Ph.D. students are required to enroll in at least one seminar course during each fall and spring term of residence. This may be MAST 821 or any other seminar such as MAST 626 or MAST 853. This may include one of the specially designed introductory courses or a more advanced course. Students may not test out of these courses. Additional graduate-level course work as determined by dissertation advisory committee.
Committee approves proposal.
Ph.D. qualifying examination. Defense of dissertation. Students continuing in the doctoral program who received a master's degree at CMS can have these requirements waived if they were completed at the master's level. M.S. students are required to take MAST 821 once during each academic year. M.S. students are not required to enroll in any other seminar course.