To find information on graduate schools and the graduate
school experience, consult both print and online sources. There are many
excellent print directories, guides to scholarships, handbooks for writing the
successful thesis, plus Internet sources on funding, test preparation, writing,
and general survival. Be sure to utilize the Graduate School page and the site
for the Institutional Research Board (IRB).
Applying | CSU Stanislaus
Graduate School | CSU Stanislaus Institutional Review Board
Finding Schools | Funding |
On the Lighter Side
| Surviving | Testing/Test Preparation
| Writing the Thesis
FINDING THE RIGHT SCHOOL
Catalogs |
Colleges/Universities | Directories
| Rankings
Directories
- Admission Requirements of U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools.
Reserve RK 91 .A58 2001.
- Guide to American Graduate Schools. 8th ed. 1997. L 901
.D68x 1997.
- Guide to Doctoral Programs in Business Management. HF
1131 .G85 1995.
- GradSchools.com: Directory
of Graduate School Programs
- Claims to be "the most comprehensive online source of graduate
school information."
- Graduate Guide: U.S.
Directory of Doctoral and Master's Programs (School Guide
Publications)
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Graduate Schools (U.S. News & World Report)
- Information on programs in business, education, engineering,
law, medicine, and other disciplines.
- Graduate Study in Psychology. Reserve BF 77 .G73 2002.
- Medical School Admission Requirements, United States and
Canada. Reserve R 745 .A8 2002/03.
- Official GRE/CGS Directory of Graduate Programs. 4 v.
16th ed. Ref L 901 .G72.
- Published by ETS (Educational Testing Service), this standard
guide is organized by field of study in four areas: (1) Natural
Sciences, (2) Engineering and Business, (3) Social Sciences and
Education, (4) Arts, Humanities, and Other Fields.
- Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools. Reserve KF
273 .A87 2002.
- Official Guide to MBA Programs, Admissions and Careers.
Reserve Ref HF 1131 .O539 7th.
- Peterson's Annual Guides/Graduate Study. 6 v. 35th ed.
Ref L 901 .P46 2001.
- Well-known directory for graduate programs. Issued annually in
six parts: (1) Overview, (2) Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences,
(3) Biological Sciences, (4) Physical Sciences, Mathematics,
Agricultural Sciences, (5) Engineering and Applied Sciences, (6)
Business, Education, Health, Information Studies, Law, and Social
Work. More complete than Web version.
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Peterson's Graduate School Information Channel
- Web version of Peterson's Annual Guides plus other
information.
- Pharmacy School Admission Requirements. Ref RS 110 .A63a
2002/03.
Rankings
- Educational Rankings Annual. Ref LB 2331.63 .E34 2001.
- Gorman Report: A Rating of Graduate and Professional Programs
for American and International Universities. Ref LB 2331.62 .G69
8th 1997.
- Graduate Program
Rankings (PhDs.org.)
- Based on the National Research Council's publication.
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Graduate School Rankings (U.S. News)
- Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Continuity
and Change. Ref L 901 .R47x 1995.
- Print version of a valuable source for evaluating doctoral
programs by the National Research Council.
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Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Continuity and
Change
- Full-text Web version of the above print publication.
Colleges/Universities on the WWW
Use one of these directories to locate the home page of a
college/university, including the college catalog.
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American Universities (University of Florida, 2002)
- Web U.S. Higher
Education (University of Texas, Austin, 2001)
- Well-organized site.
College Catalogs
- College Source Online:
College Search (Career Guidance Foundation)
- Over 10,600 catalogs. Graduate and professional schools
included. Restricted to CSUS students/faculty.
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APPLYING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL
Admissions |
Personal Statement
Application/Admission Process
- Beyond the Ivy Wall: 10 Essential Steps to Graduate School
Admission. 1989. LB 2371.4 .G74 1989.
