Specific Requirements for the Master’s Degree

Each Program Steering Committee determines the number of hours of course credit required for the master’s degree. Additionally, the Program specifies whether the student is required to complete a thesis, or its equivalent, that is acceptable to a Supervisory Committee appointed to direct and evaluate the thesis.

Master’s degree candidates from a Program requiring a thesis must submit to the Graduate School office an electronic copy of the thesis, as well as a report of the final oral examination signed by the Supervisory Committee members. These documents, as well as research papers, can be made available to interested members of the public.

For a master’s degree by examination, the Program Director must submit to the Graduate School office a written report documenting that the degree requirements have been met. Deadline dates for submission of approved theses for each term are published in the annual academic calendar from the Office of the Registrar.