Students pursuing a Course-Type Master's (no Thesis) must complete the following University and College Requirements. Please see your departmental advisor for additional departmental requirements.
Total Hours: Minimum 32, of which at least 21 must be taken on a letter graded basis.
Time Limit: Master's students must complete all requirements for the degree within seven years of beginning coursework. ( A student starting Fall 98 would have until the end of Summer 05 to complete the Master's degree.)
G.P.A.: A Graduate Student must have a minimum 3.0 Cumulative Graduate GPA in order to be eligible for the degree.
Comprehensive Exam: If a comprehensive exam is required by the department, the student must register for the appropriate section and have a “P” grade submitted before clearance.
Special Master of Arts (M.A.) Requirements: In addition to the requirements listed above, candidates for the Master of Arts degree must meet the following requirements:
Proficiency in a foreign language demonstrated by satisfactory performance on the Graduate Reading Knowledge exam, or certification by the appropriate language department as proficient, or completion of twelve semester hours in a foreign language with an average grade of “B”, or four years of a single language in high school.
Six or more semester hours of graduate credit in the following fields: art; classical language, literature, and civilization; English; history; humanities; modern languages and linguistics; music; philosophy; religion; and theatre.
