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Graduate Programs and Academic Advisors

Choose from 67 master's degrees, and two doctoral degrees at CSULB.  We encourage you to visit the CSULB Catalog or contact departmental graduate advisors for additional program-specific information.

Application Information

Admission for Spring 2013 is closed due to State budget cuts.

Admission deadlines listed below are for the fall semester.

  • Applicants to all programs must apply online at CSUMentor.
  • Submit official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended to Enrollment Services by the established program deadline below. 
  • Departments may require supplemental information such as an additional application form or letters of reference. Consult the department’s website or staff for information on program specific requirements. These additional items must be submitted directly to the department by the program’s deadline listed below.

For additional information regarding the application process, please visit the Enrollment Services website.

 

 

Doctoral Programs and Advisors

Doctoral Programs

Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Educational Leadership

Heidi Gilligan

562-985-4998

eddinfo@csulb.edu

February 15

Engineering and Industrial Applied Mathematics

Burkhard Englert

562-985-8032

562-985-5121 - Department

Burkhard.Englert@csulb.edu

April 1

 

 

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Master's Programs and Advisors

A

Master's Programs

Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Anthropology

   

Ron Loewe

562-985-5034

562-985-5171 - Department

Ronald.Loewe@csulb.edu

March 1

Ron Loewe

562-985-5034

562-985-5171 - Department

Ronald.Loewe@csulb.edu

March 1

Applied Statistics

 

Alan Safer (Fall)

562-985-4731

Alan.Safer@csulb.edu

July 1

 

Sungeun Kim (Spring)

562-985-4320

Sung.Kim@csulb.edu

562-985-4721 - Department
Aerospace Engineering

Hsin-Piao Chen 

                               

562-985-1504                                    

562-985-1563 – Department

                                                                                Hsin-Piao.Chen@csulb.edu

me-info@csulb.edu – Department

May 15

(April 1 for International Students)

 

Art

Margaret Black

562-985-7910

562-985-7819 - Department

Margaret.Black@csulb.edu

January 31

Asian Studies

Tianwei Xie

562-985-5278

562-985-4645 - Department

Tianwei.Xie@csulb.edu

Currently not accepting applicants.

 

B

Master's Programs

Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Biochemistry

 

Doug McAbee

562-985-1558

562-985-4941 - Department

Douglas.McAbee@csulb.edu

July 1

 

Biology

 

 

Editte Gharakhanian

562-985-4803

E.Ghara@csulb.edu

February 1

 

Kay Belletti

562- 985-7928
Kay.Belletti@csulb.edu

562-985-4806 - Department

Business Administration

   

 

Paula Gloeckner

562-985-7988

562-985-5565 - Department

Paula.Gloeckner@csulb.edu

March 30

 

 

Paula Gloeckner

562-985-7988

562-985-5565 - Department

Paula.Gloeckner@csulb.edu

April 30

Kathy Rice

562-985-4811

562-985-5565 - Department

Kathy.Rice@csulb.edu

July 2

Marina Freeman

562-985-8627

562-985-7988 - Department

Marina.Freeman@csulb.edu

June 1

Josh Nathan

562-985-5357 - Department

Josh.Nathan@csulb.edu

April 1

C

Master's Programs

Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Chemistry

Lijuan Li

562-985-5068

Lijuan.Li@csulb.edu

June 1

 

Krzysztof Slowinski

562-985-5897

Krzysztof.Slowinski@csulb.edu

562-985-4941 - Department

Civil Engineering (MS)

 

Jeremy Redman

562-985-5135

562-985-5118 - Department

Jeremy.Redman@csulb.edu

May 15

 

Civil Engineering

(Professional Degree)

Jeremy Redman

562-985-5135

562-985-5118 - Department

Jeremy.Redman@csulb.edu

May 15

Communication Studies

Marc Rich

562-985-8835

562-985-4301 - Department

Marc.Rich@csulb.edu

February 25

Communicative Disorders

Jennifer Ostergren

562-985-8843

562-985-4594 - Department

ostergren@msn.com

Traditional Master's Program
December 15

 

