The Plan of Study sets the specific requirements for the degree as determined by the advisory committee, consistent with the specific program guidelines and Graduate School policy. These credits constitute the core of each student’s graduate degree curriculum.

The Plan of Study must be signed by the student and Graduate Program Director/designee at the earliest practical time following the student’s admission to the Graduate School, but no later than 50% of the program’s completion. The plan must indicate the following:

• All courses the student is expected to complete as a minimum requirement, including courses required for the major, supporting courses, number of elective hours, and courses recommended for transfer.
• Courses required by the department but not counted toward the degree, including prerequisite courses.
• No more than six (6) semester hours of independent study.
• No more than six (6) semester hours of credit evaluated as B- (2.7), C+ (2.3), and/or C (2.0) applied toward the minimum hours required for the degree.
• At least one half of the course work credited toward the degree must be in 600-level courses or above.
• Capstone Experience.

Credit earned for STA 667 Statistical Consulting is not applicable to a graduate plan of study.

Undergraduate courses or courses not required on the POS are not eligible for financial aid or state funding.