Academics

Summer:

• Attend advising presentation
• Register for 1^st Semester
• Music Majors: Theory Placement Test

Week Before Fall Semester:

• Residential Students (Housing)
• Week of Welcome
• Review your fall semester schedule

Fall Semester:

• Mandatory Academic Advising
• Foundations Courses
• COTA and major department
• Email News (COTA)

Spring Semester:

• Foundation Courses
• Events (COTA)
• Email News (COTA)
• Mandatory Academic Advising

*In SOA and DESN, freshmen do not submit portfolios
*Dance freshmen cannot audition for the BFA

College Specific Programs and Resources:

• Student Ambassadors

Summer:  

• Student Attends Orientation (SOAR)
• Application Deadline 6/1/2021
• Meet w/ your COB Advisor
• Register for 1^st semester

Week Before Fall Semester: 

• Residential Students (Housing) 
• Week of Welcome
• COB Day
• ABSOC Student Org Fair
• Building Tour
• Information on COB Services/Resources

Fall Semester:

• Mandatory Academic Advising
• Workshops & Events (COB)
• Meet the Industries Expo (ABSOC)
• Business Connection (ABSOC)
• Business Professional Certification Workshops (SCPD)
• Social Media and Email News (COB)

SpringSemester:

• Mandatory Academic Advising Workshop & Events (COB)
• Business Professionals Certificate Workshops (SCPD)
• Social Media and Email News (COB)
• Ethics at the Beach (COB)

College Specific Programs and Resources:

• Open Access Computer Lab
• Living Learning Community
• Business at the Beach
• Center for Student Success and Study Annex (COB Tutoring)
• Student Center for Professional Development (SCPD)

Summer:

• Student Attends Orientation (SOAR)
• Application Deadline 6/1/2021
• Meet w/ Academic Advisor
• Register for 1^st semester

Week Before Fall Semester:

• Residential Students (Housing)
• Week of Welcome
• Review your fall semester schedule

Fall Semester:

• Mandatory Academic Advising
• Departmental Events & Workshops

SpringSemester:

• Academic Advising
• Departmental Events & Workshops

College Specific Programs and Resources:

• Program Options
• College of Education Student Organizations
• CED Scholarships

Summer:

• Student Attends Orientation (SOAR)
• Meet w/ your Academic Advisor
• Register for 1^st semester
• Campus Resources

Week Before Fall Semester:

• Residential Students (Housing)
• Week of Welcome
• COB Day
• ABSOC Student Org Fair
• Building Tour
• Information on COB Services/Resources

Fall Semester:

• Mandatory Academic Advising
• Workshops & Events (COB)
• Meet the Industries Expo (ABSOC)
• Business Connection (ABSOC)
• Business Professional Certification Workshops (SCPD)
• Social Media and Email News (COB)

SpringSemester:

• Mandatory Academic Advising Workshop & Events (COB)
• Business Professionals Certificate Workshops (SCPD)
• Social Media and Email News (COB)
• Ethics at the Beach (COB)

College Specific Programs and Resources:

• Open Access Computer Lab
• Living Learning Community
• Business at the Beach
• Center for Student Success and Study Annex (COB Tutoring)
• Student Center for Professional Development (SCPD)
• Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership

Summer:

• Student Attends Orientation (SOAR)
• Meet with Academic Advisor
• Register for 1^st semester

Week Before Fall Semester:

• Residential Students (Housing)
• Week of Welcome
• Review your fall semester schedule

Fall Semester:

• Mandatory Academic Advising
• Departmental Events & Workshops

Spring Semester:

• Academic Advising
• Departmental Events & Workshops

College Specific Programs and Resources:

• Learning Communities
• Freshman & Transfer
• Living-Learning Community
• ATLAS
• Internship Courses
• 1-unit Professional Development Courses

Summer:

Week Before Fall Semester:

• Attend CNSM First-Year Welcome

Fall Semester:

• August 30 – Pre-Health 101 workshop
• September 3 – SAS Tutoring Begins
• September 20 – CNSM Research Symposium

Spring Semester:

• January 27 – SAS tutoring begins
• April 15 – Health Professions Fair
• May 8 – Last day of tutoring
• May 20 – CNSM graduation

College Specific Programs and Resources

• Jensen SAS Center
• Support: Tutoring, mentoring, lab, events, workshops
• Study spaces, research programs, health professions, tutoring (times)
• Health Professions Advising Office

Summer:

• Attend SOAR Orientation
• Complete Online Advising & Registration BeachBoard Course
• Complete Freshman Advising Survey
• Attend Individual Appointment to Enroll in Classes

Week Before Fall Semester:

• Residential Students (Housing: Move in and Beach Days)
• Week of Welcome
• Review your fall semester schedule

Fall Semester:

• Mandatory Academic Advising
• Departmental Events & Workshops
• Complete Fall Advising Modules

Spring Semester:

• Academic Advising
• Departmental Events & Workshops
• Complete Spring Advising Modules

College Specific Programs and Resources:

• GenExcel program
• Advising Resources

Graduate Student Roadmap

Welcome to Graduate Studies at the Beach!

