Degree Completion Requirements

To graduate from Fairmont State University with a graduate degree, students must meet all the following requirements:

1. Admitted into a Master’s degree program.

2. Achievement of a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale). The grade point average is determined by all courses taken at Fairmont State, with the exception of repeated course where the most recent grade is used in the computation.

3. Satisfactory completion of degree-specific program requirements, when required (e.g., thesis, comprehensive exam, research project).

4. 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.

5. Submission of an application for Graduation to the Office of the Registrar.

6. All tuition, fees and other financial obligations to the University must have been satisfied prior to graduation.