Specific Degree Requirements Specific Degree Requirements Masters of Arts or Masters of Science Candidates for the master's degree must earn a minimum of 56 credits in approved graduate courses, including thesis. Proficiency in a foreign language is required for the Master of Arts degree, but not for the Master of Science degree. Students' individual programs are determined in consultation with their advisors. The student must submit and defend the thesis at an oral examination Ph.D. In Systems Science and Applied Psychology Candidates for the Ph.D. in Systems Science-Psychology must earn a total of 108 credits in approved graduate courses. Candidates will undertake a program of study determined in consultation with an advisory committee.
Oral examination follows the written exams.
The student must submit and defend the dissertation at an oral examination. For more information please consult the Graduate Student Handbook , downloadable in PDF format.