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In addition to the department’s requirements, the following are the School of Graduate Studies guidelines and are the minimum requirements for students to complete a degree.
Degree Verification
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university or a similarly recognized international university is required for admission to and completion of a graduate program.
- Overall Graduate GPA at least 3.0 and no grades of C- or lower
Graduate students are required to maintain at least a 3.0 GPA for degree-program courses. Grades of C- or lower will not be accepted for a graduate degree. Graduate Students may earn no more than two “C’s” in their courses.
- Course Number Acceptability
The Program of Study for a master’s degree or a doctoral degree if the student has a master’s degree must include at least 15 semester credits at the level of 6000 or above.
Credits in the following areas are not acceptable in a degree program: foreign languages (unless included in an approved Program of Study), continuing graduate advisement, individual home study, military science, and courses numbered below 3000.
- Matriculation Start Semester
A doctorate must be completed within eight years of entering the degree program. Additional time may be requested by the student’s committee and submitted to the Vice Provost of Graduate Studies for review.
Coursework over eight years old at the time of degree completion may not be used for a graduate degree unless it is revalidated.
- USU Residency Requirement
At least 33 semester credits for a doctoral degree must be taken from Utah State University and be part of an approved Program of Study. At least three semesters, two of which must be consecutive, of full-time registration in residence at Utah State University, is required.
- Dissertation Research Credits - 7970
A minimum of 14 dissertation credits (7970 ) is required.
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- Required for all defense degrees:
Successful defense and submission of the dissertation to the library.
- Doctoral forms:
- Approval of academic forms required for doctoral students by the School of Graduate Studies.
- Supervisory Committee
- Graduation Check Request
- Department, SGS, and library review and approval
- Dissertation Format & Style
- Authorship and Copyright
- Record of Examination
- Appointment for Examination
- Application for Candidacy
- Program of Study
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