Register for Courses

• Consult your Graduate Advisor prior to registering for courses
• Review the Degree Planner Tool via MyCSULB with your Grad Advisor plan your schedule
• Register for classes via MyCSULB

Orient Yourself with the Campus and Your Program

• Meet with your Graduate Advisor
• Attend orientations (University and Program)
• Study the Campus Map (Classrooms, Food, Coffee, Bus Stops, Parking)
• Visit these Campus Resources
  • Bob Murphy Access Center (BMAC)
  • Brotman Hall – Financial Aid and Enrollment Services
  • Career Development Center
  • Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
  • Center for International Education (CIE)
  • Dream Success Center (DSC)
  • Cultural Centers
  • Graduate Center (GC)
  • Isabel Patterson Child Development Center (IPCDC)
  • Health & Wellness (e.g., Basic Needs, CAPS, SHS, SRWC)
  • Thesis & Dissertation Office
  • University Library
• Complete the Grad Studies Entrance Survey in your SSO

Network

• Connect with your peers
• Connect with your faculty
• Attend events in your field, discipline, or industry (e.g., colloquia, conferences; performances, exhibits)

Explore

• Connect with faculty to identify opportunities for creative, intellectual, and professional growth and experiences
  • Intern
  • Research
  • Write
• Participate in workshops hosted by your program, the Graduate Center, the Career Center, and others

Select your Culminating Activity

• Consult your Graduate Advisor to discuss the Culminating Activity options available in your program of study (Thesis, Project, Comprehensive Exam)
• Identify the one that is best for you, your post degree plans (e.g., PhD?), and your career

Advance to Candidacy

• Signifies approval of a plan of study and your culminating activity
• The requirements for advancement to candidacy are:
  • Attain classified status in your graduate program at CSULB;
  • Complete with a minimum GPA of 3.0 of at least six units of courses required in your program of study;
  • Earn a cumulative, graduate, grade-point average of at least 3.0 in all upper-division and graduate-level coursework attempted at CSULB after completion of a baccalaureate degree;
  • Receive approval of your program of study from your graduate advisor; and
  • Satisfactorily complete any assessments of competence that the department/program may require

Prepare for Graduation

Students who are approaching the end of their graduate studies must complete these final steps to earn their degree.

• Apply to graduate
• Purchase regalia during the Graduation Fair in March
• Check your graduation status in your MyCSULB
• Clear any holds on your account
• Resolve grades of incomplete (I)/report in progress (RP)
• Satisfy requirements for your degree
• Complete your culminating activity
  • Publish your thesis via the Thesis and Dissertation Office
  • Publish your project in ScholarWorks
• Pass your final semester with an overall and program GPA of 3.0
• Change your graduation term (if needed)
• Take the Exit Survey in your SSO

Graduate

• Register to participate in Commencement
• Register to participate in Cultural Commencement ceremonies
• Consult your college's website for additional registration and ceremony details
• Programs may have a private hooding ceremony; consult Graduate Advisor for details

Beyond the Beach

• Inspire, Empower, Transform, and Advance
• Share your successes with CSULB and Graduate Studies
• Remain connected to CSULB via the Alumni Association and Graduate Studies
• Maintain contact with your Graduate Advisor
• Complete the Alumni Survey

International Students

• The Office of International Students and Scholars Services (ISS) supports international students, visiting scholars, and international faculty with immigration advising and support services. 
• Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) hosts multiple drop-in spaces for affinity student support groups including International Student Support Group: Weekly conversation to connect with international students.

Study Abroad

• Transforming Lives Through Education: Study Abroad, Earn a Degree, Learn English, Short-Term Group Programs, Life at CSULB, Faculty & Scholars

Taking Additional Courses
CSULB offers courses during the May Intercession, Summer, and Winter terms through CPIE. For more information visit:

• May Intercessions classes
• Summer term classes
• Winter term classes

Open University for Professional Development

• Want to take a class without being admitted to CSULB?
• Open University offers the opportunity for anyone to enroll in a course without being admitted to the university. You can take courses on a space-available basis and earn college credit during the Fall and Spring semesters.