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Degree Information

The Degree of Master of Science

Non-Thesis Option

In some departments of the University requirements for the Master of Science degree may be satisfied by completing a minimum of 36 semester hours approved by the student's advisory committee and department head and subject to the Limitations on the Use of Transfer, Extension and Certain Other Courses.

A thesis is not required. A final comprehensive examination is required for all non-thesis Master of Science programs except the Master of Science programs offered by the Mays Business School and the Master of Science students with a major in Educational Human Resource Management, HRD option. No exemptions are allowed. The requirements as to level of courses and examinations are the same as for the thesis option Master of Science degree.

No examination may be held prior to the mid-point of the semester or summer term in which a student will complete all remaining courses on the degree plan.

Students pursuing the non-thesis option are not allowed to enroll in 691 (Research) for any reason and 691 may not be used for credit toward a non-thesis option Master of Science degree. A maximum of 4 credit hours of 684 (Professional Internship), 8 credit hours of 685 (Directed Studies), and up to 3 credit hours of 690 (Theory of Research) or 695 (Frontiers in Research) may be used toward the non-thesis option Master of Science degree. In addition, any combination of 684, 685, 690 and 695 may not exceed 25 percent of the total credit hour requirement shown on the individual degree plan. All requirements for the non-thesis option Master of Science degree other than those specified above are the same as for the thesis option degree.