-
Getting In: An Applicant's Guide to Graduate School Admissions
(David Burrell, Ohio State University, 1999)
- Five sections available online: (1) introduction, (2) deciding
where to apply, (3) contacting faculty members, (4) visiting
schools, (5) commando tactics while you wait, (6) final note. Good
source. Complete guidebook available from The Graduate Group.
- Graduate School Handbook: An Insider's Guide to Getting In
and Succeeding. 1998. LB 2371.4 .J47 1998.
-
Graduate School Survival Guide (Stanford University)
- Graduate School: Winning Strategies for Getting in With or
Without Excellent Grades. LB 2371 .M86x 1997.
- Tips for
Researching and Applying to Graduate Schools (Chris Parks,
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)
- A variety of good information.
Writing the Personal Statement/Statement of
Purpose
- Grad School
Application Essays
- Accepted.com offers tips on writing for admission to grad
schools as well as professional schools.
- Graduate Admission Essays: Write Your Way into the Graduate
School of Your Choice. 2000. In processing.
- How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and
Professional Schools. 3rd ed. 1997. Reserve LB 2351.52 .U6 S74
1997.
- Personal
Statements and Application Letters (Indiana University)
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TESTING/TEST PREPARATION
Admission Tests |
Sites for Graduate Tests/Test Preparation
| Subject Study Guides
General Sites for Graduate Tests/Test Preparation
More can be found on most of these commercial locations than just test
information.
- Graduate
Guide Exams
- Graduate School
Admission Tests (Gradview.com)
-
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
-
Peterson's Test Prep Channel: Graduate Entrance
- Princeton Review's Test Prep
Tools
Admission Tests
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
- Everything You Need to Score High on the GRE. LB 2367.4
.E94 2000.
- Graduate Record
Examinations (gre.org)
- Note change that will take effect October 2002.
-
GRE (Princeton Review)
- Kaplan GRE Exam 2000-2001. LB 2367.4 .K37x 2000.
Miller Analogies Test
- Barron's How to Prepare for the MAT, Miller Analogies Test.
LB 2367.6 .S74 1998.
- The Best Test Preparation for the MAT: Miller Analogies Test.
- Main Reserve LB 2367.6 .B47 1998.
Stockton Ref LB 2367.6 .M47 1998.
- MAT, Miller Analogies Test. LB 2367.6 .S73 1993.
Subject Study Guides
Criminal Justice
- Complete Preparation Guide: Corrections Officer, California.
1996. Reserve HV 9475 .C2 C57 1996.
- Complete Preparation Guide: Police Officer, California.
1996. Reserve HV 8145 .C2 C666 1996.
- How to Prepare for the Police Officer Examination. 1992.
Reserve HV 8143 .S34 1992.
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Education
CBEST: California Basic Educational Skills Test
-
- California Basic
Educational Skills Test (CBEST) Home Page
CBEST: California Basic Educational Skills Test. 1998.
Reserve LB 3060.33 .C34 C24 1998.
Cracking the CBEST. 1999. Reserve LB 3060.33 .C34 S58 1999.
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- Barron's MSAT: How to Prepare for the Multiple Subjects
Assessment for Teachers.
- Main Ref LB 1766 .M64 .P67 1998.
Stockton Ref LB 1766 .M64 P67 1998.
- The Best Test Preparation for the MSAT, Multiple Subjects
Assessment for Teachers: PRAXIS II. LB 1766 .M64 B47 1995.
- Cracking the PRAXIS II: NTE.
- Compact Disc X EDUC CPI C.
LB 1762 .C63x 1997.
- Everything You Need to Score High on the PRAXIS II: Core
Battery, MSAT Speciality Area Tests. Stockton Ref NB 1762
.L48 1998.
- How to Prepare for the PRAXIS: NTE, PLT, PPST-CBT:
Subject Assessments, NTE Speciality Test.
- Main Reserve LB 1762 .P67 1999.
Stockton Ref LB 1762 .P67 1999.
