• Full admission to a master’s degree program.
• Submission of plan of study to the Graduate School prior to 50% of program completion.
• Satisfactory completion of all course requirements.
• Achievement of the required B (3.0) GPA overall: for courses listed on the plan of study, and, if required by the department, for the major.
• Minimum requirements for the degree: no more than six (6) semester credit hours evaluated as B- (2.7), C+ (2.3), and/or C (2.0).
• Completion of all milestone requirements: as required by degree program (foreign language, comprehensive exams, etc.).
• Capstone Experience:  at the discretion of individual programs, may include some combination of (a) comprehensive written or oral examination, (b) thesis or research paper, (c) portfolio, (d) creative work, and/or (e) internship experience.
• An application for graduation and the final Plan of Study: filed with the Graduate School by the end of the first week of classes of the term in which the degree will be granted.
• Payment of the graduation fee.
• Payment of all accounts owed the University:  diplomas and transcripts of students owing money to the University withheld until the account is cleared.

All the requirements above must be met by the deadlines stated in the Academic Calendar. Some special programs may have additional requirements not listed above but explained in materials supplied by the major department or school.