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Master's Degree Candidates
- The "Petition for Advancement to Candidacy" form must be approved by Graduate Studies and Research before applying for graduation. See website for official deadline dates at www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies.
- Consult your graduate advisor for the paperwork necessary to Advance to Candidacy. Candidacy cannot be approved by Graduate Studies until you have completed nine letter-graded units and satisfied the graduate requirement of Competency in Written English.
- Only original signed documents are acceptable
- All courses and requirements must be completed by the date of graduation, and all transcripts received within one month after graduation.
- Any Incomplete (I), Record Delayed (RD), or Record Pending (RP) grades must be cleared before your degree can be awarded. Once your degree has been posted, no grade changes will be made to your record.
- If you are unable to complete the course work, or if the date of graduation is delayed, a "Date Change" graduation form must be submitted to the Student Services Center. A $10.00 administrative fee must be paid at the Bursar's Office.
- Submit all required forms by the deadlines shown below; all forms can be downloaded from www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies. University deadlines, shown below, are also posted on the GS&R website. Note that the deadlines provided below are university deadlines; please contact your Graduate Advisor for departmental deadlines covering thesis, project and/or comprehensive examinations.
- Please do not delay. If you fail to submit forms by the deadlines posted, your graduation could be delayed.
| What to submit | When to submit | To graduate in December 2008 submit by | To graduate in May 2009 submit by | To graduate in August 2009 submit by |
| Department Request for Candidacy Form | After completion of 9 units and completion of Written Competency | March 31, 2008 | October 1, 2008 | February 15, 2009 |
| Application for Award of Master’s Degree –or– Reactivation Form | After candidacy has been approved by Graduate Studies | September 22, 2008 | February 15, 2009 | June 9, 2009 |
| Plan A Thesis for review by Graduate Studies (Thesis Guide) | After your department committee has signed off on thesis | November 13, 2008 | April 5, 2009 | July 7, 2009 |
| Plan A Thesis for binding to Graduate Studies | After thesis has been approved by Graduate Studies | January 16, 2009 | June 6, 2009 | September 1, 2009 |
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