Students whose undergraduate study does not include necessary prerequisites may be required to take additional course work. In no case may the undergraduate courses thus taken fulfill any part of the requirements for the master's degree. Upon admission, the student is assigned an advisor. Programs of study are determined by established prerequisites and the requirements of the department in which the student wishes to study. The program of study must be approved by the student's advisor and the department chair.
Some programs specify a required set of core courses.
Courses specified in the student's program of study must be completed with a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 for award of a master's degree. A student who receives two grades of F or three grades below B- is barred from further enrollment in graduate courses and, ordinarily, will not be readmitted as a degree candidate. A student may not repeat for credit a course in which he or she has received a grade of C- or above, unless required to do so by the department chair. A written statement requiring the student to repeat such a course for credit must be submitted to the registrar by the department chair. A part-time student in the master's program is allowed a maximum of five calendar years.