Advisement

If you are a continuing Student (60+ Units) and in good standing, you may make an appointment with the MSEM department chair, Dr. John Pan via the MSEM Department Office by Phone: (818) 677-2167 or Email at msem@csun.edu

Students participating in the EOP program must make an appointment with the CECS Student Services Center/EOP Satellite (Jacaranda Hall 1501, Phone: 818-677-2191) for required advisement prior to registration. Please visit the College of Engineering and Computer Science, Student Services & EOP Satellite (CECS SSC/EOP) visit Academic Advisement

First Time Freshmen in 1st Semester, but not EOP students need to make an appointment with the Matador Advising Hub (Extended University Commons (EU) Room 150, Phone: 818-677-2900) or visit The Matador Advising Hub

Academic advisement, please make an appointment with the CECS Student Services Center/EOP Satellite (Jacaranda Hall 1501, Phone: 818-677-2191). Please visit the College of Engineering and Computer Science, Student Services & EOP Satellite (CECS SSC/EOP) at Academic Advisement

Recently disqualified students, and those with questions regarding their readmission academic contracts, should make an appointment with the MSEM department chair, Dr. John Pan via the MSEM Department Office by Phone: (818) 677-2167 or Email at msem@csun.edu

Senior students need to have a DPR review and graduation check done with the MSEM department chair, Dr. John Pan at least one month before the deadline for submitting the Application for Graduation (for deadlines, visit Bachelor's Degree Application and Document Deadlines). You may email the MSEM department at msem@csun.edu or call the department office at (818) 677-2167 to schedule an appointment with the Chair, Dr. Pan.

For information about Graduate Studies Policies and Procedures, steps to graduate for Master Students, Graduate Student Forms, and others, please visit CSUN Graduate Studies

Current graduate students should contact Graduate Evaluations at (818) 677-4800 for questions or concerns related to their student file or diploma (e.g. applying for graduation, Degree Progress Report (DPR), etc.).

Graduate Students, please note: University Policy on Probation and Disqualification

If you are interested in applying for a Curriculum Practical Training (CPT), you are asked to review important CPT information in the CSUN International Students page by clicking here. It is in your best interest to attend a CPT Webinar where many of your questions will be answered. Click here to sign up to attend a CPT Webinar. To be eligible to apply for CPT, you must fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

• Be in your program for one academic year (2 semesters) prior to applying for CPT. Note that our M.S. Engineering Management, M.S. Manufacturing Systems Engineering, and M.S. Materials Engineering programs don’t require immediate participation in a paid internship. Thus, no MSEM student is eligible for CPT in their first semester.
   
• Enroll in an internship class, MSE 494A (1 unit) in the semester that you will do your internship. Please send an email to msem@csun.edu a to request for a permission number to enroll.
   
• Obtain an Internship Offer Letter from the company where you will do the internship. Please make sure your job is in your program field of study.
   
• Fill out the CPT Request Form. You fill out and sign section one, then send it to msem@csun.edu a with your internship offer letter attached. The MSEM Department Chair reviews your application and completes the second section. The MSEM department sends signed CPT request form and internship offer letter to iescrequest@csun.edu.

IESC will take approximately 3 weeks to process this type of request. Once the process is completed, an electronic CPT I-20 will be scanned to you authorizing you to do the paid internship.

To request transfer your course credits you have taken in another institution, you must first be accepted into one of our graduate programs. The course credit transfer process typically occurs one semester after a student has enrolled at CSUN. You will need to request your previous institution to send your official transcripts to CSUN for verification, confirming that these courses are eligible for transfer into our graduate program.
 
Transfer of course credit is subject to the approval of the graduate coordinator of the MSEM department and the Associate Vice President of Graduate Studies. 
 
Only graduate coursework with a grade of “B” or better may be transferred (CR/NC grading is not transferable).
 
The MSEM department policy limits no more than 6 semester units can be transferred from another institution toward a graduate degree.
 
Both transfer and CSUN coursework may not exceed the 7-year time limit.
 
Units transferred in from a quarter institution will hold a lesser value (i.e., 4 quarter units= 2.67 semester units).
 
If the course(s) petitioned have been taken at an institution where the degree has been granted, the student must provide a memo from the institution indicating the course(s) was not used for degree completion.

Graduate Student Handbook