Steps to Graduation
1. Apply
Apply to Cal Poly through Cal State Apply, or if you are a Cal Poly undergraduate student interested in pursuing a Blended Pathway, you will apply to your program of interest through the appropriate department.
Blended students will submit the Blended Pathway Program Application Approval once accepted by the program:
Blended Pathway Program Application Approval (E-form)
This document can be submitted anytime and serves the purpose of notifying the Graduate Education Office of your intention to pursue the Blended Pathway to achieve your bachelor’s and master’s degree. It is important that this document be received a week or more before the Blended Pathway Change of Objective.
Blended students will submit the Blended Pathway Postbaccalaureate Change of Objective to request that the Registrar’s Office change your student status to have graduate standing:
Blended Pathway Postbaccalaureate Change of Objective - The link to this document will be available January 23 – January 27
Blended Pathway Postbaccalaureate Change of Objective (E-Form)
Blended Pathway Postbaccalaureate Change of Objective (E-Form)
Blended Pathway Postbaccalaureate Change of Objective (E-Form)
This document can only be submitted April 12th through April 17th, and completed by April 20th, no exceptions.
Visit Blended Programs for more information.
2. Orientation
All graduate students have access to Graduate Student Materials 2022 - 2023 in Canvas.
Progression to Master’s Degree
Communicating with Graduate Education & the Office of the Registrar
Approval
Change of
Objective
Welcome!
Graduate
Coordinator
and Advisor
Formal Study
Plan &
Advancement to
Candidacy
for
Graduation
Study Plan (except DPR students)
Experience
Congratulations!
Blended Pathway Students
All Master's Program Students
3. Advising
Meet with Graduate Coordinator and select Graduate Advisor the first term of the program.
- Determine culminating experience: Thesis, Project, or Exam.
- Develop and complete a Working Formal Study Plan & Advancement to Candidacy.
- Identify members of evaluation committee (if required).
4. Working Formal Study Plan & Advancement to Candidacy (WFSP)
The WFSP is submitted the first term of your program during Weeks 6-7. However, if the Graduate Writing Requirement (GWR) does not show completed on your Poly Profile, you will need to contact the Writing & Learning Center and wait to submit when completed and reflected on your Poly Profile. Please be aware that documents submitted without the GWR showing completed on Poly Profile will be cancelled for resubmission.
5. Graduate Student Application for Graduation
This document is submitted the term before the term in which you expect to graduate during Weeks 4-5, and can be submitted only once. If you need to change your expected graduation term you will submit the Change of Degree Completion Term – Graduate request on the Registrar’s website.
6. Final Formal Study Plan (FFSP)
The FFSP is submitted the term you expect to graduate during Weeks 1-3. Students who have a Degree Progress Report (DPR) will not submit this document and will submit a Course Substitution form if there is a change from the courses in their DPR.
7. Culminating Experience
Due by the last day of the term of completion with all signatures completed within a week.
2022 - 2023 Deadlines
- Fall 2022: December 9, 2022
- Winter 2023: March 24, 2023
- Spring 2023: June 16, 2023
- Summer 2023: September 1, 2023
PLEASE NOTE: All graduate students are responsible for ensuring that their graduate forms are completed. and submitted to the Graduate Education Office. There will be an opportunity to remedy a missed form submission during week 8, each quarter.
