Degree Completion
Minimum Degree Credit
A student must have earned a total of at least 30 semester credits of graduate level work from institutions with accredited graduate programs. At least 21 of these credits must be earned from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh or from institutions having formal cooperative agreements with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Second Master's Degree
Students who have an earned master's degree from any accredited institution
may apply for and be admitted to another graduate program at the University
of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Some credits earned as part of the first master's
degree program may be accepted toward the second masters degree. Such
credits will be governed by current transfer policies (nine maximum).
Applicants to a graduate program may petition for acceptance of up to
nine credits earned prior to admission, including credits that applied
to another master's degree. The credits involved in the petition will
be evaluated by those designated to make the admission decision on the
applicant. The result of the credit evaluation will be communicated to
the student by the Graduate Studies office.
Minimum Grade Point Average
At least a B average (3.00 of a 4.00 scale) must be earned on all work attempted as a graduate student and also on all work which applies to the master's degree.
No more than two courses with grades of C (not to exceed six credits),
or one C and two BC grades (not to exceed nine credits), or three BC grades
(not to exceed nine credits) may apply to a Master's degree. Some programs
will not allow grades less than B on degree courses.
Graduate Only Courses
At least half of all credits being applied to a master's degree must be graduate level credits. Graduate level credits are earned in courses which are open to graduate students only, designated by catalog numbers between 700 and 799.
Atypical Course Credit
A total of no more than six credits earned in variable content courses and independent study courses may apply to a master's degree. Generally, graduate credit may not be earned by examination or by correspondence study. This policy is not intended to preclude the earning of credits by electronic or other "distance education" modes.
Admission to Candidacy
Students must be admitted to candidacy after having earned a minimum of nine but no more than 21 degree credits (varies by program). Admission to candidacy requires the student to be in good standing, to have completed all deficiencies and to file an Application for Admission to Candidacy form (formal plan of study). Changes in the plan of study are made by filing a Candidacy Program Modification form and receiving approval from program faculty, graduate program coordinator and the Office of Graduate Studies.
Culminating Experience/Research
Each student must successfully demonstrate proficiency to integrate the
knowledge of the discipline. The nature of this experience is determined
by the Colleges and graduate departments subject to approval by the Graduate
Council. Examples of experiences which may meet this requirement include:
thesis, oral or written comprehensive examination, clinical paper, field
project, field report, national exam or integrative course. Programs may
require more than one of the above experiences. Refer to the Graduate
Bulletin for more details about the cumulative experience requirement.
NOTE: All research which deals with human and/or animal
subjects must have the approval of the University Institutional Review
Board (IRB) for Protection of Human Participants and/or Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) prior to conducting the research.
See policy statements in the Graduate Bulletin or contact a graduate program
coordinator or advisor.