Graduate Programs

Master Degrees

The Graduate Studies office offers many master degrees and graduate programs.

Graduate Program	Graduate Coordinator	Ext# (818) 677-	Dept# (818) 677-	Dept Location	Tests Req'd
Accountancy: M.S.	Christopher Jones	2461	2461	JH 3123	GMAT or GRE
Anthropology: M.A. General Anthropology Public Archaeology	Christina Campbell	3326	3331	SH 232	GRE ¹⁾
Art: M.A Art Education Art History Visual Arts	Edie Pistolesi Peri Klemm Patsy Cox	2348 2717 2242	2348	AC 120	GRE ⁴⁾ Unless Art History, then GRE ²⁾
Art: M.F.A. Visual Arts	Patsy Cox	2242	2348	AC 120	GRE ⁴⁾
Assistive Technology Engineering: M.S.13)	CT Lin (Grad Coord) Jesse Knepper (Staff Advisor)	2760 4415	3332	JD 4513	GRE ⁴⁾
Assistive Technology Studies & Human Services: M.S.13)	Victoria Jaque	7506	3332	RE 250	GRE ⁴⁾
Biochemistry: M.S.	Jheem Medh	7737	3381	LO 1300
Biology: M.S.	Timothy Karels	2990	3356	CR 5101	GRE ⁵⁾
Business Administration: M.B.A.	Deborah Cours	2467	2467	JH 3109	GMAT
Chemistry: M.S.	Katsu Ogawa	4239	3381	LO 1300
Chicana/o Studies: M.A.	Lara Medina	6142	2734	JR 148	GRE ⁴⁾
Cinema & Television Arts- Screenwriting: M.A.	Eric Edson	7808	3192	MZ 195	GRE ⁴⁾
Communication Studies: M.A.	Rebecca Litke	2047	2853	MZ 220	GRE ⁴⁾
Communicative Disorders & Sciences: M.S. Residential Program	Stephen Sinclair	2852	2852	MH 301	GRE ^²⁾ or MAT
Communicative Disorders & Sciences: M.S. Distance Learning Program	Sherry Foldvary	2880	2852	MH 301	GRE ^²⁾ or MAT
Computer Science: M.S.	Robert Lingard	3825	3398	JD 4503	GRE ¹⁰⁾
Counseling: M.S. Career Counseling College Counseling and Student Services Marriage and Family Therapy School Counseling School Psychology	Merril Simon (Grad Coord) Shannon Sexton (Staff Advisor)	5719	2599	ED 1218	GRE ⁴⁾ Unless School Psychology, then GRE ²⁾
Education: M.A. Educational Psychology	Merril Simon (Grad Coord) Shannon Sexton (Staff Advisor)	5719	2599	ED 1218	GRE ⁴⁾
Elementary Education	Greg Knotts	3189	2621	ED 1206
Secondary Education	Mira Pak	2181	2580	ED 1208
Educational Administration: M.A. (ELPS) K-12 Higher Education	Peggy Johnson William De La Torre	7856 7895	2591	ED 1220	GRE ⁴⁾or MAT
Educational Leadership: Ed.D.	Richard Gregory (Grad Coord) Gloria Derge (Staff Advisor)	2403	2403	ED 3103	GRE ²⁾
Education-Special: M.A. Deaf and Hard of Hearing Early Childhood Special Education Educational Therapy Mild/Moderate Disabilities Moderate/Severe Disabilities	Tamarah Ashton	4869	2596	ED 1204	GRE ⁴⁾
Electrical Engineering: M.S.	Nagi El Naga		2190	JD 4509	GRE ²⁾
Engineering-Management: M.S.	Kang Chang	2193	2167	JD 4510	GRE ⁴⁾
Engineering-Manufacturing Systems: M.S.
Engineering-Materials: M.S.
Engineering-Mechanical: M.S.	Mike Kabo	3890	2187	JD 4513	GRE ⁴⁾
Engineering-Software: M.S.	Robert Lingard	3825	3398	JD 4503	GRE
Engineering-Structural: M.S.	Stephen Gadomski	3072	2166	JD 4507	GRE ⁴⁾
English: M.A. Creative Writing Literature Rhetoric/Composition	Ranita Chatterjee	3412	3433	ST 704	GRE ⁶⁾
Environmental & Occupational Health: M.S. Industrial Hygiene	John Schillinger	3449	7476	JD 1537	GRE⁷⁾
Family and Consumer Science: M.S. Apparel Design/Merchandising Consumer Affairs Family Studies Interior Design Nutrition and Dietetics	Claudia Fajardo-Lira	3021	3051	SQ 141	GRE ⁴⁾
Geography: M.A. GIS Program Standard Program	James Craine	3520	3532	SH 150	GRE ⁴⁾
Geology: M.S. Geophysics	Elena Miranda Gerry Simila	4671 3543	3541	LO 1202	GRE ⁴⁾
Health Administration: M.S.	Janet Reagan Louis Rubino	2298 7257	3101	JD 2500	GRE
History: M.A.	Susan Fitzpatrick Behrens	3094	3566	ST 614	GRE ⁴⁾
Humanities: M.A.13)	Barbra Frye (Staff Advisor) Sharon Klein (Grad Coord)	6404 0912	3332	BK 200	GRE ⁴⁾
Interdisciplinary Studies: M.A., M.S.	Gloria Roberts (Staff Advisor)	2138	2138	UN 265	GRE ⁴⁾
Kinesiology: M.S. Adapted Physical Activity Biomechanics Dance Exercise Physiology Motor Behavior Pedagogy in Physical Education Sport Studies	Victoria Jaque	7506	3205	RE 250	GRE ¹⁰⁾
Knowledge Management: M.K.M ¹³⁾	Barbra Frye	6404	3332	BK 200	GRE ⁴⁾
Linguistics: M.A. TESL: M.A.	Evelyn McClave	5019	3453	JR 340	GRE ¹¹⁾
Mass Communications: M.A. Journalism	Jose Luis Benavides	3135	3135	MZ 210	GRE ²⁾
Mathematics: M.S. Applied Mathematics	Ali Zakeri	7816	2721	SN 114	GRE ⁴⁾
Music: M.M. Composition Conducting Performance	Steve Thachuk	2846	3181	CY 116	GRE ⁴⁾
Music Industry Administration: M.A.¹³⁾ Coming Fall 2012	Carey Christensen (Grad Coord) Jesse Knepper (Staff Advisor)	3041 4415	3332	CY 116	GRE ⁴⁾
Physical Therapy: M.P.T.	Peggy Roller	4684	2203	JD 1537	GRE ¹²⁾
Physics: M.S.	Miroslav Peric	2944	2775	LO 1128	GRE ⁴⁾
Political Science: M.A.	Martin Saiz	7236	3489	SH 210	GRE ⁴⁾
Psychology: M.A. Clinical Psychology General Experimental Psychology Human Factors and Applied Psychology Behavioral Clinical Psychology¹³⁾	Gary Katz (Overall Dept Coord) Gary Katz Andrew Ainsworth & Mark P. Otten Tyler Blake Ellie Kazemi	2964 2964 3898 6676 4265 7224	2827 3332	SH 376	GRE ⁹⁾
Public Administration: M.P.A¹³⁾ Public Sector Management/Leader Non-Profit Sector Management Performance/Productivity Public Policy Analysis Urban Studies & Planning	Henrik Minassians	4618	5635	BK Annex	GRE ⁴⁾
Public Health: M.P.H. Health Education	Vicki Ebin	7053	3101	JD 2500	GRE ⁷⁾
Public Policy: M.P.P.13) (Online Program)	Patricia Lyon (Staff Advisor) Henrik Minassians (Grad Coord)	4607 4618		BK Annex	GRE ⁴⁾
Recreation: M.S. Tourism Management Recreational Sport Management	Mechelle Best	3858	3202	RE 250	GRE ⁴⁾
Sociology: M.A.	Scott Appelrouth	3292	3591	SN 321	GRE ¹⁰⁾
Social Work: M.S.W. Residential Program	Amy Levin (Grad Coord) Naomi Campos (Staff Advisor)	7925	7630	SH 220	GRE ⁴⁾
Social Work: M.S.W. Distance Learning Program	Theresa Knott (Grad Coord) Hermine Tsarukian (Staff Advisor)	6010 7707	7630	BK Annex	GRE ⁴⁾
Spanish: M.A.	Edith Dimo	3580	3467	ST 408	GRE ⁴⁾
Taxation: M.S.¹³⁾	Rafi Efrat (Grad Coord) Jesse Knepper (Staff Advisor)	3967 4415	3952	JH 1111	GRE ⁴⁾
Theatre: M.A.	Ah-Jeong Kim	2667	3086	NH 110	GRE ⁴⁾