-
Transition from Multiple Subjects Assessment for Teachers (MSAT) to CSET
(California Commission on Teaching Credentialing)
- New Rudman's Questions and Answers on the Multiple
Subject Assessment for Teachers (MSAT): Test Preparation Study
Guide. Res LB 1762 .N425x 1997.
- PRAXIS II: NTE.
- Main Reserve LB 1762 .P74.
Stockton Ref LB 1762 .P74.
RICA: Reading Instruction Competence Assessment
-
-
Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (RICA) (California
Commission on Teacher Credentialing)
-
Reading Instruction Competency Assessment: Preparing for the
California RICA Exam: An Online Guide to General RICA Content
and the Literacy Learning Needs of Bilingual Readers (Jill K.
Mora, San Diego State University)
- Reading Instruction
Competence Assessment (RICA)
- Ready for RICA: A Test Preparation Guide for California's
Reading Instruction Competence Assessment. 2002. On order.
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FUNDING: SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS,
GRANTS, AND LOANS
General Funding |
Graduate Study | Proposal Writing
Graduate Study Only
- Financial
Aid for Graduate School (FinAid)
-
Financial Aid Section (Graduate Guide)
- Essays discussing aspects of graduate school financing.
- Financing Graduate School: How to Get the Money for Your
Master's or PhD. 1996. LB 2337.4 .M34 1996.
- Free Money for Graduate School. Ref LB 2337.2 .B58 1996.
- Graduate
Fellowship Notebook (Cornell University)
- Searchable file.
- Grants In
Graduate Studies/GIGS (New York University)
- A searchable database.
- Money for Graduate Students in the Biological & Health
Sciences. 2001/03. LB 2337.2 .M6663.
- Money for Graduate Students in the Physical & Earch Sciences.
2001/03. LB 2337.2 .M6662.
- Money for Graduate Students in the Social & Behavioral
Sciences. 2001/03. LB 2337.2 .M667.
General Funding
- Annual Register of Grant Support. Ref AS 911 .A2 A67
2002.
- Directory of Financial Aids for Women. Ref LB 2338 .D564
1997/99.
- Directory of Grants in the Humanities. Ref AZ 188 .U5 D56
1992/93.
- Directory of Research Grants. Ref LB 2338 .D57 1998.
- Includes an index by program type, i.e., dissertation/thesis
research support, fellowships, graduate assistantships, etc. Also
has introductory essay, "A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing."
- FastWEB: Financial Aid Search
Through the Web
- Recommended large searchable database.
- FinAid: The Financial Aid
Information Page (Mark Kantrowitz)
- Comprehensive , annotated site for anyone seeking educational
funding. Covers both print and Internet. A good place to start,
especially for Internet resources. Highly recommended.
- Financial Aid for African Americans. Ref LB 2338 .F5643x
1999/2001.
- Financial Aid for Asian Americans. Ref LB 2338 .F5644x
1999/2001.
- Financial Aid for Hispanic Americans. Ref LB 2338 .F5645x
1999/2001.
- Financial Aid for Native Americans. Ref LB 2338 .F5646x
1999/2001.
- Financial Aid for Disabled and Their Families. Ref LB
2337.2 .F58 2000/2002.
- Financial Aid for Veterans, Military Personnel, and Their
Dependents. 1996. Ref UB 403 .F47 1998/2000.
- Foundation Grants to Individuals. 11th ed. 1999. Ref LB
2336 .F599.
- The Grants Register. Ref LB 2338 .G7 2002.
- "The complete guide to postgraduate funding worldwide."
- National Guide to Funding in Arts and Culture. Ref NX
396.6 .N385 6th 2000.
- Nationally
Coveted Scholarships and Fellowships (Francisco Alberto Tomei
Torres)
- Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans. Ref LB 2338 .S35
18th 2002.
-
Student Guide (U.S. Dept. of Education)
- Comprehensive source on federal student funding from the U.S.
