Coursework

MASTER OF SCIENCE, PLAN I

MASTERS OF SCIENCE, PLAN II

Both MS Plan I and Plan II are subject to the following:

i) Units for 298 (seminar) courses are not counted towards the degree.

ii) Study list approval by the major field adviser is required each semester.

iii) A maximum of 4 units of coursework from approved non-academic institutions or four units from another academic institution can be used, provided course was taken while in graduate standing and meets departmental approval.

iv) Units for graduate courses taken as an undergraduate are allowed if the units were in excess of units required to satisfy the BS degree requirements.

Noncourse Requirements

Plan I: Thesis (Requires thesis committee composed of three faculty.)

Plan II: Completion of a project culminating in a written report and an oral presentation before a committee of three faculty members or two faculty members and one approved non-university person. Approval by the professor in charge of the research project and the Chair of the Graduate Advisers is required.

All students must take at least 2 letter-grade NE courses during the first year as a graduate student.