Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Degree Completion Requirements


  • Achievement of a 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) in all courses taken in Graduate Studies.
  • Completion of the degree program within a seven-year period. Courses in which the student was enrolled over six years prior to the time of completion of all degree requirements may not be accepted as part of a degree program. Exceptions to this time limit must be specifically petitioned to the Graduate Program Director with approval by the Director of Graduate Studies.
  • Satisfactory completion of a written comprehensive examination in the major field (when required).
  • Satisfactory completion of a final oral examination (when required).
  • Completion and approval of the thesis or individual research project (when required). (See the Graduate Program Director for thesis guidelines).
  • Satisfaction of the foreign language or research tool requirement (when required).
  • A full-time student is defined as one enrolled in at least 9 semester hours of graduate work during a Fall or Spring Semester. In the summer, full-time is 6 hours per term. Anything less than stated previously is considered part-time.