ANIMAL SCIENCES Criteria for Satisfactory Progress To make progress toward a graduate degree, students must meet the Graduate School requirements in addition to the requirements of the department or program. See Graduate School degree requirements in the front of this catalog.
M.S.	PH.D.
Overall GPA Follow Graduate School policy	Overall GPA Follow Graduate School policy
Other Grade Requirements Follow Graduate School policy	Other Grade Requirements Follow Graduate School policy
Probation Policy Follow Graduate School policy	Probation Policy Follow Graduate School policy
Specific Courses Yes Contact the department for a list of required courses.	Specific Courses No
Specific Credits No	Specific Credits No
Examinations No	Examinations Follow Graduate School policy
Other Assessments / Time Constraints Yes / Yes Students continuing for the Ph.D. degree should take the master's degree in research; a thesis or progress report based on the candidate's research is required. Students needing more specialized training, but who are not planning to do research, may take a nonthesis degree (this is usually a terminal degree). The terminal degree must be attained within six semesters.	Other Assessments / Time Constraints Yes / No Candidates are normally required to prepare and defend a research proposal to a faculty committee.
Language Requirements No	Language Requirements No
	Minor Requirements Follow Graduate School policy
Advisor Follow Graduate School policy	Advisor Follow Graduate School policy
Review Policy Follow Graduate School policy	Review Policy Follow Graduate School policy