ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES 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 Yes Grades of BC or C are counted toward program requirements if they are offset by equivalent AB or A work in regular courses. A 3.0 average must be maintained in the student's breadth area as well as specialty area. A maximum of 2 seminar credits graded S may be counted toward program requirements if approved by the student's faculty advisory committee. Courses that are audited or graded pass/fail or credit/no credit will not count toward program requirements. Contact the program office for more information.	Other Grade Requirements Yes Grades of BC or C are counted toward program requirements if they are offset by equivalent AB or A work in regular courses. A 3.0 average must be maintained in the student's breadth area as well as specialty area. A maximum of 2 seminar credits graded S may be counted toward program requirements if approved by the student's faculty advisory committee. Courses that are audited or graded pass/fail or credit/no credit will not count toward program requirements. Contact the program office for more information.
Probation Policy Follow Graduate School policy	Probation Policy Follow Graduate School policy
Specific Courses No	Specific Courses No
Specific Credits Yes A minimum of 30 credits including 6 credits in the natural science unit, 6 credits in the social science and/or humanities unit, 6 credits in the measurement and analysis unit, and 12 credits in the individual-program-focus unit including a graduate seminar (up to 6 research credits may be applied to this unit). Contact the program office for more information.	Specific Credits Yes A minimum of 35 credits including 9 credits in the natural science unit, 9 credits in the social science and/or humanities unit, 9 credits in the measurement and analysis unit, and 15 credits in the individual-program-focus unit plus two graduate seminars and a variable number of research credits. Up to 9 credits may be double counted between the individual-program-focus unit and one of the other units. Up to 24 credits from a previous master's degree completed elsewhere may be applied toward program requirements. Contact the program office for more information.
Examinations / Time Constraints Yes / No Candidates must complete a final thesis defense which constitutes the final examination. Contact the program office for more information.	Examinations / Time Constraints Yes / No A qualifying examination, preliminary examination, and final dissertation defense are required. Contact the program office for more information
Other Assessments / Time Constraints Yes / No Every candidate must complete a program certification and a thesis.	Other Assessments, Time Constraints Yes, Yes Every candidate must complete an initial course work proposal after one year, as well as a final course work proposal, which has no time constraint.
Language Requirements No	Language Requirements No
	Minor Requirements No
Advisor Follow Graduate School policy	Advisor Follow Graduate School policy
Review Policy Yes Program office By the end of the third semester	Review Policy Yes Program office By the end of the second semester