Graduate degree programs and admissions criteria
The university offers 45 master’s degree programs, an educational specialist degree, 2 doctorates, and 6 certificates of advanced study. Information concerning these programs, as well as
assistantships, scholarships, and fellowships, is available from the graduate coordinators and department programs listed below. All applicants must apply online at www.csumentor.edu. If
you need additional information, phone (559) 278-2448; fax (559) 278-4658; access our website www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies or email marcod@csufresno.edu.
UNIVERSITY APPLICATION DEADLINES: Spring 2012 - Sept. 30, 2011 & FALL 2012 - April 1, 2012. Earlier deadlines for individual programs are noted below.
Deadline subject to change; please contact program department for the most current deadline information.
SPRING/FALL PROGRAM GRADUATE COORDINATOR
GRADUATE PROGRAM ADMISSION CRITERIA (GPA/ Test/ Letters)
APPLICATION DEADLINE Office/Dept # (559)
Accountancy, MS 3.0 GPA/ GMAT-550/ Personal Statement/ Grades/ Letters of
Fall only-April 1
Denise Patterson denisep@csufresno.edu
(currently suspended) Recommendation not required 278-3971 Office / 278-2852 Dept.
2.75 GPA/ GRE/ Undergrad degree Prerequisites/ Statement of Anne Rodiek anner@csufresno.edu
Animal Science, MS Purpose/ 3 Letters of Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-5623 Office / 278-2971 Dept.
3.0 GPA/ GRE/ Portfolio or Examples of Written Work/
Stephanie Ryan sryan@csufresno.edu
Art, MA Personal Statement/ Prerequisites/ 3 Letters of Sept. 30 / April 1
278-2117 Office / 278-2516 Dept.
Recommendation/ Unofficial Transcripts/ CV
John Constable jconstable@csufresno.edu
Biology, MS 2.5 GPA/ GRE test scores/ 2 Letters of Recommendation Sept. 30 / April 1
278-2410 Office / 278-2001 Dept.
3.0 GPA (overall and science)/ Prerequisites/ Letters of Alice Wright awright@csufresno.edu
Biotechnology, MBt Recommendation optional
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-7692 Office / 278-2001 Dept.
2.5 GPA/ GMAT-550/ Work experience/ 2 Letters of Rafael Solis rafaels@csufresno.edu
Business Administration, MBA Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-2194 Office / 278-2107 Dept.
2.5 GPA in major/ Undergraduate coursework/ GRE/ Alam Hasson ahasson@csufresno.edu,
Chemistry, MS 3 Letters of Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-2103 Office / 278-2103 Dept.
3.0 GPA/ GRE Quantitative - 550/ Letters of Recommendation William F. Wright wfwright@csufresno.edu
Civil Engineering, MS not required
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-5591 Office / 278-2889 Dept.
3.0 GPA/ GRE/ BA Communication/ Readiness/ 3 Letters of Marnel Niles mnniles@csufresno.edu
Communication, MA Recommendation
Sept. 30 / March 1
278-8804 Office / 278-2826 Dept.
Communicative Disorders, MA 3.0 GPA/ GRE/ Undergrad preparation/ 3 Letters of Deaf Ed.: Sept. 30 / March 1 Steven Skelton sskelton@csufresno.edu
• Deaf Education Recommendation SLP: Oct. 1 / February 1 278-2698 Office / 278-2423 Dept.
• Speech-Language Pathology
2.75 GPA/ GRE/ Performance in Computer Science courses/ Alex Shih-Hsi Liu shliu@csufresno.edu
Computer Science, MS Letters of Recommendation not required
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-4789 Office / 278-4373 Dept.
Counseling, MS
• Marriage and Family Therapy Kyle Weir kweir@csufresno.edu
2.75 GPA/ Experience/ Potential/ 3 Letters of Recommendation Sept. 30 / April 1
• School Counseling 278-0169 Office / 278-0340 Dept.
• Student Affairs & College Counseling
3.0 GPA/ Writing sample approval/ 3 Letters of Tim Skeen tskeen@csufresno.edu
Creative Writing, MFA Recommendation
Fall only-February 15
278-4924 Office / 278-2553 Dept.
