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Fairmont State expects that students accepted into any graduate program should be competent in the use of critical analysis and proficient in their chosen undergraduate field of study. To be successful at the graduate level students must have initiative, good organizational skills, good communication skills, and be both hard working and flexible. At the graduate level students should “demonstrate a level of academic accomplishment and subject mastery substantially beyond that required for the baccalaureate degree.”
The Fairmont State Graduate Council has adopted the profile developed by the National Council of Graduate Schools (2005):
Graduates from all of the Fairmont State Master’s Programs should have the ability to think logically and consistently; integrate and synthesize knowledge; access up-to-date knowledge and information within the discipline; communicate in a clear, consistent, and logical manner, both orally and in writing; understand the interrelationships between their discipline and others; be aware of and prepared to deal with ethical dilemmas within their profession; apply their knowledge of the discipline to real-life situations; increasingly, adapt to the dynamic requirements of their profession and their workplace.
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