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New Program - Master of Design
Our new Master of Design (MDes) program is a two-year, hybrid format program that focuses on current, emerging, and experimental professional practices with distinct specializations in Experience Design and Animation.
Master of DesignNew Program - MSSE, Specialization in Enterprise Technologies
Join professional students in an unmatched educational experience with the MS in Software Engineering, Specialization in Enterprise Technologies. Prequalify today.
MSSE in Enterprise TechnologiesNew Program - Higher Education Teaching Certificate
The Higher Education Teaching Certificate program provides graduate-level coursework and classroom experience to current and future higher education instructors.
Higher Education Teaching CertificateDrop A Course
Complete the drop process either by dropping online on MySJSU account or filing a Petition for Course Drop. Refer to the OU Calendar (for each semester) to identify which drop method, what signatures are required and whether an academic withdrawal penalty applies. Follow the steps below to drop a course.
Step 1 - Refer to the calendar to identify which drop method, what signatures are required, and whether an academic withdrawal penalty applies. Leaving a course without authorization will result in a WU (F) grade.
Step 2 - Drop class via MySJSU by drop deadline. After drop deadline, complete petition for course drop. This form will be used to drop undergraduate and graduate level courses. For instruction and guidelines, visit Undergraduate Education website. Once the petition has been submitted, it will be routed to for signatures.
Once your form has been submitted, it will be forwarded to your professor, then the Associate Dean of PaCE and finally the office of the registrar for final processing.
Step 3 - Financial petition - Financial petition can only be processed when an official drop has been displayed on your MySJSU account.
Once your petition has been submitted, it will be forwarded to the PaCE financial petition department for processing.
For more information see instructions on the Petition for Course Drop.
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Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE)
Email: pace@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924 2670