Department of Education.
Proposal Writing for Grants
-
Graduate Grants: Writing a Successful Proposal (Kathleen Carmichael
& Kay Peterson, 1991)
- A
Guide for Proposal Writing (National Science Foundation)
- Guide for
Writing a Funding Proposal (S. Joseph Levine, Michigan State
University, 2002)
- How to Prepare a Research Proposal: Guidelines for Funding
and Dissertations in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. 1988.
HG 177 .K73 1988.
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Proposal Writing: Internet Resources (University of Wisconsin,
Madison)
-
Proposal Writing Short Course (Foundation Center)
- Essay on writing a grant proposal.
- Proposals That Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and
Grant Proposals. Q 180.55 .P7 L63 2000.
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SURVIVING THE GRADUATE EXPERIENCE
General |
Organizations/Groups
General
- Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to
Earning a Master's or a PhD. LB 2371.4 .P48 1997.
- Good for "getting in" graduate school as well as for "getting
through" grad school. Has chapters on the thesis proposal, thesis
writing, plus other topics.
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Graduate School Survival Guide (Stanford University)
-
Graduate Study in the Computer and Mathematical Sciences: A Survival
Manual (University of Maryland, 1999)
-
How to Succeed in Graduate School: A Guide for Students and
Advisors, Part I. (Marie desJardins)
-
How to Succeed in Graduate School: A Guide for Students and
Advisors, Part II. (Marie desJardins)
- Negotiating Graduate School: A Guide for Graduate Students.
LB 2371 .R67 1995.
- Seven
Steps to Success in Graduate School (and Beyond) (Adapted from N. J.
Halas)
- Surviving Graduate School Part-Time. 1997. LB 2371.4 .P58
1997.
- Not all that substantive, but there may be a few good tips.
- The Ultimate Grad School Survival Guide: Getting In, Getting
Money, Exams and Classes, the Profs, the Thesis/Dissertation. LB
2371.4 .M58 1996.
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Organizations/Discussion Groups/Support Groups
- Association for Support of
Graduate Students/ASGS
- Objective is "to assist students to plan . . . and complete
their theses or dissertations, produce the highest quality research,
write effectively . . ., and improve their lives throughout the
process."
- Council of
Graduate Schools: Resources for Students
- H-Grad
- List-serv that provides graduate students with a safe,
graduate-student only forum for discussing a wide variety of issues
related to graduate school, teaching, and becoming PhD's in
humanities-based professions." Provided by H-Net, Humanities and
Social Sciences Online.
- National Association of
Graduate-Professional Students/NAGPS
- "Serving graduate and professional students since 1986."
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WRITING THE THESIS/DISSERTATION
General Guides |
Literature Reviews | Style Manuals |
Thesis Proposals
The following publications, which provide helpful tips and
suggestions, are in four categories: (1) literature reviews, (2) thesis
proposal writing, (3) general guides, and (4) style manuals. Many of the
general guides also contain valuable assistance on writing the proposal, the
literature review, as well as other information.
Literature Reviews
-
Writing a Literature Review in the Health Sciences and Social Work
(Health Sciences Writing Centre, University of Toronto)
Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for Students of the Social
and Behavioral Sciences. 1999.
- Main Reserve H 61.8 .G35x 1999.
Stockton H 61.8 .G35x 1999.
Thesis Proposal Writing
- The Proposal Cookbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Dissertation
and Thesis Proposal Writing. 1979. LB 2369 .F73 1979.
- Proposals That Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and
Great Proposals. 1993. Q 180.55 .P7 L63 1993.
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General Guides
Completing Dissertations in the Behavioral Sciences and Education.
1985. LB 2369 .L65 1985.
Completing Your Thesis or Dissertation: Professors Share Their
Techniques and Strategies. 2000. LB 2369 .C66x 2000.
