A graduate degree will not be awarded to a student who earns grades of C or lower in more than six semester hours of graduate level work in a program requiring 30 to 46 semester hours, or more than nine semester hours of such work in a program which requires 47 or more hours. No course for which a student has received a grade of D or less may be used to satisfy degree requirements. Degree candidates must file a degree plan after at least nine semester hours and before the completion of fifteen semester hours . The work required for a graduate degree must be completed within six consecutive calendar years. You must apply for graduation eight weeks prior to the end of the semester in which you plan to graduate.
Plagiarism is serious business .
Graduate programs require a great deal of reading and writing. Please be aware that the University has strict policies concerning academic dishonesty and plagiarism.