Requirements for MBS Program 1. General regulations of the Graduate School governing the award of the master's degree apply except as modified below. If a thesis is written, the student will take 24 semester hours of coursework and six semester hours of thesis credit. These are to be selected from two or more departments. Requirements for the different options are detailed below.
Students defend their thesis before a thesis defense committee.
Publication of thesis results is encouraged. Completion of a paper describing a research project or other specialized study on a topic is to be approved by the Director and the student's advisor. Approval of the topic is given on the basis of a written explanation or precis submitted during the second or third semester after admission. The final paper must be approved by the student's committee and is in lieu of the comprehensive examination.