Master's Degree Candidacy Form

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MASTER'S DEGREE CANDIDACY FORM

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A master's degree program must include a minimum of 70% of the total required hours as 7000 level courses.
Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on all graduate work undertaken at The University of Memphis whether or not the courses are listed on the candidacy form.
No more than seven (7) hours of C, C+, or C- grades will be counted toward degree requirements.
Grades of D or F are not accepted for credit for graduation purposes, but the grades are computed in the overall cumulative GPA.
Students first admitted to The University of Memphis as a Non-Degree student and were eventually admitted to a degree program requiring 36 credit hours or fewer, are limited to 12 credit hours while in the non-degree status.
Students in degree programs requiring more than 36 hours, must take at least 2/3 of the credit hours after acceptance into the degree program.

General Information:

1. All students must submit an Intent to Graduate Card as a requirement for degree candidacy. Applications for graduation in any given term will not be processed without this card.

2. Do NOT include ANY undergraduate level courses, courses completed for "Audit" credit, or courses dropped or withdrawn on the candidacy form.

3. List only graduate level courses, including all electives, required for your degree program. Do not list excess hours beyond the number required for your degree program.

4. If you are currently enrolled in course work, please include those course(s) on your candidacy form. Leave the "grade field" blank. DO NOT TYPE "IP" IN THE GRADE FIELD. Course titles listed on the candidacy form may be abbreviated.

5. If another course was substituted for a required course, your major advisor must complete an Approved Course Substitution Form and attach it to your candidacy form.

6. If you have transfer credit from another graduate insitution and this credit has NOT been posted to your U of M record PRIOR to you filing for degree candidacy, you must complete and attach an Evaluation of Transfer Credit Form to your candidacy form.

If transfer credit has been posted to your U of M record prior to you filing for degree candidacy, complete and attach an Approved Transfer Credit form to your candidacy form.

Failure to submit the incorrect form will delay processing of your application, so please be sure that the correct form is attached to your degree candidayc form.

7. Students who hold a master's degree from The University of Memphis may pursue a second master's degree with a different major or degree. No more than six (6) semester hours of the first degree may be applied toward the second degree. Please place an asterisk on the candidacy form behind the "course title" for the applicable course(s). Any credit accepted toward the second degree must be within the regular time limit requirements for the second master's degree.

8. If you have previously completed a Credit by Examination/Course Validation Examination or are planning to complete either type of examination in your intended term of graduation, indicate the type of credit on your candidacy form in parentheses AFTER you have listed the course title, e.g., LDPS 7130, Microcomputer Application (CBE) or ICL 7001, Fundamentals of Curriculum CBV).

9. If you are completing a master's thesis, please list only the maximum number of hours allowed for the thesis, i.e., 3 or 6 hrs. It is not necessary to list all semesters you have enrolled in thesis credit. One entry is sufficient.

REMINDER: You must be enrolled in thesis credit in the semester you defend your work.

10. Upon completion of the candidacy form, print it out and obtain the signatures of your major advisor, department chair, department graduate studies coordinator, and the college director of graduate studies (see list below for college directors):

College of Arts and Sciences - Dr. Linda Bennett, Scates Hall Room 104
School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology - Dr. David Wark, 807 Jefferson Room 211
Fogelman College of Business & Economics - Dr. Carol Danehower, Fogelman Business & Economics Room 101
College of Communication and Fine Arts - Professor Moira Logan, CFA Building Room 232
College of Education - Dr. Ernest Rakow, Ball Education Room 215
Herff College of Engineering - Dr. Steven Slack, Herff Engineering Administration Room 201
Loewenburg School of Nursing - Dr. Robert Koch, Newport Hall 203
University College - Dr. David Arant, Brister Hall 218

Students will be certified for graduation only when all requirements are met, including the removal of all "I" or "IP" grades. If a student has an "I" in a course necessary to fulfill degree requirements in the semester in which he or she expects to graduate, the certification process and graduation will automatically be deferred to the next term. If a student does not complete a thesis/dissertation, the Intent to Graduate Card will be automatically updated for only two additional semesters.

It will be the responsibility of each student to notify the Graduate School Academic Advisor of any changes in your name or address. Graduating students will be mailed a postcard approximately six weeks prior to graduation informing them to check the Commencement Office website for further graduation information.

If you have questions concerning the completion of the candidacy form, contact the Academic Advisor in the Graduate School for further information.

Last revised on: March 18, 2008.