School of Graduate Studies Requirements:

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. An official transcript must be sent directly to the School of Graduate Studies.
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.
Matriculation Start Semester: A master’s degree must be completed within six years of entering the degree program. Additional time may be requested by the student’s advisor and submitted to the Vice Provost of Graduate Studies for review.
Coursework Validity: Coursework over eight years old at the time of degree completion may not be used for a graduate degree unless it is revalidated by the Vice Provost of Graduate Studies.
Course Number Acceptability: The program of study cannot include more than 12 semester credits of courses below the 6000 level. 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 5000.
Master’s forms: Approval of the Program of Study is required by the School of Graduate Studies.

Program Requirements:

A doctoral degree 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.
This degree requires at least 45 total credits (Masters) or 72 total credits (no Masters) numbered 5000-level or higher. This includes research credits but excludes course/course and course (Continuing Graduate Advisement). No more than 12 of these credits can be numbered 5000-5999.
Take no more than 3 (Masters) or 6 (no Masters) credits of course
Supervisory Committee Approval by the end of the second semester
Program of Study submitted by the end of the third semester
Write and successfully defend a dissertation research proposal
Pass a comprehensive examination that is constructed specifically for the student by his or her supervisory committee. The form of the examination may be written or oral or may include a combination of written and oral components. The length and content of the exam are determined by the student’s supervisory committee but is expected to take at least eight hours of direct effort from the student (e.g., three two-hour written exams followed by a two-hour oral exam).
Application for Candidacy Form at least 3 months before final defense
Appointment for examination form submitted 10 days before defense and during defense semester must be registered for credit
Write and successfully defend a dissertation
Record of Examination Form
Thesis/Dissertation format and Style and Electronic Publication Form
Authorship and Copyright form
Graduation application

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