Graduate Student Handbook

A guide to navigating your journey at San José State University

This website represents the SJSU Graduate Student Handbook. You may reference throughout your entire graduate school experience. We encourage you to read this digital handbook and become familiar with its contents, as this website will also act as a companion to the Fall 2022 Graduate Orientation program on Canvas, where certain aspects of the Handbook will be covered in greater detail.

Explore the SJSU Graduate Student Universe!

You may choose to explore each area below by clicking on the primary links underneath each picture.  This is a useful way to review the Graduate Student Handbook if you are unfamiliar with graduate study, or SJSU.  You may use the Table of Contents to navigate to links for more specific questions or needs.  Either way, you'll get tothe same place!