WELCOME TO
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Agenda
Dean’s Welcome
Tips for Success in Graduate School
General SDSU Information
Introduction to Campus Technology
SDSU Graduate School Policies &
Procedures
Q&A
Tips for Success in Graduate School
• Learn Academic Requirements
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Conditional Admission
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Low GPA/Academic Probation
• Assume responsibility for your success
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Familiarize yourself with the Graduate Catalog
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Learn degree requirements
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Use your advisor
• Be proactive in completing your degree
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Obsolete coursework
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Master’s – 6 years
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PhD – 8 years
Make a Plan of Study
Adapted from
http://www.career.ucf.edu/Students/Graduate_Students/Tips_for
_Achieving_Success_in_Graduate_School_31_417.aspx
Campus Information
• Parking
• All campus parking lots
require a parking tag from
8am-4pm or you risk
receiving a ticket
• Student ID Card
• Photo ID
• Student ID Number
• Entry to the Wellness Center
• Entry to Athletic Events
• Purchase parking tags online
through sdstate.edu/parking
• Hobo Dough
• Meal Plan
• Card services - Yaeger Hall
• 605-688-PARK
• Yaeger Hall Room 103
• Be sure to bring a photo ID with
you to get your ID card
Offices to Know
• Cashier’s (Admin 136)
• Student accounts/bills
• Records (Admin 100)
• Petitions
• Transcripts
• Financial Aid (Admin 100)
• Loans, grants, work study,
loan deferral
• Student Health &
Counseling (Wellness Center)
• Health appointments
• Graduate School
(Admin 130)
• Any student concerns
• One on one and group
counseling
Offices to Know
• Wintrode Student Success Center
(Wintrode Building)
• Tutoring
• Writing Center
• CAP Center (Medary Commons 120)
• Resume writing
• Interview Skills
• Job postings (part time, full time, on and off campus)
• International Affairs
(Briggs Library 119)
• Comprehensive home for international students and scholar services
SDSU Website
www.sdstate.edu/graduate
WebAdvisor
Webadvisor.sdstate.edu
Class registration, payment, course listings, grades
MyState
Mystate.sdstate.edu
Student portal – Jacks email activation, Parking, Student schedule, News &
Events, Access to Accounts (Hobo Dough, WebAdvisor, etc)
Jacks Email
Yourlogin@jacks.sdstate.edu
Jacks email accounts are the official email of SDSU, all university news and
contact will come via your Jacks account.
You are responsible for activating and checking this account.
Yourlogin@jacks.sdstate.edu
Your password
Desire 2 Learn (D2L)
d2l.sdbor.edu
Online course materials
Need Technical Support?
• eSDSU Laptop Center (Student Union)
• Free labor
• Computer support
• Viruses
• SDSU Support Desk (Admin 131)
• 688-6776 or supportdesk@sdstate.edu
• Support on SDSU systems (Email, WebAdvisor, etc)
Registration & Status
• Transcripts
• SDSU needs final official transcripts from all previous institutions –
failure to submit can block registration
• Immunization records
• MMR shots are also required for all students taking classes on campus –
failure to submit can block registration
• Active Status
• To maintain active status students must be registered for each semester of
the academic year (excluding summer).
• Students who fail to register will be considered inactive and will have to
reapply
• Graduate assistants must register for a minimum of 1 credit (including
summer) in order to keep assistantship
Advisory Committee
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Major advisor – chairperson, must have Grad Faculty Status
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Program representative – from major or related dept.
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Additional member – major department or related department – can be a
professional with outstanding academic record or knowledge of the field outside the
university
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Graduate Faculty Representative – assigned by the Graduate School, from a
discipline not closely related to the major/minor. Ensures that rules and regulations
are followed, acts as the students advocate
• Master’s students - first
semester or as soon as practical after beginning
degree program
• Doctoral - first
work
semester or prior to twelve (12) semester hours of Graduate
Plan of Study
• List of agreed upon courses which
will complete degree requirements
• Doctoral students will meet with
advisory committee before
submitting Plan
• Submit the first semester of
graduate work or prior to 50% of
credits towards graduation
Plan of Study
Scheduling Comps & Orals
• All Comprehensive and Final Written and Oral exams must be
scheduled through the Graduate School
• Oral exams are required for all programs
• For Master’s Thesis students, the Oral Exam is the defense
• For Doctoral Students the final oral exam is the Dissertation Defense
Master’s Written and Oral Exams
• Comprehensive Written Exams are only required by some
departments
• Must be scheduled at least two weeks before final oral
• Request to schedule orals must be submitted 10 working days
before oral exam
• Oral exam must be complete by date published for graduation
during that semester
Doctoral Written and Oral Exams
• Comprehensive written exam is administered after coursework has been
substantially completed
• Comprehensive oral exam is scheduled upon satisfactory completion of
written
• Forms for all exams need to be submitted no more than 10 working days
before scheduled exam
• Oral comprehensive exam must be at least 2 months before final
dissertation defense
• Final Orals complete by published deadline to graduate during the same
semester
Scheduling Comps & Orals
Thesis & Dissertation
• SDSU Graduate School has set format requirements for
binding purposes
• Available on SDSU’s website
• Department may also have guidelines specific to your
area of study
• Follow all printed submission dates published by the
graduate school each semester
• Watch for announcements re:
Thesis/Dissertation Formatting
workshop – Fall 2012
Q&A
Door prizes
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