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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & HUMAN SCIENCES
Master's degree programs:
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Master's degree programs:
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Master's degree programs:
Doctoral Program:
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND FINE ARTS
Master's degree programs:
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Master's degree programs
The graduate experience is a shared responsibility between the graduate student and their advisor; however, the initiation of many necessary tasks rest with the student. The following is a general listing of student responsibilities.
Semester Hour Minimum
The candidate must earn graduate credit amounting to a minimum of 36 semester hours. Undergraduate courses taken for leveling or as undesignated electives are used in the calculation of the semester and cumulative grade point averages and thus determine one's academic standing.
Graduate Advisor and Student's Advisory Committee
The graduate advisor, designated by a department, assists students in planning their initial course work prior to granting of admission to the program of study. Before seeking enrollment in any course that might be applied toward a master's degree, students must consult their advisors. A temporary advisor will be available to those enrolling for the first time in an off-campus course.
After receiving admission to the College of Graduate Studies and enrolling for graduate courses, the student should consult with the graduate advisor concerning appointment of an advisory committee. The advisory committee is responsible for guiding and directing the student's entire academic program, which includes initiating all academic actions concerning the student, developing the degree plan, and administering the comprehensive testing prior to conferral of master's degree. For more information on this topic, see our handbook.
Degree Plans
A graduate student's degree plan includes all courses listed for degree credit on the official degree plan form. A degree plan must be filed before completion of 12 semester hours of credit. All courses on the approved degree plan must be completed with a satisfactory grade to meet requirements for the degree. Changes in an approved degree plan can be made by recommendation to the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies by the student's complete advisory committee and head of his/her major department.
Courses listed for graduate credit on the approved degree plan in which the student has received a final grade may not normally be removed from the degree plan, although courses acceptable for graduate credit may be added. The student's advisory committee, head of his/her major department, and the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies must approve exceptions to this policy.
Degree Major
All degrees require a minimum of 18 semester hours to be completed in the student's major field. At least 12 hours must be 500-level courses.
The graduate major requires an undergraduate background of at least 24 semester hours, including 12 advanced hours. However, graduate students who have taken 18 hours of advanced undergraduate education courses as a prerequisite for a teaching certificate may be admitted to a Master of Education degree program. Students choosing the Political Science concentration for the MA may be admitted with a baccalaureate degree in any social science or valid bachelor's-level degree and one year's experience in the public service field.
Degree Minor
A student may declare a minor of 12 hours in a second field. It is possible for anyone with an established major to take a minor in any department that offers 6 hours of graduate courses and 6 hours of upper-level undergraduate courses. If a minor is declared, one-half of the minor courses must be at the 500 level.
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