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Graduate Studies Newsletter

As the graduate center for the entire campus, the Graduate School works to guide and assist students from the moment of admission through the various milestones of their progress to the completion of their degree requirements. We want students to stay, learn, and engage with faculty whose research and creative activities are enriched by collaboration with graduate students. The broader impact of our work elevates graduate students and the campus’ role as a nexus for research, professional development, and partnerships. We should remind ourselves that we do big things here at Sacramento State and graduate students make a major contribution to the university and its mission.

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Summer 2025: Culminating Experience Workshop

The Office of Graduate Studies requires all students to attend our mandatory Culminating Experience Format Workshop. The workshop is designed to help students:

  1. Understand the final steps to degree completion;
  2. Format their culminating experience (for those who are completing a thesis, project, or dissertation);
  3. With strategies for studying for the Comprehensive Examination (for those completing a Comprehensive Examination).

Registration Period

  • Registration Opens: June 9, 2025 at 9:00 am
  • Registration Closes: July 25, 2025 at 3:00 pm

Deadline to Complete the Workshop: August 8, 2025 at 11:59 pm

Register for The Culminating Experience Workshop


Workshop Completion

Thesis/Project/Dissertation: In order to satisfy the workshop requirement, students will need to complete all modules and the quiz at the end of the modules. The quiz will test students on material covered in the preceding modules; to pass the quiz, students must receive a minimum of 70% (7 out of 10) on the quiz. Students can take the quiz an unlimited number of times until they reach the minimum requirement.

Comprehensive Exam: In order to satisfy the workshop requirement, students will need to complete all modules and the assessment at the end of the modules. There is no quiz for this workshop. After students have completed their assessment they will see a thank you message displayed, this indicates completion of the workshop.

Summer 2025 Thesis/Project/Dissertation Review & Submission Appointment

Please Note:

  • Students must have completed the mandatory format workshop prior to submitting their Culminating Experience.
  • Check-Ins are for students who are graduating in the current semester to submit their Culminating Experience.
  • No walk-ins will be accepted. An appointment is required.

Disclaimer: Ample appointment slots have been allocated to accommodate all graduating students. However, students are encouraged to sign up for appointments early in the submission cycle. Failure to sign up for an appointment, and/or show up to an appointment may delay a student's degree completion timeline.

Students should be advised that if they cancel an appointment once the submission period begins, OGS cannot guarantee another appointment will be available, and thus, students may have to move their graduation date and submit during the next submission cycle.

How to Make an Appointment:

When you click the link below, you will be redirected to the appointment registration website; follow these instructions to schedule your appointment:

  1. Click Schedule An Appointment on the right hand side of the screen.
  2. Type of appointment: select Advising in the drop-down selection.
  3. Service: scroll to Graduate Studies and select T/P/D Review and Submission
  4. Pick an available appointment date and time (from the table below) for your review date.

Note: If you are a staff member (current or previous) of the university, you will need to change your view in EAB to "Student" as it will automatically show your "Staff" view.

Thesis / Project / Dissertation Review Appointment and Submission Dates:

Registration opens: July 14, 2025 at 9:00 am

Registration closes: August 7, 2025 at 3:00 pm

Appointment Dates/Times: August 4 - August 8, 2025 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Deadline to submit: August 8, 2025 at 3:00 pm

Fall 2025: Culminating Experience Workshop

Registration Period

  • Registration Opens: September 8, 2025 at 9:00 am
  • Registration Closes: November 7, 2025 at 4:30 pm

Deadline to Complete the Workshop: November 14, 2025 at 11:59 pm

Fall 2025 Thesis/Project/Dissertation Review & Submission Appointment

Thesis / Project / Dissertation Review Appointment and Submission Dates:

Registration opens: November 10, 2025 at 9:00 am

Registration closes: December 4, 2025 at 4:30 pm

Appointment Dates/Times: December 1 - 4, 2025 from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm; December 5, 2025 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Deadline to submit: December 5, 2025 at 3:00 pm

Sac State & CSU Grad Slam Competition

Sacramento State is hosting a Grad Slam competition in Spring 2025. Grad Slam is an academic research communication competition that challenges graduate students to present a compelling speech about their research and its significance to non-academic persons in just three minutes using only one presentation image. The goal is to not only support our students but also to raise the profile of graduate education in the CSU system. The winner of the Sac State Grad Slam competition will go on to represent the campus at the CSU Grad Slam competition. Here's a video from 2023’s competition: https://youtu.be/5MYVr1Rg_08?si=mhL6DFv5QYxMjrcQ

Find out more about Grad Slam