Toni DuPont-Morales tdupontmorales@csufresno.edu
Criminology, MS 3.0 GPA/ GRE/ Background/ 3 Letters of Recommendation Sept. 30 / March 1
278-4302 Office / 278-2305 Dept.
Education, MA Carol Fry Bohlin carolb@csufresno.edu
• Curriculum & Instruction (C&I) 2.75 GPA/ Academic background/ Performance/ 278-0237 Office / 278-0240 Dept.
Experience/ 3 Letters of Recommendation
Susan Macy smacy@csufresno.edu
• Early Childhood Education (ECE, EL&A, RLA) 2.5 GPA/ Academic background/ 278-0298 Office / 278-0250 Dept.
Performance/ Experience/ 3 Letters of Recommendation Linda Hauser lhauser@csufresno.edu (K-12)
Sept. 30 / April 1
• Educational Leadership & 278-0362 Office / 278-0350 Dept.
Administration Diane Oliver doliver@csufresno.edu (Higher Ed.)
278-0448 Office / 278-0350 Dept
Imelda Basurto ibasurto@csufresno.edu
• Reading/Language Arts
278-0285 Office / 278-0252 Dept.
3.0 GPA/ GRE/ Individually reviewed/ 3 Letters of Sharon Brown-Welty sharonb@csufresno.edu
Educational Leadership, Ed.D. Recommendation
Fall only-March 4
278-0294 Office / 278-0427 Dept.
Engineering, MS Reza Raeisi rraeisi@csufresno.edu
• Computer Engineering (CE & EE) 3.0 GPA/ GRE Quantitative/ 3 Letters of 278-6038 Office / 278-2726 Dept.
• Electrical Engineering Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
Walter V. Loscutoff walterl@csufresno.edu
• Mechanical Engineering (ME) 3.0 GPA/ GRE Quantitative/ Letters of Recommendation 278-5593 Office / 278-2368 Dept.
not required
English, MA 3.0 GPA/ Writing sample/ Letters of Recommendation not Toni Wein twein@csufresno.edu
• Composition Theory Sept. 30 / March 1
required 278-2207 Office / 278-2553 Dept.
• Literature
3.0 GPA/ GRE/ Undergrad Preparation/ Writing skills/
Food and Nutritional Sciences, Sandra Witte sandraw@csufresno.edu
professional goals/ Statement of professional Goals/ 3 Letters Sept. 30 / March 1
MS (currently suspended) 278-2061 Office / 278-2164 Dept.
of Recommendation
3.0 GPA/ GRE/ Undergraduate Preparation/ 3 Letters of Eric Person eperson@csufresno.edu
Forensic Science, MS Recommendation
Fall only-April 1
278-2170 Office / 278-2103 Dept.
Robert Dundas rdundas@csufresno.edu
Geology, MS 2.7 GPA/ GRE/ 3 Letters of Recommendation Sept. 30 / April 1
278-6984 Office / 278-3086 Dept.
Maritere Lopez mariterel@csufresno.edu
History, MA 3.0 GPA last 60 units/ GRE/ 3 Letters of Recommendation/ 278-2601 Office / 278-2153 Dept.
Sept. 30 / April 1
• Teaching Personal Statement Michelle Den Beste mdenbest@csufresno.edu
278-5154 Office / 278-2153 Dept.
2.5 GPA/ GRE/ Achievement/ Commitment/ Career/ Resume/ Arun Nambiar anambiar@csufresno.edu
Industrial Technology, MS Statement of Purpose/ 3 Letters of Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-1443 Office / 278-2145 Dept.
Interdisciplinary Studies, Sharon Brown-Welty sharonb@csufresno.edu
3.0 GPA/ GRE/ 3 Letters of Recommendation Sept. 30 / April 1
MA, MS 278-2448 Office / 278-2448 Dept.
3.0 GPA/ GRE/ Statement of Purpose/ 3 Letters of Melanie Ram meram@csufresno.edu
International Relations, MA Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-5324 Office / 278-2988 Dept.
