In these graduate programs, individual departments determine the competency of the graduate student for certification. It will be noted that receiving a Master s degree does not automatically and of itself entail receiving initial certification. Graduate study at Cal U is especially designed to include classroom, laboratory, clinical, internship and research experiences that add knowledge, depth, breadth and practical experience to the graduate student s educational background. The program for each person admitted to the School of Graduate Studies and Research is planned in cooperation with an adviser and is based on the previous training and experience of the entering graduate student. The requirements in the certification programs are determined by the program and the background and experience of the applicant.
Curricula differ according to the various areas of specialization.
Certain other standards of proficiency described elsewhere in this catalog must also be met for completion of graduate programs and the conferring of the graduate degree. Each of the graduate programs at the university has its particular goals and approaches based on the subject matter of the unique discipline, the backgrounds and strengths of the faculty members, and a flexible approach to the needs and levels of preparation of individual students. All of the programs share the following objectives as principal common purposes.