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HOW TO FURTHER YOUR EDUCATION POST GRADUATION

by TESSA HUGHES

While a majority of Cal Poly’s students are pursuing undergraduate degrees, there are also options for students to be involved in graduate programs. Cal Poly offers a myriad of master’s degrees that provide students the opportunity for higher education that they crave.

According to the Graduate Education website, department staff “support students to achieve excellence in both practice-oriented and research-based professional graduate programs that develop the advanced knowledge and leadership skills necessary to contribute to and prosper in an increasingly competitive global context. [They] work to inspire students to innovate and excel in their educational and professional career objectives.” Cal Poly has more than 40 master’s degrees, graduate and professional certificates for students to choose from that can help them prepare for their next professional or academic step. Some of the programs can even be completed while pursuing an undergraduate degree, meaning the student can graduate with both a bachelor’s and a master’s in five years. Other master’s degrees can be completed in as little as ten months. The Graduate Education program takes Cal Poly’s “Learn By Doing” methodology and extends it for students. Students have the chance to learn with the same experienced faculty who supported them

Cal Poly offers a myriad of master’s degrees that provide students the opportunity for higher education that they crave.

through their undergraduate education using this pedagogy that makes Cal Poly graduates so successful and prepared for their post-graduate careers. The Graduate Education Department is in Building 52, room E34. The department can also be contacted via email grad@calpoly.edu or by phone at (805) 756-2328.