Special Cohort Master's Program
May 1

Computer Engineering, Computer Science

 

Shui F. Lam

562-985-1552

562-985-4285 - Department

Shui.Lam@csulb.edu

May 15

(April 1 for International Students)

 

Counseling

   

Paul Ratanasiripong (Dr. Paul)

562-985-2534

Paul.Ratanasiripong@csulb.edu

February 1

Bita Ghafoori

562-985-7864

Bita.Ghafoori@csulb.edu

562-985-8476 - Department

Carlos Hipolito-Delgado

562-985-8646

562-985-8476 - Department

Carlos.Hipolito-Delgado@csulb.edu

January 15

Jonathan O'Brien

562-985-8593

562-985-8476 - Department

Jonathan.O'Brien@csulb.edu

February 15

Criminal Justice

Connie Ireland

562-985-8711

562-985-4738 - Department

Connie.Ireland@csulb.edu

March 1

D

Master's Program

Department Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Dance (MA)

Colleen Dunagan

562-985-7040

562-985-4747 - Department

Colleen.Dunagan@csulb.edu

No applications will be accepted until 2013 for summer 2014.

Dance (MFA)

Colleen Dunagan

562-985-7040

Colleen.Dunagan@csulb.edu

562-985-4747 - Department

January 6

 

February 4: Audition

E

Master's Program Department Advisor Department Application Deadline

Economics

 

Elaine Frey

562-985-5086

562-985-5061 - Department

Elaine.Frey@csulb.edu

April 1

 

Education

   

James Scott

562-985-8650

562-985-8476 - Department James.Scott@csulb.edu

June 15

 

 

Steve Adams

562-985-5498

562-985-8476 - Department

Stephen.Adams@csulb.edu

May 1

 

Lindsay Pérez Huber

562-985-2508

562-985-8476 - Department

Lindsay.PerezHuber@csulb.edu

April 1

 

Dr. Xin Li

562-985-1131

562-985-8476 - Department

Xin.Li@csulb.edu

May 15

Corinne Martinez

562-985-1138

562-985-8476 - Department

Corinne.Martinez@csulb.edu

May 15

Trini Lewis

562-985-2078

562-985-8476 - Department

Trini.Lewis@csulb.edu

June 15

Jyotsna Pattnaik

562-985-1156

562-985-8476 - Department

Jyotsna.Pattnaik@csulb.edu

May 15

Paul Boyd-Batstone

562-985-1012

562-985-8476 - Department

Paul.Boyd-Batstone@csulb.edu

Currently not accepting applicants.

Shuhua An

562-985-1143

562-985-8476 - Department

Shuhua.An@csulb.edu

May 15

Electrical Engineering

 

Fumio Hamano

562-985-7580

562-985- 5102 - Department

Fumio.Hamano@csulb.edu

May 15

 

Emergency Services Administration

Peter Kreysa

562-985-8111

562-985-5633 - Department

Peter.Kreysa@csulb.edu

June 1

Engineering

 

Burkhard Englert

562-985-8032

562-985-5121 - Department

Burkhard.Englert@csulb.edu

April 1

 

English (MA)

Paul Gilmore

562-985-4249

562-985-4225 - Department

Paul.Gilmore@csulb.edu

July 1

 

English (MFA)

(Creative Writing)

Patty Seyburn-Little

562-985-8661

562-985-4225 - Department

Patty.Seyburn@csulb.edu

January 15

F

Master's Program

Department Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Family & Consumer Sciences

Jackie Lee

562-985-4545

562-985-4484 - Department

Jacqueline.Lee@csulb.edu

Currently not accepting applicants.

