Graduate Programs

Master and Professional Doctorate Degrees

Graduate Program	Graduate Coordinator	Ext# (818) 677-	Dept# (818) 677-	Dept Location	Tests Req'd
Accountancy: M.S.	Sung-Wook Yoon	2428	2461	JH 3123	GMAT or GRE
Anthropology: M.A. General Anthropology Public Archaeology	Helene Rougier	3328	3331	SH 232	GRE ¹⁾
Art: M.A Art Education Art History Visual Arts	Edie Pistolesi Peri Klemm Samantha Fields	2348 2717 2242	2348	AC 120	GRE ⁴⁾ Unless Art History, then GRE ²⁾
Art: M.F.A. Visual Arts	Samantha Fields	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⁾ Online Program	Victoria Jaque Barbra Frye (Staff Advisor)	7506 6404	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
Chicano/a 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.	Stacy Holman-Jones	5380	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.¹³⁾ Online Program	Sherry Foldvary	2880	2852	MH 301	GRE ^²⁾ or MAT
Computer Science: M.S.	Ani Nahapetian	3545	3398	JD 4503	GRE ¹⁰⁾
Counseling: M.S. Career Counseling College Counseling and Student Services Marriage and Family Therapy School Counseling School Psychology	Shannon Sexton (Staff Advisor) Merril Simon (Grad Coord)	5719	2599	ED 1218	GRE ⁴⁾ Unless School Psychology, then GRE ²⁾
Education: M.A. Educational Psychology Development, Learning, & Instruction Early Childhood Education	Shannon Sexton (Staff Advisor) Merril Simon (Grad Coord)	5719	2599	ED 1218	GRE ⁴⁾
Elementary Education	Connie White	7394	2621	ED 1206
Secondary Education	Mira Pak	2181	2580	ED 1208
Educational Administration: M.A. (ELPS) Residential Program K-12 Higher Education	Peggy Johnson William De La Torre	7856 7895	2591	ED 1220	GRE ⁴⁾ or MAT
Educational Administration: M.A.¹³⁾ (ELPS) Online Program	Taleen Seropian (Staff Advisor) Richard Castallo (Grad Coord)	3332	3332	ED 1220	GRE ⁴⁾ or MAT
Educational Leadership: Ed.D.	Gloria Derge (Staff Advisor) Richard Gregory (Grad Coord)	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.	Ani Nahapetian	3545	3398	JD 4503	GRE
Engineering-Structural: M.S.	Stephen Gadomski	3072	2166	JD 4507	GRE ⁴⁾
English: M.A. Creative Writing Literature Rhetoric/Composition	Kent Baxter	3425	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) Sheena Malhotra (Grad Coord)	6404 7217	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 221	GRE ⁴⁾
Linguistics: M.A. TESL: M.A.	Tineke Scholten	6475	3453	JR 340	GRE ¹¹⁾
Mass Communications: M.A. Journalism	Melissa Wall	5677	3135	MZ 210	GRE ⁴⁾
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⁾	Carey Christensen (Grad Coord) Jesse Knepper (Staff Advisor)	3041 4415	3332	CY 116	GRE ⁴⁾
Physical Therapy: D.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 Barbra Frye (Staff Advisor) Ellie Kazemi (Grad Coord)	2964 2964 3898 6676 4265 6404 7224	2827 3332	SH 376	GRE ⁹⁾
Public Administration: M.P.A¹³⁾ Residential Program Public Sector Management/Leader Non-Profit Sector Management Performance/Productivity Public Policy Analysis Urban Studies & Planning	Alice Lu (Staff Advisor) Ravi Roy (Grad Coord)	5635	5635	BK 221	GRE ⁴⁾
Public Administration: M.P.A¹³⁾ Off-Campus Program and Online Program	Patti Burleson (Staff Advisor) Ravi Roy (Grad Coord)	3217	5635	BK 221	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	Scott Dunlap(Staff Advisor) Ravi Roy (Grad Coord)	7763		BK 221	GRE ⁴⁾
Sociology: M.A.	David Boyns	6803	3591	SN 321	GRE ¹⁰⁾
Social Work: M.S.W. Residential Program	Amy Levin (Grad Coord) Naomi Campos (Staff Advisor)	7925	7630	SH 208	GRE ⁴⁾
Social Work: M.S.W.¹³⁾ Off-Campus Program and Online Program	Theresa Knott (Grad Coord) Hermine Tsarukian (Staff Advisor) Jennifer Putt (Staff Advisor)	6010 7707 5902	7630	BK 221	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⁾
Tourism, Hospitality, and Recreation Management: M.S. Tourism Management Recreational Sport Management	Mechelle Best	3858	3202	RE 250	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; overall score must be at or above the 50th percentile.
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 Tseng College of Extended Learning.

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Graduate Studies

Graduate Programs

Master and Professional Doctorate Degrees

Graduate Program

Graduate Coordinator

Ext# (818) 677-

Dept# (818) 677-

Dept Location

Tests Req'd

Standardized Tests