Welcome to the Office of Graduate Studies
Our office is located in Siemens Hall, room 217A.
Contact us
The Office of Graduate Studies will be monitoring incoming emails at hsugrad@humboldt.edu.
Please call (707) 826-5194 for phone assistance and leave a message.
Please communicate with us:
-Via email: In your email, please include your name, the best number and time to reach you, and your Humboldt ID number, if applicable. Please include a description of the service you need or your question. Your message will be reviewed and forwarded to the appropriate staff member for a reply. We will respond to messages as soon as possible. Messages are reviewed during our normal business hours.
-Via phone: If we do not answer, you can leave a message for the Graduate Studies team. Please include your first and last name, the best number and time to reach you, and your Humboldt ID number, if applicable. Leaving a message will notify our staff, who will return your call within the hour (or at a time you’ve specified).
-Via Zoom video conferencing. Please email us to schedule a Zoom appointment. We are available to schedule Zoom appointments during operating hours.
Questions about Grad Applications?
For the quickest response on late applications or graduate admission decisions, please email our team at graduate-applicants@humboldt.edu.
Announcements
2025 CSU Grad Slam Competition
Grad Slam is a fast-paced and exciting event in which graduate students present their research, scholarship, and creativity in no more than three minutes, using just one slide. Grad Slam participants gain valuable experience delivering a professional presentation and competing for cash prizes and statewide notoriety. California State University, San Bernardino will be virtually hosting the statewide competition on May 9, 2025. Their information can be found here. Winners of the Cal Poly Humboldt Grad Slam will then go on to participate in the CSU Grad Slam competition. Cal Poly Humboldt Grad Slam Information document can be found here.
Cal Poly Humboldt 2025 Grad Slam
Thursday, April 10
Goodwin Forum 1:30 - 4:00
Cash Prizes:
- 1st Place: $400
- 2nd Place: $300
- 3rd Place: $200
Information Sessions with Baron Parks (one of last year's winners!) and Graduate Studies
- March 5th at 3:30
- March 7th at 1:30
Session will be hosted in Siemens Hall in the conference room 217B. All information sessions will also be hosted virtually via Zoom.
Register to attend an information session here.
Mark Your Calendars! Important Grad Slam Dates:
Application Open: Apply Here
February 19th, 2025 open until March 17th, 2025
CPH Grad Slam 2025 Competition Planning Committee:
- Carmen Bustos-Works
- Terri Fisher
- Heather Madar
- Borri Mazzag
- Justus Ortega
- Enoch Hale
- Kevin Colando
- Julie Stewart
Office of Graduate Studies Student Staff:
- Nicole Martin
- Malhaar Thatte
- Olivia Alahuzos
Spring 2025 Thesis Submission
Please keep in mind the Courtesy Format Review deadline April 28th, 2025, and the Final Submission deadline May 12th, 2025. Make sure that you have applied to Advancement to Candidacy and Graduation. You are required to attend a training session or take the online thesis training course through Canvas to save hours of correcting format errors.
For more information regarding thesis and project submissions, please contact cfr@humboldt.edu or Aaron Laughlin at aal343@humboldt.edu or 707-826-5602. Please feel free to contact Terri Fisher at 707-826-5194 or hsugrad@humboldt.edu with any other questions.
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity
We are excited to partner with the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity as an Institutional Member to provide professional development resources and support to our faculty and graduate students. Visit our website for more information on this exciting opportunity:
https://gradprograms.humboldt.edu/ncfdd
Visit https://www.facultydiversity.org/institutions/cal-poly-humboldt to learn more and register for an account!
Cal Poly Humboldt Graduate Studies' Strategic Plan 2024-2030
Congrats 2024 Graduates!
We Are Humboldt
A short inspirational call-to-action film for Humboldt faculty developed collaboratively by Humboldt students.
Student Spotlight
The Office of Graduate Studies wants to recognize Cal Poly Humboldt’s outstanding graduate students. Visit the Student Spotlight to check out our amazing graduate students.
Have an outstanding Graduate Student in mind? Email hsugrad@humboldt.edu to feature them in our Graduate Student Spotlight!
Newsletter
Our Office has worked in cooperation with graduate students, alumni, and faculty to produce this semester's newsletter.
Click here to view our Fall 2024 Newsletter!
To see the Graduate Studies past Newsletters visit our excellent catalog of newsletters.