Policies and Forms

Academic Year 2023-2024 Instructions

1. Locate correct form and download. Fill out and sign. Please ensure that you have gathered all the required information before submitting the form or your form may be canceled. 
2. Route to authorized signers (usually the Graduate Program Coordinator/Director).

IMPORTANT STEP - Student is responsible to submit form electronically to appropriate department (Registrar's Office / Admissions / Graduate Studies and Research, etc.) by their department's deadline.

Please email gradstudies@csusm.edu if you have any questions.

Policies, Actions, and Forms

Policies	Action	Related Forms or Information
Concurrent Master's Degree Credit	Obtain approval to take Master Degree courses while finishing a Baccalaureate degree	Concurrent Postbaccalaureate Credit Request Form
Continuous Enrollment Policies - Five-Year Time Limit	Obtain approval for additional time beyond the five-year time limit to finish master's degree	Extension Request Form
Course Repeat Policy-Graduate	Obtain approval to retake a course to improve GPA	Contact Graduate Coordinator of Master's Program
Continuous Enrollment Policy - Leave of Absence	Obtain approval for Leave of Absence (LOA) from program.	Leave of Absence Request Form
Master's Thesis and Project Committee Composition	Guidelines for a thesis or project committee	Contact Graduate Coordinator of Master's Program
Graduate Notice and Disqualification Reinstatement	Notice and disqualification standards. Consideration for reinstatement from academic or administrative notice.	Reinstatement Petition (this form requires additional materials)
Use of Undergraduate Courses in Master's Degree Program	Guidelines for receiving graduate credit for upper division undergraduate courses	Contact Graduate Coordinator of Master's Program
Second Master's Degree	Guidelines for a second master’s degree in the same discipline	Email Graduate Studies for more information
N/A	Provides continuation of graduate standing for students finalizing culminating activities (approved thesis, project, and exam)	GRAD E699 Form
N/A	How to apply and file for graduation	Applying to Graduate
N/A	Required form to admit students into a graduate degree program- for Graduate Program Coordinator Use Only	Department Decision Form
N/A	Application to receive funding for student travel	Graduate Research Dissemination Fund Application
Withdraw from Courses	Please follow the guidelines for course withdrawals posted on the Registrar's website.	Withdrawal Form