment Requirement
Graduate College of Education
M.S. in Communication Disorders &
M.A. in Special Education

Students admitted to a Master’s program during or AFTER Fall 2008:
If a student enrolls in one of the Culminating Experience courses, such as SPED 898 (Thesis), SPED 895 (Field Study) or SPED 894 (Creative Work) to complete their masters degree, and does not finish their study by the end of the semester, or by the following semester (grace semester), they need to enroll in at least one course during each successive semester until they complete their Culminating Experience and a grade is entered by their committee chair.

Note: If there is a break in enrollment before culminating experience is completed, the student upon return will be required to retroactively enroll for semesters in between and must continuously enroll every semester thereafter until completed.

If a student is completing the master’s comprehensive written examination during the semester of graduation, they also need to enroll in at least one course.

Students in one of the above situations can enroll in the following low cost course available to meet this Continuous Enrollment Requirement:

• EDUC 499, fee $300
  College of Extended Learning
• Registration is online by going to MySFSU and accessing the Extended Learning Class schedule, locate EDUC 499 and proceed with enrollment.
• Academic Senate Policy on the Continuous Enrollemnt:
  http://www.sfsu.edu/~senate/documents/policies/S08-246.html

Students admitted to a Master’s program during or BEFORE Spring 2008:
If a student enrolls in one of the Culminating Experience courses, such as SPED 898 (Thesis), SPED 895 (Field Study) or SPED 894 (Creative Work) to complete their masters degree, and does not finish their study by the end of the semester, they need to enroll in at least one course during the semester they intend to graduate and a grade is entered by their committee chair.

If a student is completing the master’s comprehensive written examination during the semester of graduation, they also need to enroll in at least one course.

Students in one of the above situations can enroll in the following low cost course available to meet this Continuous Enrollment Requirement:

• EDUC 897, Fee $220
  College of Extended Learning
  http://www.cel.sfsu.edu/register/forms.cfm
  
• To register contact: Graduate Coordinator,
  College of Education Burk Hall 240
  415.338.2051
  http://coe.sfsu.edu/grad/graduate-office