Graduate Program and Degree Outline Information

Degree candidates are subject to those degree requirements in force at the time of their initial registration following admission. Degree candidates who have been readmitted following withdrawal for one full year (example: fall semester, spring semester, and a summer school), are subject to those degree requirements in force at the time of their initial registration following readmission. All degree candidates have the option of graduating under the degree requirements in force at the time the degree is to be awarded.

Program requirements are listed showing the absolute minimum required for each degree. Credentials of each applicant are reviewed and a program of study is devised for each individual. Therefore, students may be required to take course work above the minimum.

The appropriate graduate degree will be conferred upon a student after completion of one of the programs outlined below to the satisfaction of the major department(s) and the dean of Research and Graduate Studies. Each program requires successful completion of the minimum number of semester hours of graduate study, as required by each program, with at least half of the credits having been earned in courses open to graduate students only and numbered 600 or above.