Degree Requirements

On campus program:

• Successful completion of a minimum of 36 semester hours at the graduate level.
• Maintenance of a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all coursework taken at the University. The minimum grade for passing a course is B.
• Successful completion of at least one continuous academic year in residence at the University.
• Successful completion of all requirements for the Master of Science degree within a period of four years, including successful completion of the capstone project. On an exception basis, with the approval of the faculty advisor, a student may undertake a thesis in lieu of the capstone project. Thesis students will take two semesters of the Graduate Seminar along with PEP.880 (4 credit hours).
• Students currently enrolled in the PEP Master of Science program may apply to the PhD program for admission after they complete their MS program. A MS thesis is not required for admission into the PhD program.

Online program:

• Successful completion of a minimum of 36 semester hours at the graduate level.
• Maintenance of a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all coursework taken at the University. The minimum grade for passing a course is B.
• Successful completion of all requirements for the Master of Science degree within a period of four years, including successful completion of the capstone project.