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Graduate
Student Information
Graduate
Credit Taken as an Undergraduate
Undergraduates are not permitted to take courses in the 400-500
series for graduate credit until they are within 12 quarter units
of graduation. Students, who subsequently enter a graduate program
at Cal Poly, may petition to receive graduate credit for up to 9
units of such course work, provided the courses were not used toward
the baccalaureate degree. Students should verify the applicability
of such credit toward their graduate objective.
Formal Study
Plan
Students shall file a formal study plan before the twelfth unit
of work is completed. The formal study plan is an agreement between
the student and the school in the specific requirements to be completed
in order to receive a Master's degree.
Amendment
to the Formal Study Plan
If the courses listed on the Formal Study Plan change, you will
be required to complete an Amendment to the Formal Study Plan. The
from is available at your department Coordinator's Office or The
Office of Research and Graduate Programs. Once The Amendment to
the Formal Study Plan is completed obtain approval from Adviser,
Coordinator, Dean and Research and Graduate Studies Department.
Advancement
to Candidacy
Advancement to candidacy recognizes that the student has demonstrated
the ability to operate at and sustain a level of scholarly competence
which is satisfactory for successful completion of the degree requirements.
The student is then cleared for the final stages of the program.
The student must request the advancement to candidacy after filing
a formal study plan and satisfying the graduation writing requirement
but before starting the thesis, project, or examinations.
Requesting
Graduation Evaluation - Instructions on when and how to
request your graduation evaluation.
Graduation
with Distinction
Those candidates for master's degrees who attain a grade point
average which is in the upper ten percent of those graduating in
their major in that academic year, and whose grade pint average
is 3.75 or better, may upon the recommendation of the college dean
be designated as "Graduating with Distinction".
Blended BS+MS
Programs
Blended programs provide an accelerated route to a graduate
professional degree, with simultaneous conferring of both bachelor's
and master's degrees. Most blended programs allow for the possibility
of student's earning graduate credit for several of their senior
electives, effectively decreasing the summed unit requirements for
both degrees. Blended programs provide a seamless process whereby
students can progress from undergraduate to graduate status without
having to apply through the Admissions Office (thereby eliminating
the need to pay an application fee). In addition blended BS+MS programs
provide a meaningful capstone experience that in most cases integrates
the senior project with the graduate thesis/project. For more information,
visit the Graduate
Programs web site.
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