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List of Graduate Programs and Academic Advisement

You will find the entire CSULB Catalog on line. The catalog is the best source of information about which disciplines offer graduate degrees and which degrees include more than one specialized option. (The MFA in Theatre Arts, for example, is available in acting, technical theatre/design, and theatre management.)  You may find on-line links to each program website on the List of Graduate Programs and Graduate Advisors below.

Each graduate program also has a graduate advisor, a designated member of the faculty or professional staff who has the principal responsibility for disseminating information about that particular program, supervising the admissions process, and advising students who have been admitted. Prospective students are encouraged to contact departmental graduate advisors for program-specific admissions information. A complete list of the graduate advisors, application deadlines (for fall—some programs also admit in the spring), and minimum GPA requirements follows. (Please note that the University does not admit post-baccalaureate students who do not have a degree or credential objective.)  Each program establishes its own minimum admission requirements (summarized below) and makes its own admission decisions based on these and other criteria.  Please consult the University Catalog and the department web site for more information.

CSU Mentor Application Deadlines:  Fall (July 1); Spring (December 1).

 
 
LIST OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND GRADUATE ADVISORS
 
 DEPARTMENT  ADVISOR  EXT# (562) 985-  DEPT# (562) 985-  E-MAIL ADDRESS

Department

Application Deadline

for Fall 2009

Department

Application Deadline

for Spring 2010

Minimum Admission Requirements

GPA & Tests

(Overall)

RON LOEWE 5034 5171 rloewe@csulb.edu April 15    
ANTHROPOLOGY (MA) OPTION IN APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY
 RON LOEWE 5034 5171 rloewe@csulb.edu April 15    
CHRISTOPHER MILES 4896 7819 cmiles@csulb.edu January 1-31 fall entrance only

N/A

 3.0 in upper-division Art and Art History units
LINDA MARAM 4822 4645 Inemaram@csulb.edu May 1   2.5

JEFFREY COHLBERG

4944

 4941

cohlberg@csulb.edu

 July 1   Strong grades in science plus GRE

JUDY BRUSSLAN

8133 4806

bruss@csulb.edu

 March 15

 

N/A

 2.7 in math & science OR 3.0 in math & science in last 40 units + GRE Subject test

KATHY RICE

8627

7988

krice@csulb.edu

 March 30   2.75 (GMAT)
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) Evening Program
MARINA FREEMAN 8627 7988 marifree@csulb.edu October 30   2.75 (GMAT)
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) Fully Employed Program
MARINA FREEMAN 8627 7988 marifree@csulb.edu June 15   2.75 (GMAT)
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) Accelerated Program
MARINA FREEMAN 8627 7988 marifree@csulb.edu June 1   2.75 (GMAT)
SHIRLEY TSAI 7534 4909 sctsai@csulb.edu July 1   2.5
JEFF COHLBERG 4944 4941 cohlberg@csulb.edu June 1   Strong grades in science plus GRE
CHAN-FENG (STEVE) TSAI 2440 5118 stsai@csulb.edu July 1   2.7 in last 60 units
ANN JOHNSON 9190  4301 ajohnso7@csulb.edu February 27
N/A
 3.0 plus 900 on GRE
JENNIFER OSTERGREN 8843 4594 ostergren@msn.com February 1   3.0 in last 60 units
SHUI LAM 1552 4285 lam@csulb.edu July 1   2.7 in last 60 units
ELIZABETH DESCHENES 8567  4738 libby@csulb.edu May 1   3.0

DANCE (MA)

 

            (MFA)

CYRUS PARKER-JEANNETTE

COLLEEN DUNAGAN

9003

 

7040

  4747

cyparker@csulb.edu

 

cdunagan@csulb.edu

 March 15/MFA   3.0 for MFA (MA closed for 2008)
DESIGN (MA, MFA)--not currently admitting students
DOROTHY OTTOLIA 7765  5089  dottolia@csulb.edu      
ALEJANDRA EDWARDS 5969  5061  acoxedwa@csulb.edu April 1   3.0 in upper-division Economics courses
JOSEPH MAGADDINO 5061  5061 magaddin@csulb.edu June 1   2.75 in last 60 units

