Welcome to Graduate Studies!
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The College of Graduate Studies provides leadership and support to scholars engaged in over 100 master’s, doctoral, and advanced certificate programs at San Diego State. In collaboration with faculty, staff and students across the sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences, arts, education and business, our team strives to ensure the integrity and high quality of graduate degrees, and facilitate their timely completion.
Please note, now that SDSU has resumed in-person activities and services, the virtual front desk has been discontinued as of Tuesday, February 15th. Full walk-in services and office hours are now available in-person.
Important Deadlines
Graduation and Dissertation Steps for Ph.D Students
Graduation and Dissertation Steps for Ed.D Students (Summer/ Fall 2021 deadlines)
Graduation and Dissertation Steps for Ed.D Students (Spring/Summer 2022 deadlines)
Graduation and Thesis Steps for Master's Students (Fall 2022 deadlines)
Graduation and Thesis Steps for Master's Students (Spring / Summer 2022 deadlines)
Fall 2021 Registration Deadlines Flyer for Master's Students
Spring 2022 Registration Deadlines Flyer for Master's Students
Announcements
- Montezuma Publishing is offering Thesis Q&A sessions via Zoom for students who are trying to complete the thesis process in time to graduate during their preferred semester. See the workshop dates in the calendar below, or ask at https://www.montezumapublishing.com/contact.
- The Office for Graduate Student Life & Diversity offer many personal development workshops. More information on their workshops can be found here: https://sacd.sdsu.edu/gradlife/events/personal-development
- Do you want to attend commencement? Get more information here: https://commencement.sdsu.edu/2022
- Information about the Graduate Student Health Insurance Program (GSHIP) is now available! See this page for more information: https://grad.sdsu.edu/current_grad_students/gship
Upcoming Deadlines
For a list of events offered by Graduate Life & Diversity, see their website.
Student Spotlight
Research
San Diego State University excels in innovation, research, and creative activities due in a large part to the success of our graduate students. For many graduate programs, these accomplishments culminate in a thesis or dissertation that is expected to be of the highest quality for the field. Because research expectations and requirements vary widely, students are generally expected to develop a research plan with their Graduate Advisor or Thesis Chair in their first semesters at SDSU.
Interns Lend a Helping Hand in Disasters
Students in the Homeland Security Program are assisting the Red Cross responders during emergencies. Read more about SDSU's Gabby Smith's time as a Disaster Duty Officer.