Students who do not meet the undergraduate merchandising course requirements must complete specified deficiency courses in merchandising before beginning their graduate program. Merchandising students may select either the thesis or non-thesis option. All students must take a minimum of 36 semester hours with 24 hours in the student's major area. Students who choose the non-thesis option must take a comprehensive examination. Those who choose the thesis option must take 6 hours of SMHM 5950, Master's Thesis.
Scholarships are available to graduate students in merchandising.
Students also may apply for financial awards from a wide range of national, state, local, university and school sources. Graduate assistantships are available for students who would like to work directly with faculty on special projects. Applications for teaching and research assistantships are available in the Office of the Dean, School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management. The services include support for a wide range of hardware and software resources as well as training, consulting and information services. Computer networks also are installed in most academic departments, providing connectivity with a variety of general purpose and specialized computing equipment.