Kinesiology, MA
• Exercise Science 3.0 GPA last 60 units/ GRE or MAT/ Letters/ 3 Letters of Jenelle Gilbert jgilbert@csufresno.edu
Sept. 30 / April 1
• Sport Administration Recommendation 278-8902 Office / 278-2106 Dept.
• Sport Psychology
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PROGRAM APPLICATION
GRADUATE PROGRAM ADMISSION CRITERIA (GPA/ Test/ Letters) GRADUATE COORDINATOR
DEADLINE
Linguistics, MA
• Teaching English as a Second 2.9 GPA/ Prerequisites/ Preparation/ 2 Letters of Brian Agbayani bagbayan@csufresno.edu
Sept. 30 / April 1
Language Recommendation 278-2441 Office / 278-2441 Dept.
(Peace Corps studies available)
3.0 GPA/ GRE/ Research interest/ 2 Letters of Larry Riley lriley@csufresno.edu
Marine Science, MS Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-2997 Office / 278-2001 Dept.
Mass Communication & 3.0 GPA/ GRE/ field of bachelor’s degree/ 3 Letters of Kelley McCoy kmccoy@csufresno.edu
Fall only-April 1
Journalism, MA Recommendation 278-7028 Office / 278-2087 Dept.
Mathematics, MA 3.0 GPA (last 60 units)/ GRE/ Undergraduate preparation/ Doreen De Leon doreendl@csufresno.edu
• Teaching Sept. 30 / April 1
2 Letters of Recommendation 278-4009 Office / 278-2992 Dept.
Music, MA Teresa Beaman teresab@csufresno.edu
• Music Education 3.0 GPA/ GRE/ BA in Music/ References Sept. 30 / April 1
278-3975 Office / 278-2654 Dept.
• Performance
Nursing, MS
• Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse 3.0 GPA/ RN clinical experience/ Primary care exp./ Keitha Mountcastle kmountcastle@csufresno.edu
Fall only-April 1
Educator 3 Letters of Recommendation 278-4691 Office / 278-2041 Dept.
• Primary Care/Nurse Practitioner
Peggy Trueblood peggyt@csufresno.edu
Physical Therapy, DPT, MPT 3.0 GPA/ GRE/ Interview/ 3 Letters of Recommendation Fall only-November 30
278-3008 Office / 278-2625 Dept.
2.5 GPA/ GRE/ Undergrad. Background/ Quantitative/ 3 Letters Gerardo Munoz gerardom@csufresno.edu
Physics, MS of Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-4131 Office / 278-2371 Dept.
Plant Science, MS 2.75 GPA/ GRE/ Background/ Writing and research skills/ 3
Sept. 30 / April 1
John Bushoven jbushoven@csufresno.edu
(Peace Corps studies available) Letters of Recommendation 278-7391 Office / 278-2861 Dept.
Psychology, MA
3.0 GPA/ GRE/ Research & experience/ 3 Letters of ABA option: Fall only-February 1 Lorin Lachs llachs@csufresno.edu
• Applied Behavior Analysis Recommendation Gen./Exp.: Fall only-March 1 278-4853 Office / 278-2691 Dept.
• No Option (General/Experimental)
3.0 GPA/ GRE/ Experience/ 2 Letters of Recommendation/ Jeff Cummins jcummins@csufresno.edu
Public Administration, MPA Personal Statement Letter
Sept. 30 / March 1
278-2988 Office / 278-2988 Dept.
Public Health, MPH 2.5 GPA/ GRE/ Interest & experience/ Goals/ 3 Letters of Vicki Krenz vickik@csufresno.edu
• Health Policy & Management Fall only-March 1
Recommendation 278-5387 Office / 278-4014 Dept.
• Health Promotion
2.5 GPA/ Academic background/ Performance/ Experience/ 3 Glenn DeVoogd gdevoogd@csufresno.edu
Reading, MA Letters of Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-0279 Office / 278-0250 Dept.
2.75 GPA/ Academic background/ Performance/ Experience/ 3 Carol Rankin crankin@csufresno.edu
Rehabilitation Counseling, MS Letters of Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-0316 Office / 278-0340 Dept.
3.0 GPA/ GRE + CBEST/ Research & experience/ Marilyn Wilson marilynw@csufresno.edu
School Psychology, Ed.S. 3 Letters of Recommendation
Fall only-February 1
278-5129 Office / 278-5129 Dept.