EDUCATION (MA, MS)

(General Information)

GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE 8476 8476 nmcgloth@csulb.edu Check
here for deadlines 		Check here for deadlines  
Educational Leadership (Ed.D) CHARLES SLATER 4998 4998 eddinfo@csulb.edu February 15   3.0 plus GRE
Educational Administration Option
 MARILYN KOROSTOFF 5705 8476 marilynk@csulb.edu March 1   2.85 in last 60 units
Educational Technology
 ALI REZAEI 4532 8476 arezaei@csulb.edu April 1   3.0 in last 60 units (GRE, GMAT, or MAT optional)
Elementary Ed. Option: Early Childhood Ed.
 JYOTSNA PATTNAIK  9370 8476 jpattnai@csulb.edu May 15   2.85 in last 60 units
Elementary & Secondary Option: Reading Specialist
 JOAN THEURER 2096 8476 jtheurer@csulb.edu May 15   2.85 in last 60 units
Elementary Ed. Option: Curriculum & Instruction
 LINDA SYMCOX 9305 8476 lsymcox@csulb.edu May 15   2.85 in last 60 units
Elementary Ed. Option: Dual Language LESLIE REESE 9369 8476 lreese@csulb.edu May 15   2.85 in last 60 units
Educational Psychology Option
 JOANNE TORTORICI LUNA 4455 8476 jtortori@csulb.edu

March 1 (Track 1)

February 19 (Track 2)

  3.0 in last 60 units + GRE of 1000
Librarianship
LESLEY FARMER 4509 8476 lfarmer@csulb.edu April 1   3.0 in last 60 units
Secondary Education: Curriculum & Instruction
CORINNE MARTINEZ 9016 8476 cmarti26@csulb.edu May 15   2.85 in last 60 units
Social & Multi-Cultural Option
 LAURA PORTNOI 7047 8476 lportnoi@csulb.edu March 1   2.85 in last 60 units
Special Education
 JENNIFER COOTS 8354 8476  jcoots@csulb.edu March 1   2.85 in last 60 units
Counseling: School Counseling
ROSE MARIE HOFFMAN 5626 8476 rhoffman@csulb.edu March 1   2.85 in last 60 units
Counseling: School Psychology
 KRISTI HAGANS-MURILLO 4435 8476 khagansm@csulb.edu February 19   3.0 in last 60 units plus GRE
Counseling: Student Development in Higher Ed.
 JOHN HOFFMAN 7540 8476 john.l.hoffman@gmail.com March 1   2.85 in last 60 units
Counseling: Marriage and Family Therapy
 BITA GHAFOORI 7864 8476 bghafoor@csulb.edu March 1   2.85 in last 60 units
RAJENDRA KUMAR 8048  5102 kumar@csulb.edu July 1 December 1 2.5 in last 60 units
PETER KREYSA 8111 5633 pkreysa@csulb.edu July 1   2.5 in last 60 units
MAHYAR AMOUZEGAR    5121 mahyar@csulb.edu April 20   2.7 in last 60 units plus GRE or GMAT
BETH LAU  4252  4223  blau@csulb.edu May 1   3.2 in upper-division English
SUZANNE GREENBERG 6487  4223 greenber@csulb.edu February 15   3.2 in upper-division English

JACKIE LEE

4545  4484

jjlee@csulb.edu

 May1   3.0 plus GRE (minimum of 4 on Analytical Writing)

APARNA NAYAK-GUERCIO

LAURA CEIA-MINJARES

 4316

 

4360

 4318

 

4317

anayakgu@csulb.edu

 

lceiamin@csulb.edu

 July 1    
CHRISTOPHER LEE  2358  4977 clee@csulb.edu April 15 October 15 3.0 in Geography
DAN FRANCIS  4929  4809 rfrancis@csulb.edu July 1   GRE scores
JEFFREY HIGH  4630  4318 jhigh@csulb.edu July 1    
BARBARA WHITE  1582  4056 bwhite@csulb.edu July 1   3.0

