Official transcripts of this credit must be filed with the department office. Once admitted to GSE, a graduate student is required to maintain continuous registration. If such registration should be impossible, the student must secure a leave of absence. The M.A. and M.S. degrees follow the procedures and requirements of the Graduate School and the Graduate School of Education. A minimum of 30 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree is required.
Some programs have additional credit hour requirements.
A maximum of 6 credit hours of transfer credit may be included in a program if approved by the department. Students in degree programs that require more than 32 credit hours may petition for additional hours of transfer credit to be included in the program. The director of a student's master's program must hold the rank of assistant professor or above and be a member of the Graduate School faculty.