Graduate Studies
Welcome to the Home Page for the Dean of Graduate Studies.The Office of Academic Programs coordinates the university-wide policies and procedures applicable to current graduate students. Policies and procedures specific to a single program or school are handled by the program coordinator or school dean. Use the links at the left to find university-wide policies and procedures, including:
- Handling of formal grievances
- Administration of the Graduate Equity Fellowship
- The Graduate Writing Requirement (GWAR) that must be met by all graduate students
- Requirements of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) that must be met by all students doing animal or human subjects research, which may include poling and access to data
- Thesis requirements
If you have any questions, please contact us at:
Education Building, Room 242
Phone: (661) 654-3420
Fax: (661) 654-6911
All documents available through this site are in
PDF format and may be downloaded and printed
using Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 or higher. If you
do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader,
you may download it.
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