Graduation Requirements

The page listed here are only summarizes information for completing the MSET degree. For further information on any of the policies, please refer to the SJSU Graduate Student Guide and ESSC Graduation from Graduate Programs.

Brief Outline of Steps to Completing MSET Degree

  • If you are Conditionally Classified Standing, schedule an appointment or email our Graduate Program Advisor for the more information on the Transition Courses to take and forms to fill. Complete these Transition Courses should be priotize over the degree courses.
  • Satisfy the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) requirement. Graduate students may satisfy the GWAR in one of three ways:
    • Satisfactory completion of TECH 200 course.
    • Approval by the College of Graduate Studies of a professional publication written in English for which the candidate was a primary author.
    • Completion of a master’s or doctoral program with a substantive writing requirement at an accredited university in which the primary language of instruction is English unless a department requires additional documentation of writing proficiency.
  • Meet with our Graduate Program Advisor every semester to review your courses plan and have your advising hold removed, so you can register for your next semester classes.
  • Successfully completing a minimum of 12 graduate units, with a minimum grade point average of 3.0, and satisfied the university GWAR is the prerequisite for filing an Admission to Candidacy. Meet with our Graduate Program Advisor for more information on how to proceed.
  • File a Candidacy Form. The form is a prerequisite for your Culminating Experience which is either one year long TECH 299 (Thesis) OR 295A and 295B (Project).
  • Complete the courses listed on your Candidacy Form.
  • Apply for graduation. See GAPE Online Graduation Application Instructions [pdf] and a video tutorial.
  • Complete all the required MSET courses within the seven years limit.
  • Maintain a minimum grade point average of a 3.0 ("B") in the courses listed on your candidacy form, and an overall cumulative grade point average of a 3.0.