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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications Major, MS


Requirements

Thesis Option

A candidate for the master’s degree who elects the thesis option must successfully complete the following requirements.

  • A minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate credit in courses approved by the student’s advisory committee. Six credit hours of thesis may be counted toward this requirement. 
  • A minimum of 20 credit hours of graduate credit in courses numbered at or above the 500 level.
  • A minimum of 18 credit hours of graduate credit in courses appropriate to the area of concentration taught in the department. 
  • A minimum of 3 credit hours of graduate credit in course work in either research methodology or statistics. 
  • A final oral examination.

Non-Thesis Option

A candidate for the master’s degree who elects the non-thesis option must successfully complete the following requirements.

  • A minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate credit in courses approved by the student’s advisory committee. 
  • A minimum of 24 credit hours of graduate credit in courses numbered at or above the 500 level. 
  • A minimum of 18 credit hours of graduate credit in courses appropriate to the area of concentration taught in the department. 
  • A minimum of 3 credit hours of graduate credit in course work in either research methodology or statistics. 
  • A creative component designed by the student and approved by the student’s advisory committee for 3 credit hours of graduate credit. 
  • A written and oral comprehensive examination.