Office: Adm 710 | Phone: 323/343-3820 | FAX:
323/343-6424
As a unit of the Division of Academic Affairs, The Office of Graduate
Studies and Research provides leadership and service to promote graduate
studies and to help faculty and others obtain off-campus funds for projects
that support student and faculty research, scholarship and learning and
that contribute generally to strengthening the institution. Special attention
is given to interdisciplinary efforts that can contribute to leadership
in a changing world.
Graduate Studies
Master's degrees have become the entry level for many professions and Cal
State L.A. offers more than fifty Master's degrees in a large range of academic
disciplines, as well as a joint doctorate degree in Special Education
and over fifty graduate certificate and credential programs. Programs are
housed in departments located in the university's six Schools: Arts and
Letters; Business
and Economics; Engineering and Technology; Health and Human Services;
Natural and Social Sciences; and the Charter School of Education, which
also offers a full range of degree and credential programs approved by the
State of California. Each school has a school graduate dean to help assure
that many decisions concerning individual students can be made quickly.
The Office of Graduate Studies and Research administers the following
programs for CSLA graduate students: Graduate Equity Fellowship
Program; International Graduate Student Tuition Waiver Program; and the
California Pre-Doctoral Program. The Office also administers the CSU
Forgivable Loan/Doctoral Incentive Program whose goal is to increase the
diversity of persons qualified to compete for instructional faculty
positions on CSU campuses by providing support during pursuit of their
doctoral degree.
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Research and Sponsored Programs
The campus receives over $15 million per year in individual and institutional
contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements from federal, state, local
and private organizations. As part of Graduate Studies and Research, The
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP)
assists faculty and staff in applying for extramural funding primarily from
federal agencies, private foundations and other sources. The office provides
services at all stages of the proposal submission and pre-award process,
including budget preparation; project conceptualization and development;
assistance with writing, research, and editing; connections with other academic
institutions, government and community agencies, and businesses and industry;
and proposal technical preparation and submission.
The Office for the Advancement of Science, Engineering and Mathematics-Education
(SEM-Ed) provides coordinating leadership
and assistance to the many campus programs in these disciplines, especially
those that involve students directly.
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Presidentially Chartered Centers,
Institutes and Bureaus
The Office also oversees the more than 35 presidentially chartered campus
centers, institutes and bureaus which help achieve the mission and goals
of the university on campus and beyond. They often serve as catalysts for
interdisciplinary projects and the exploration of new academic frontiers.
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The Graduate Studies and Research Administrative Team
The Office administrative team includes Theodore
J. Crovello, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research; Costello
L. Brown, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research; and Susan G. Steiner, Director of Research
and Sponsored Programs.
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