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

Standardized Tests

Required standardized tests include the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), the Graduate Management Graduate Admissions Test (GMAT), and the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). The GRE may be required for fully Classified standing; exceptions are listed below.

GRE required if cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) is below 3.0; must score at or above 50th percentile on two of three sections.
GRE required regardless of undergraduate GPA.
General and advanced subject exams required regardless of GPA.
GRE required if cumulative undergraduate GPA is below 3.0; must score at or above 50th percentile on one of the three sections.
General GRE required for all applicants; must score at or above 50th percentile on one of the three sections. Biology subject GRE required if undergraduate degree was not in Biology (or closely related field) OR if undergraduate GPA in Biology classes was not 3.0 or higher; must score at or above the 50th percentile on any one of the subsections.
Above average (80 th percentile) score on verbal section of GRE; requirement waived for students with 3.6 GPA in approved upper division English courses AND a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 undergraduate units upon entrance to the program. An alternative method of meeting the GRE requirement is available-contact the English Department for more information.
GRE requirement waived for students with 3.0 GPA in all undergraduate coursework (including Health Science courses), or with 3.2 GPA in last 60 undergraduate units; GRE requirement also waived for students that have already earned an advanced degree from an accredited university.
Applicants with cumulative undergraduate GPA under 3.25 but above 3.0 may be admitted as Conditionally Classified; students must score at or above 65 th percentile on the verbal section of the GRE.
Satisfactory scores as prescribed by the Department on aptitude section of general GRE and advanced subject test (Psychology).
GRE Required from all applicants.
Submission of an acceptable GRE score within 18 months (if required).
The completion of the GRE is required at the time of filing of the application. Applicants whose cumulative undergraduate GPA is below a 3.00 must score above the 50th percentile on at least one section to be considered for program acceptance, as well as a 4 or better on the analytical writing sections.
External degree program administered by The Roland Tseng College of Extended Learning.

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Standardized Tests