No awards are made before March 1, which is the deadline for applications. Awards are competitive, based on the undergraduate record, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, and compatibility between an applicants academic strengths and assistance needs of the department. Should you apply for an assistantship you should be notified of the outcome by mid March. Q. I have missed the March 1 deadline for Graduate Assistantship applications. We don't accept late applications.
Some hourly work is sometimes available linked to faculty grants and contracts.
A. SDSU limits transfer credits to 9 semester units. Also note that during your first year in our program you must file an Official Program of study approved by the department M.A. committee. All students must take these two classes. We generally require that a student hold a master's degree before entering the Ph.D. program. Many of our incoming master's students come in with the expectation of eventually working on the doctorate.