Credit earned in this manner will be used to meet baccalaureate degree requirements and may not be applied toward a graduate degree. Each student is assigned an academic advisor and an advisory committee. Program of Study forms are available in the departmental office. Changes in this program can be made only with the approval of the advisor, the department chairperson, and the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. Course work taken without the approval of the advisor will not automatically be applicable towards the degree.
All students are strongly encouraged to pre-register for classes.
By pre-registering, students greatly enhance the likelihood of getting courses when they need them. Admission to graduate study does not carry with it admission to candidacy for the master's degree. Admission to candidacy may be considered after the completion of two semesters of graduate study in the appropriate university degree program. Admission to candidacy is contigent upon the recommendation of the applicant's advisory committee. The student normally must qualify for candidacy before taking an individual or independent study and the comprehensive examinations.