The M.A. Outline of Program form is available in the Student Academic Services Office. A copy is included in Appendix B. List all the courses you will be completing toward the degree. Your outline will require the approval of your faculty counselor before it is filed in the Student Academic Services Office for approval by the Head Graduate Adviser. When it is approved, a copy will be sent to you and to your program office, and the original will be kept in your file in the Student Academic Services Office. The planning and filing of the M.A. Outline of Program is to be completed by the beginning of the second semester and is a separate procedure from applying for candidacy.
Some programs have very specific course requirements.
If, however, your program permits you to select courses, you should meet with your faculty counselor early in the first semester to plan a course of study. The Master of Arts degree calls for substantive training in an area of educational research under the provisions of each program. Select an area that is neither too broad nor too general, given the unit constraints of the master's program. From there, look at courses in Education and other departments to see where components of the area involve course work in other fields. If your M.A. degree is a part of a Ph.D. or Ed.