Attaining Classified Graduate Status.
To become classified, specific requirements must be
fulfilled. To graduate in a timely manner, we recommend that these requirements be completed within the first two semesters. These requirements include the following:
- Secure a thesis advisor. In the rare event that you were accepted into the MS degree program without a thesis advisor, your acceptance letter may indicate one (or more) CSUEB faculty member(s) that are interested in taking you into their lab. Please email prospective advisor(s) to discuss possible projects and assess compatibility. Once you have chosen an advisor, please have that individual send a confirmatory email to the graduate coordinator.
- Select a thesis committee with guidance from your thesis advisor. A Committee must include the following:
- A minimum of 3 members (one of your committee members may be your thesis advisor).
- At least 2 members must be regular faculty from the Department of Biology.
- If you will conduct your research off-campus, your third committee member must be your off-campus thesis advisor. Be sure to have a signed letter of agreement in your file indicating that there is a mutual understanding about the responsibilities between you, your off-campus advisor, and the Department of Biology at CSUEB concerning the research that will be applied towards the M.S. degree.
- For the official rules please download the "Policy on Master's Thesis Committees".
Once you have satisfied all requirements listed above the
graduate coordinator can petition on your behalf to become "fully classified" by submitting a Change of Graduate Status form to Academic Programs and Graduate Studies. NOTE: There is no writing requirement for graduate students. Please see link for more info.
