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GRADUATE DEGREE
REQUIREMENTS
The M.S. degree minimum requirements for the
thesis option are:
1. A program of at least 30 credit hours of course work and research.
2. At least 15 credit hours of graduate course work (500 level courses and
above).
3. At least six credit hours of thesis research. (No more than nine credit
hours of thesis research will count toward degree.)
4. A satisfactory thesis based upon individual research.
5. Meeting or exceeding academic standards prescribed elsewhere in this
bulletin.
6. Passing an examination on general knowledge and successfully defending
the thesis.
The non-thesis option requires:
1. A program of at least 32 credit hours of course work (refer to specific
program requirements for exact number of minimum course work credit
hours).
2. At least 20 credit hours of graduate course work (500 numbered and
above).
3. Meeting or exceeding prescribed academic standards.
4. Passing an examination on general knowledge in the field.
A candidate for the Master’s degree is expected to make up undergraduate
deficiencies as determined by the department/program. Credit for such
makeup work is generally not allowed toward the degree. However, the
policy established by the faculty does allow for a certain number of
upper-level undergraduate credits to be used for the fulfillment of
Master’s degree requirements according to the following limitations and
conditions1:
1. For the thesis option, the number of undergraduate credits that may be
used for the degree is limited to six hours.
2. For the non-thesis option, the number of undergraduate credits that may
be used for the degree is limited to nine hours.
3. Out-of-program courses at the 300 level may be accepted toward the
fulfillment of degree requirements in exceptional circumstances but only
with the approval of the Graduate Dean upon written justification
submitted by the chair/coordinator of the student’s major
department/program to the Graduate Dean.
4. Major department (or program) courses at the 300 level are not
acceptable for graduate degree credit under any circumstances.
5. Out-of-program courses at the 400 level may be used to fulfill degree
requirements at the discretion of the chair/coordinator of the student’s
major department/program in accordance with the credit hour limitations
prescribed above. Also, see Technology Management for limitations in that
program.
6. Major program courses at the 400 level may be accepted toward the
fulfillment of degree requirements in exceptional circumstances. Such
courses will only be considered after a written justification is submitted
by the chair/coordinator of the student’s major department/program to
the Graduate Dean for his or her review and potential approval.
1 In the above sections (1-6) the term “program” refers to
a division in a department (i.e., chemical engineering program within the
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) or a non-departmental
unit such as Technology Management, Materials Engineering and Science, or
Atmospheric, Environmental, and Water Resources.
The maximum number of thesis credit hours required for the thesis option
is determined by the department and the thesis committee. At least six
credit hours and no more than nine credit hours of thesis research will be
permitted to count toward the degree credit requirements for the thesis
option. However, the student may register for additional research credits
for continuing registration purposes.
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