TONY SINAY

5304

   5694

tsinay@csulb.edu

 June 15 November 15 3.0 plus GMAT
TONI ESPINOZA-FERRELL 4014  4057 tonie@csulb.edu March 1   3.0 plus GRE

BRETT MIZELLE

MARGARET KUO (Interim)

4424

4462

  4431

dmizelle@csulb.edu

mkuo2@csulb.edu

 March 1   3.0

CECILE LINDSAY

8225

  8225

clindsay@csulb.edu

 March 30
N/A
 GRE or GMAT
GRANT HILL 8856  4051 ghill@csulb.edu June 1   2.5 and 2.75 in major courses plus GRE
XIAOPING LIANG 8509  5792 xliang@csulb.edu May 1   3.0 (plus for International students TWE scores)

MATHEMATICS (MS)

GENERAL AND APPLIED

EUN HEUI KIM

NGO VIET

5338

5610

4721

4721

ekim4@csulb.edu

viet@csulb.edu

 June 1    

MATHEMATICS (MS)

APPLIED STATISTICS

ALAN SAFER
4731
4721
 July 1 December 1  

MATHEMATICS (MS)

Education

 NORMA NOGUERA 4251 4721 nnoguera@csulb.edu June 1    
HAMID RAHAI  5132  4407 rahai@csulb.edu July 1   2.7 in last 60 units
JUDY BRUSSLAN 8133  4806 bruss@csulb.edu March 15   2.7 in science and math courses or 3.0 in last 40 units of science and math + GRE Subject test
MUSIC (MA/MM)
 KRISTINE FORNEY

4788

  4788

kforney_enjoy@yahoo.com

 May 1 December 1 3.0 in upper-division Music courses
ALISON TRAFAS  4473  4473 akliachk@csulb.edu July 1   2.75 in last 60 units of BSN
JACKIE LEE 4545  4484 jjlee@csulb.edu December 1   3.0 in last 60 units + GRE (900 combined score and 4 on Analytical Writing)
JACKIE LEE 4545  4484 jjlee@csulb.edu February 1   3.0 in last 60 units + GRE (900 combined score and 4 on Analytical Writing)
PETER KREYSA 8111 5633 pkreysa@csulb.edu July 1   2.5 in last 60 units
CHARLES WALLIS 4245 4331 cwallis@csulb.edu July 1    

ALBERT RUSSO

GLORIA DACANAY

4887

4024

 4072

4072

alrusso@csulb.edu

gdacanay@csulb.edu

 January 15

 

N/A

 3.0 in all lower & upper-division/graduate prerequisite courses+ GRE
CHUHEE KWON 4855  4924 ckwon@csulb.edu July 1    
TERESA WRIGHT  5347  4704 twright@csulb.edu July 1   3.0 in Political Science courses
DIANE ROE  5000  5001  droe@csulb.edu February 14
MA in IO
February 21
MA in R
March 1
MS in HF		   GPA plus GRE
EDWARD MARTIN 5748  4177  emarti11@csulb.edu July 1   3.0
KEN SILVERBERG 4074  4071 ksilverb@csulb.edu July 1    
YECHIEL GOLDBERG 1541   ygoldber@csulb.edu March 15   3.0 in last 60 units
ALAN COLBURN 5948   acolburn@csulb.edu July 1   3.0 in last 60 units + Teaching Credential
REBECCA LOPEZ 5655  5654 rlopez@csulb.edu March 1   2.5 in last 60 units
LISA VOLLENDORF 4322  4318 lvollend@csulb.edu July   3.0
BARBARA MATTHEWS  4042  5357 jmatthew@csulb.edu July 1   3.0 in upper-division Theatre courses

The University also has a University Thesis Office which verifies that each thesis meets the format criteria prescribed by the department or degree prgram and by the University and that it meets all University procedual requirements for theses. The Thesis Office conducts periodic workshops on how to prepare a thesis at CSULB. They also have an on-line powerpoint presentation. The University Library also provides some special services for thesis students like extended loans and study cubicles.