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Students Students go on probation when their GPA falls below a 3.0. You are required to a Mandatory Graduate Probation Advising Form online form by visiting the Graduate Studies Academic Probation page and follow the instructions. The form will be reviewed by the Engineering graduate coordinator to make sure you have planned course work moving forward to improve your academic standing.
Students are eligible to take two elective courses from other schools/departments to be counted towards their non-engineering coursework requirements, upon approval by graduate coordinator. The Engineering school has a cross registration agreement with San Jose State University and UC, Berkeley.These elective courses can be taken at these institutions.
Engr 897 Research is generally taken the semester before Engr 898 Master’s Thesis. Before registering for ENGR 897 Research, discuss possible research topics with an engineering faculty who will serve as your MS thesis committee chair and advisor. Complete the ENGR 897 Course Approval Form and submit it to the graduate program coordinator.
You complete the ATC form the semester before you intend to take the course. Before completing the form and enrolling in the course, you should have found a faculty advisor that you will enroll in 895 or 898 with an agreed upon project and will review your ATC form before submitting.
The ATC form needs to be filed and approved by graduate program coordinator in the semester before research courses (Engr 895 or Engr 898) are planned to be taken. For more information, please visit the Graduate Studies Steps to Graduation page.
Follow the instructions and complete the online Petition for ATC Substitution or Committee Revision Form to your graduate program coordinator for approval.
Your ATC and Culminating Experience Proposal status can be seen in mySFSU .
Students who are completing their culminating experiences will need to submit a Report of Completion Form with an abstract of the thesis/report signed by MS thesis/project advisor and committee members.
Students who have been awarded their graduate degree can expect to receive their diploma in the mail approximately 4-6 months after the degree has been posted on their academic record.
The following students are automatically listed to participate in the Commencement Ceremony in May:
- Students who have earned their degree in the previous Fall or Summer semesters.
- Students who have applied for Spring graduation
- Students who have applied for Summer graduation during the Spring application period
Information packages will be sent out in April.
If looking for information about the Engineering-specific graduation, an interest form will be sent out roughly ~1 month before the decided date. Students who have filled out that form will be emailed the official sign up form 1-2 weeks after the interest form has been sent out.
After students have received confirmation that their graduate degree has been awarded, they may request a final transcript from the Registrar's Office 415/338-2079 or online , that shows the degree has been conferred.
Graduate students can take up to 6 units of paired courses (i.e. 4xx/7xx or 4xx/8xx paired course). This is in addition to the 9 units of undergraduate UD electives they could take.