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 hours of graduate credit in courses approved by the student’s advisory committee. Six hours of thesis may be counted toward this requirement. 
• A minimum of 20 hours of graduate credit in courses numbered at or above the 500 level.
• A minimum of 12 hours of graduate credit in courses appropriate to the area of concentration taught in the department and a minimum of 6 hours taught from outside the department. 
• A minimum of 3 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 36 hours of graduate credit in courses approved by the student’s advisory committee. 
• A minimum of 24 hours of graduate credit in courses numbered at or above the 500 level. 
• A minimum of 12 hours of graduate credit in courses appropriate to the area of concentration taught in the department and a minimum of 6 hours taught from outside the department. 
• A minimum of 3 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 hours of graduate credit. 
• A written and oral comprehensive examination.