This page is to provide resources to students for each milestone they will come across during the program. If you have any questions please contact the MAS Program Coordinator and/or the Director of Graduate Studies.
Useful Links:
- Advance Status: A student who has completed all course work and thesis/dissertation unit requirements, has advanced to candidacy, is working on the thesis/dissertation, and is not employed as a Graduate Assistant/ Associate or student worker may apply for Advanced Status, which allows 1 unit of 900-level credit for full-time status.
- Archiving Master's Thesis Guide
- GradPath Guide
- Ph.D. Dissertation Formatting Guide
- Incomplete Grade: The grade of Incomplete (I ) may be awarded only at the end of a term when all but a minor portion of the course work has been satisfactorily completed and the student is unable to finish due to extenuating circumstances. Grade will be submitted by Professor.
Graduate Handbook
The MAS Handbook contains information important to students in our programs. If a student needs a copy of past versions of the handbook, please contact the MAS Program Coordinator.
Master's Program
RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH STATEMENT
The Responsible Conduct of Research Statement is submitted on GradPath.
PLAN OF STUDY
Students can use this document to assist in planning out courses to satisfy requirements and filling out the GradPath form.
THESIS DEFENSE RUBRIC
This form will be the rubric used by committee members to evaluate master students who have chosen to submit a Thesis Paper to complete the program.
ORAL EXAMINATION RUBRIC
This form will be the rubric used by the committee members to evaluate master students who have chosen to participate in an Oral Examination of three (3) graduate level papers written in MAS courses to complete the program.
APPLYING TO PH.D. FROM MS PROGRAM
If you are considering applying to the Doctorate Program, you can find more information on how to apply after completing the MS program.
Doctorate Program
RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH STATEMENT
The Responsible Conduct of Research Statement is submitted on GradPath.
PLAN OF STUDY
Students can use this document to assist in planning out courses to satisfy requirements and filling out the GradPath form.
DECLARING OF QUALIFYING COMMITTEE
This form is to be use to submit to the department the list of proposed faculty members that will evaluate the student during the Qualifying Exam.
RUBRIC FOR QUALIFYING EXAM
This form will be the rubric used by the committee members to evaluate students for the Qualifying Exam.
INSTRUCTION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
Students can find information regarding preparing for the exam as well as what to expect for the exam.
RUBRIC FOR WRITTEN PORTION OF COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
This form will be the rubric used by the committee members to evaluate students for the written portion of the Comprehensive Exam.
BALLOT FOR WRITTEN PORTION OF COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
This form will be the ballot used by the committee members to submit the outcome of the written portion of the Comprehensive Exam.
RUBRIC FOR ORAL PORTION OF COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
This form will be the rubric used by the committee members to evaluate students for the oral portion of the Comprehensive Exam.