Conducting Research: A Preparation Guide for Writing and Completing
the Research Project or Thesis in Criminal Justice, Criminology,
Forensic Science and Related Fields. 1995. LB 2369 .D35x.
-
Copyright Law & Graduate Research: New Media, New Rights, and Your
New Dissertation (Kenneth D. Crews, Indiana University, 1996)
- Developing and Writing Your Thesis, Dissertation, or Project.
1998. LB 2369 .W286 1998.
- Written by William G. Webster, a retired member of the College
of Education (CSUS)who taught research methods for many years. This
is a "book of sound advice about conceptualizing, organization,
developing and finalizing your terminal graduate research." His
companion book is 21 Models for Developing and Writing Theses,
Dissertations and Projects.
- Dissertation Handbook: A Guide to Successful Dissertations.
2nd ed. 1993. LB 2369 .N5 1993.
- Some of the advice applies to master's theses also.
- Dissertations and Theses from Start to Finish: Psychology and
Related Fields. BF 76.5 .C645 1993.
- Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a
Master's or a PhD. LB 2371.4 .P48 1997.
- Graduate Research Guidebook: A Practical Approach to
Doctoral/Masters Research. 3rd ed. 1994. LB 2369 .B24 1994.
- Table of Contents available on Library Catalog.
- Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: A Handbook for
Students and Faculty. 1998. LB 2369 .M377 1998.
Guide to Writing Empirical Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.
2002. LB 2369 .G27 2002.
- How to Organize Your Thesis (John W. Chinneck,
Carleton University)
How to Write a Thesis. 1998. Reserve LB 2369 .T36 1998.
- In
Search of a Dissertation Committee (Laurie Hernandez, 1996)
- Published in Qualitative Report (v. 4, 1996) from the School of
Social and Systemic Studies, Nova University.
- Negotiating Graduate School: A Guide for Graduate Students.
LB 2371 .R67 1995.
Secrets for a Successful Dissertation. 1998. LB 2369 .F547 1998.- Of special interest are the following: Appendix A: Action words;
Appendix B: Checklist of items for a research proposal; Appendix D:
Active verbs. The action words/verbs can be useful in providing some
variety for your writing style.
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- Successful Dissertations and Theses: A Guide to Graduate Student
Research from Proposal to Completion. 1992. LB 2369 .M32 1992.
Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and
Process. 1992. LB 2369 .R83 1992.
Theses and Dissertations: A Guide to Writing in the Social and
Physical Sciences. 1997. LB 2369 .T44 1997.
- 21 Models for Developing and Writing Theses, Dissertations
and Projects. 1998. LB 2369 .W385 1998.
- Another book by William G. Webster (CSUS) for those doing
graduate research. "A book of practical approaches, ideas, and
solutions for conceptualizing, organizing, developing and finalizing
your graduate research requirements."
Writing and Defending a Thesis or Dissertation in Psychology and
Education. 1980. BF 76.5 .M36.
- Writing and
Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation (S. Joseph Levine, Michigan
State University)
- A 13-page guide Dr. Levine wrote to assist his graduate
students.
- Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day. 1998.
LB 2369 .B57 1998.
- "A guide to starting, revising, and finishing your doctoral
thesis."
Style Manuals: Electronic & Print
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Style Manuals: Electronic & Print
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CSU STANISLAUS GRADUATE SCHOOL
-
Welcome to the Graduate School
- Thesis Final Clearance Process
-
Master's Degree Program Guides for Thesis or Project
- University Catalog
Table of Contents
CSU STANISLAUS INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD
(IRB)
- Research Guidelines
- From the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
-
Stanislaus Policy on Human Subjects Research
- Policy on
the Protection of Human Subjects
Protocol Review Application: Request for Human Subjects Research Review
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ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
- Grad Student
Humor and Life
- Collected by David Burrell, Ohio State University.
-
Graduate Student Humor Page
-
Table of Contents
Originally compiled by
Laura Boyer.
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