INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORS

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Finally, Graduation! In order for a graduate student to be awarded a master’s degree the following requirements must be met:

  1. Submit your Application for Graduation  (PDF, 65KB) during the semester immediately preceding your anticipated graduation date. (One semester prior to your anticipated graduation).You must apply for graduation by the stated deadline or your application for graduation will be processed for the following semester’s graduation.
  2. Completion of a minimum of 30 graduate-level credit hours. The Dean of the Graduate School and appropriate staff will review the student's academic file to determine if the student has met all requirements.
  3. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B) in all graduate coursework.
  4. Completion of all coursework and degree requirements within the six-year (6) period immediately preceding the date of graduation.
  5. Completion of a minimum of 15 credit hours of 600- or 700-level coursework.
  6. Approved Application for Degree Candidacy  and completion of all required coursework exactly as specified on the form.  A Request for Change in Approved Degree Candidacy must be submitted in writing and approved by the principal advisor, advisory committee and Coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Studies Program.
  7. Receipt of official transcript(s) of approved transfer credit as listed on the Application for Degree Candidacy.  Transfer credit must meet all requirements as defined under Transfer Credit.
  8. Courses with a grade of I, N, or X must be completed and appropriate grades submitted.

Students who do not meet the requirements for graduation by the semester for which they apply must submit a new application for graduation, in accordance with established deadlines, for the semester in which the requirements will be completed.

Your master of science diploma and one student copy of your transcript will be mailed to the address indicated on your Application for Graduation. Please be sure to print the complete address on the form where you wish to receive your diploma, allowing approximately 6-8 weeks after the end of the semester for processing and mailing.