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Master’s Degree
The minimum requirement for the master’s degree
is the equivalent of one academic year of full-time graduate study, consisting
of at least 45 graduate credits completed to the satisfaction
of the
student’s program. The student whose undergraduate training has been insufficient
should expect to spend more than one year fulfilling the requirements for
the degree. All master’s requirements must be completed no later than five years from the date of matriculation into the degree program.
(See Master’s Degrees, Course
of Study .)
Doctoral Degree
The doctoral degree will be granted for no less than the equivalent of three
years of full-time graduate study. All requirements for the doctoral degree must
be completed within nine consecutive years of the date of matriculation into
the program. Students have five academic years (pre-candidacy) to reach candidacy
and the four following years (post-candidacy) to complete their research.
A period
of
seven
months
must elapse between admission to doctoral candidacy and receipt of the degree.
A doctoral student must be enrolled for at least 10 graduate credits in his or
her program in each of three quarters during a span of five consecutive quarters.
(See Doctoral Degrees, Course
of Study.)
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