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Course RequirementsThe minimum requirement for the master’s degree is the satisfactory completion of total credit hours required by the department which have been submitted as aGraduate Plan of Study and approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Researchand by the student’s adviser. Additional Requirements
Graduate Capstone ProjectAll master’s students must complete a graduate capstone project that is defined by the program of study. The project may be (1) a thesis, (2) a graduate researchproject report, portfolio, or exhibit, or (3) two file papers. Certification that the graduate project requirement has been met must be filed at the College of Graduate Studies 30 calendar days prior to graduation. Forms for thispurpose are available from the College of Graduate Studies. It is the student’sresponsibility to see that the documentation is filed through the department.
Guidelines Regarding Membership of Graduate Advisory and Theses Committees
Theses at the graduate level at Northern Michigan University must be prepared in accordance with the “Guidelines for The Preparation of Master’s Theses”. TheGuidelines are available on the College of Graduate Studies Web site. All theses aresubmitted to the College of Graduate Studies in electronic format. An originalsignature page from the thesis must be completely signed and submitted to the College of Graduate Studies. To allow sufficient time for review, the approved document must be electronically submitted no later than 30 calendar days before graduation.
Continuous Enrollment CreditAll graduate students who are working on their master’s project/thesis and have completed all other credit requirements for their degree (not currently enrolled inany other NMU courses) and require access to library and computing resources mustremain an “active” student by enrolling in at least one credit each semester ofcontinuous enrollment credit (GD 593, or for those in the Education Specialist program, GD 693) for each consecutive semester until the completion of theproject. Students failing to register for these credits will not have access to libraryand computing resources. GD 593(or GD 693) credits may not be used as electives,nor can they be used to replace required courses listed on their plan of study. Students must be enrolled in GD 593(or GD 693) or another graduate credit during their semester of graduation. Second Master’s DegreeA student holding a master’s degree may earn a second master’s degree in another curriculum or major. With the exception of a Master of Fine Arts in English degree and Education Specialist degree, appropriate courses up to a maximum of tensemester hours may be transferred from the first master’s to the second degreeprogram on the recommendation of the adviser for the second degree. These creditsmust have been earned within the same seven-year time limitation applicable to thefirst master’s degree. Students pursuing a second master’s degree must complete agraduate project depending on the program of study, as noted above. The projectmay be (1) a thesis, (2) a graduate research project report, portfolio or exhibit, or (3)two file papers. |
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