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Master of Science - Degree Requirements

4. As a Candidate - Complete Degree Requirements

Information For the Candidate:
  1. Immediately after Advancement to Candidacy, submit a Thesis Committee Assignment Form signed by the student, their thesis program advisor, and their thesis committee members, to the graduate coordinator for approval. The student is responsible for taking the form to the Graduate Division offices.
  2. The chair of the student's thesis program and the Biology Department Graduate Coordinator must approve fundamental changes made to the graduate research plan.
  3. Written requests for changes in courses listed in the student's Advancement to Candidacy Form must be submitted to the Graduate Division, with the approval of the thesis advisor, graduate coordinator, and the Dean of Graduate Studies.
  4. There is a five-year limit on courses used to complete requirements for the master's degree. Up to two courses taken prior to the five year date may be "validated for currency" by special exam or other approved method designated by the faculty instructor.
  5. CR-graded course work cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements unless special permission is granted by the Graduate Division and the course is only offered as CR. No course with a grade below C may apply on the master's degree.
  6. Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 on all coursework taken during the period of matriculation for the master's degree.

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