Graduate School
This term refers to the second-highest academic degree awarded by universities and is about 2 years in length.
Master's Degree
This animal is the official mascot of CSULB.
Elbee the Shark.
This term refers to the process of reading, evaluating, and synthesizing existing research articles relevant to a particular topic being studied.
Literature Review
This document is signed by research participants prior to the study and affirms their willingness to participate.
Informed Consent
This term refers to the financial support provided to graduate students to cover tuition, fees, and living expenses while pursuing advanced degrees.
Financial Aid.
This term refers to the highest academic degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is about 5-7 years in length and is typically required for a career in academia.
Ph.D.
This year marks the founding of California State University, Long Beach, making it one of the largest universities in the California State University system.
1949
This type of research design involves studying a group of individuals at one point in time to assess relationships between variables.
Cross-sectional
This ethical issue arises when researchers have financial or personal interests that may influence their research findings or professional judgments.
Conflict of Interest
This funding provides financial assistance to graduate and professional students to help cover the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses, which they must repay.
Student loans.
The GRE, short for this, is a standardized test commonly required for admission to graduate programs in various fields.
Graduate Record Examination
This actor, known for his role as Neo in "The Matrix" trilogy, graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a degree in theater.
Keanu Reeves
This type of research design involves studying the same group of participants over an extended period to track changes or developments.
Longitudinal Research
This quality control mechanism, commonly used in research funding, involves independent experts evaluating research proposals to determine their scientific merit and feasibility.
Peer-reviewed process
This federal program provides financial support provided to graduate students to cover tuition, fees, and living expenses based on the student's income and expenses.
FAFSA
This term refers to a lengthy document that graduate students must write and defend as part of their degree requirements.
Thesis or dissertation
This iconic pyramid-shaped building serves as a landmark on the CSULB campus and houses the sports arena.
Walter Pyramid
This research method involves in-depth interviews with participants to gather detailed insights into their experiences and perspectives.
Qualitative Research
This serious ethical violation involves fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in research activities, including the use of fraudulent data or findings to obtain funding.
Research misconduct.
This term refers to funding opportunities for graduate students provided by organizations outside of their home institution, such as government agencies, foundations, or corporations.
External funding or outside scholarships
These faculty members are paired with graduate students, serving as their primary support system and guiding them through their academic and research endeavors.
Academic advisors or mentors.
This body of water, located adjacent to the CSULB campus, is a popular destination for recreational activities such as kayaking and sailing.
The Alamitos Bay.
This government agency in the United States is the largest funder of biomedical research, providing grants to support scientific investigations.
National Institute of Health (NIH)
This form of graduate funding involves students working as instructors or teaching assistants to support faculty in teaching undergraduate courses.
Teaching Assistantships
This type of financial support offered to graduate students typically requires them to work as teaching or research assistants in exchange for a stipend and tuition remission.
Graduate Assistantship