2.75 GPA/ GRE/ Experience/ Background/ 3 Letters of Donna Hardina donnah@csufresno.edu
Social Work, MSW Recommendation
Fall only-February 4
278-2307 Office / 278-3992 Dept.
3.0 GPA/ BA Spanish/ Oral-written fluency/ Spanish Writing Yolanda Doub ydoub@csufresno.edu
Spanish, MA Sample/ Statement of Purpose/ 3 Letters of Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-5756 Office / 278-2386 Dept.
3.0 GPA/ Letters/ Statement of Purpose/ 3 Letters of Hong Shen hshen@csufresno.edu
Special Education, MA Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-0289 Office / 278-0340 Dept.
2.75 GPA/ Letter of Purpose/ Teaching Credential/ Teaching Walter Ullrich wullrich@csufresno.edu
Teaching, MA Performance Assessment (TPA)/ 3 Letters of Recommendation
Fall only-April 1
278-0356 Office / 278-0240 Dept.
3.0 GPA/ GRE/ Undergraduate coursework/ 3 Letters of Kaan Kurtural kkurtural@csufresno.edu
Viticulture and Enology, MS Recommendation
Sept. 30 / April 1
278-2414 Office / 278-2089 Dept.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Shirley Kovacs Toni Wein Ruth Masters
Criminal Justice
Biotechnology shirleyk@csufresno.edu Composition twein@csufresno.edu ruthm@csufresno.edu
278-2389 Office / 278-2001 Dept. 278-2207 Office / 278-2553 Dept. Counseling Specialist 278-5712 Office / 278-2305 Dept.
Gour S. Choudhury Roy Bohlin Psychiatric Mental Debbie Steele
Educational
Dietetics gchoudhury@csufresno.edu royb@csufresno.edu Health Nurse dsteele@csufresno.edu
278-2027 Office / 278-2164 Dept.
Technology 278-0245 Office / 278-0240 Dept. 278-5496 Office / 278-2041 Dept.
Practitioner
Michelle Den Beste Brian Agbayani
Teaching American
mdenbest@csufresno.edu TESOL bagbayan@csufresno.edu
History 278-5154 Office / 278-2153 Dept. 278-2441 Office / 278-2441 Dept.
CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS
Ivy Fitzpatrick ifitzpatrick@csufresno.edu Advanced Credential Susan Tracz susant@csufresno.edu
Basic Credential
278-0300 Office / 278-0300 Dept. with Master’s 278-0347 Office / 278-0347 Dept.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Additional Program If your program of interest indicates a program application deadline you will need to contact the Graduate Program Coordinator for program application materials, required paperwork, and
Application Deadlines verification of deadlines. All paperwork required by the program should be submitted directly to the coordinator/program office.
Please take time to visit our graduate website at www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies. From here, you can navigate to program information, applications, current catalog, schedule of courses, and much more. Our “News and
Events” site will also give you an inside look at current graduate students, faculty, and financial opportunities. This information is also provided on www.csumentor.edu. Contact information for each program coordinator may
be found at www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies/narratives/. Please feel free to call the Division of Graduate Studies at (559) 278-2448 if you have additional questions.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Division of Graduate Studies Graduate Admissions Office (for domestic students) Graduate Admissions - International
Haak Center, Henry Madden Library, West Wing Joyal Administration, Room 121 Joyal Administration, Room 211
(559) 278-2448 / www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies (559) 278-4073 / Graduateadmissions@listserv.csufresno.edu (559) 278-2409 / IntlAdm@listserv.csufresno.edu
Financial Aid Testing Services
Joyal Administration, Room 296 Family Food Science Bldg, Room 110 University Web site - www.csufresno.edu
(559) 278-2182 (559) 278-2457 / www.csufresno.edu/testing
UNIVERSITY APPLICATION DEADLINES: Spring 2012 - Sept. 30, 2011 & FALL 2012 - April 1, 2012
www.csumentor.edu
C alifornia State University, Fresno 559-278-2448 - www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies
Revised 10/24/11 mad