French

Jean-Jacques Jura

562-985-2200

562-985-4317 - Department

Jean.Jura@csulb.edu

July 1

 

G

Master's Program

Department Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Geography

 

Deborah Thien

562-985-7072

562-985-8432 - Department

Deborah.Thien@csulb.edu

April 15

 

Geological Sciences

 

Greg Holk

562-985-5006

562-985-4809 - Department

Gregory.Holk@csulb.edu

June 30

 

German

 

Jeffrey High

562-985-4630

562-985-4318 - Department

Jeffrey.High@csulb.edu

July 1

 

Gerontology

Barbara White

562-985-1582

562-985-4484 - Department

Barbara.White@csulb.edu

July 1

 

Global Logistics

Kristen Monaco

562-985-5076

562-985-5061 - Department

Kristen.Monaco@csulb.edu

April 1

 

H

Master's Program

Department Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Health Care Administration

Grace Reynolds

562-985-5885

562-985-5694 - Department

Grace.Reynolds@csulb.edu

June 15

 

Health Science (MS, MPH)

Toni Espinoza-Ferrell

562-985-4014

562-985-4057 - Department

Toni.Espinoza-Ferrell@csulb.edu

Currently not accepting applicants.

 

History

Caitlin Murdock

562-985-2601

562-985-4431 - Department

C.Murdock@csulb.edu

January 15

 

K

Master's Program

Department Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Kinesiology (MA, MS)

 

Grant Hill

562-985-8856

562-985-4051 - Department

Grant.Hill@csulb.edu

May 1

 

Barry Lavay

562-985-4077

562-985-4051- Department

Barry.Lavay@csulb.edu

May 1

 

Kerrie Kauer

562-985-4082

562-985-4051 - Department

Kerrie.Kauer@csulb.edu

May 1

 

Ralph Rozenek

562-985-4083

562-985-4051 - Department

Ralph.Rozenek@csulb.edu

May 1

 

Ralph Rozenek

562-985-4083

562-985-4051 - Department

Ralph.Rozenek@csulb.edu

May 1

 

Grant Hill

562-985-8856

562-985-4051 - Department

Grant.Hill@csulb.edu

May 1

 

Grant Hill

562-985-8856

Grant.Hill@csulb.edu

562-985-4051 - Department

May 1

 

Kerrie Kauer

562-985-4082

562-985-4051 - Department

Kerrie.Kauer@csulb.edu

May 1

 

Diane Higgs

562-985-2044

Diane.Higgs@csulb.edu

May 1

 

Steve Buchan

(562) 985-2044

Steve.Buchan@csulb.edu

 
562-985-4051 - Department  

Keith Freesemann

562-985-4669

562-985-4051 - Department

Keith.Freesemann@csulb.edu

May 1

 

L

Master's Program

Department Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Linguistics

Xiaoping Liang

562-985-8509

562-985-5792 - Department

Xiaoping.Liang@csulb.edu

May 1

 

M

Master's Program

Department Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Mathematics

   

John Brevik

562-985-5398

562-985-4721 - Department

John.Brevik@csulb.edu

July 1

 

Eun Heui Kim

562-985-5338

562-985-4721 - Department

Eunheui.Kim@csulb.edu

July 1

 

Shuhua An

562-985-1143

Shuhua.An@csulb.edu

July 1

 

Babette Benken

562-985-4798

Babette.Benken@csulb.edu

Trinidad Lewis

562-985-2078

Trini.Lewis@csulb.edu

562-985-4721 - Department

Mechanical Engineering

 

Joshua Hamel

562-985-7509

562-985-1563 - Department

Josh.Hamel@csulb.edu

me-info@csulb.edu – Department

May 15

(April 1 for International Students)

 

Microbiology

 

Editte Gharakhanian

562-985-4803

E.Ghara@csulb.edu

February 1

 

Kay Belletti

562-985-7928

Kay.Belletti@csulb.edu

562-985-4806 - Department

Music

 

Alica Doyle

562-985-8152

562-985-4781 - Department

Alicia.Doyle@csulb.edu

February 29

 

N

Master's Program

Department Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Nursing (MS)

Savitri Singh-Carlson
562-985-4476
Savitri.Singh-Carlson@csulb.edu

Alison Kliachko-Trafas
562-985-8379 - Department
Alison.Kliachko-Trafas@csulb.edu
March 1

Nursing MS

 

Savitri Singh-Carlson
562-985-4476
Savitri.Singh-Carlson@csulb.edu

Alison Kliachko-Trafas
562-985-8379 - Department
Alison.Kliachko-Trafas@csulb.edu

March 1

 

Nursing/Health Care Administration (MSN/MSHCA)

Savitri Singh-Carlson
562-985-4476
Savitri.Singh-Carlson@csulb.edu

Alison Kliachko-Trafas
562-985-8379 - Department
Alison.Kliachko-Trafas@csulb.edu

March 1

 

Savitri Singh-Carlson
562-985-4476
Savitri.Singh-Carlson@csulb.edu

Alison Kliachko-Trafas
562-985-8379 - Department
Alison.Kliachko-Trafas@csulb.edu

March 1

 

Nutritional Science

Jackie Lee

562-985-4545

562-985-4484 - Department

Jacqueline.Lee@csulb.edu

May 1

 

Nutritional Science with Dietetic Internship

Gail Frank

562-985-4494

562-985-4484

Gail.Frank@csulb.edu

February 1

 

P

Master's Program

Department Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Philosophy

 

Cory Wright

562-985-2736

562-985-4331 - Department

Cory.Wright@csulb.edu

June 1

 

Physical Therapy (MPT)

Olfat Mohamed

562-985-7139

562-985-4072 - Department

Olfat.Mohamed@csulb.edu

January 14

Physics

   

Andreas Bill

562-985-8616

562-985-4924 - Department

Andreas.Bill@csulb.edu

July 1

(April 1 for International Students)

 

Andreas Bill

562-985-8616

562-985-4924 - Department

Andreas.Bill@csulb.edu

July 1st

(April 1 for International Students)

 

Political Science

Cora Goldstein

562-985-4852

562-985-4704 - Department

Cora.Goldstein@csulb.edu

February 15

Psychology

   

Diane Roe

562-985-5000

562-985-5001 - Department

Diane.Roe@csulb.edu

March 1

Diane Roe

562-985-5000

562-985-5001 - Department

Diane.Roe@csulb.edu

February 7

Diane Roe

562-985-5000

562-985-5001 - Department

Diane.Roe@csulb.edu

February 21

Public Policy and
Administration (MPA)

 

Ed Martin

562-985-5748

562-985-4177 - Department

Edward.Martin@csulb.edu

July 1

 

R

Master's Program

Department Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Recreation Administration

Katherine James

562-985-8077

562-985-4071 - Department

Katherine.James@csulb.edu

July 1

Religious Studies

Carlos Piar

562-985-8727

562-985-5341 - Department

Carlos.Piar@csulb.edu

March 15

 

S

Master's Program

Department Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Science Education

Alan Colburn

562-985-5948

562-985-4801 - Department

Alan.Colburn@csulb.edu

July 1

Social Work

Nancy Meyer-Adams

562-985-5655

562-985-5654 - Information Line

Nancy.Meyer-Adams@csulb.edu

February 1

 

Sociology

Gary Hytrek

562-985-2091
562-985-4602 - Department
Gary.Hytrek@csulb.edu

April 15

Spanish

 

Leslie Nord

562-985-4310

562-985-4318 - Department

Leslie.Nord@csulb.edu

April 15

 

Special Education

 

Susan Leonard-Giesen


562-985-1123

562-985-8476 - Department Susan.Leonard-Giesen@csulb.edu

March 1

 

T

Master's Program

Department Advisor

Department Application Deadline

Theatre Arts (MFA)

Josh Nathan

562-985-5357 - Department

Josh.Nathan@csulb.edu

 
 

July 1

Jeff Hickman

(562) 985-7893

562-985-5357 - Department

Jeff.Hickman@csulb.edu

July 1

Nicki Genovese

562.985.2262

562-985-5357 - Department

Nicki.Genovese@csulb.edu

January 18

MBA/MFA in Theatre Management

Josh Nathan

562-985-5357

562-985-5357 - Department

Josh.Nathan@csulb.edu

April 1

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 online powerpoint presentation. The University Library also provides some special services for thesis students like extended loans and study cubicles.