Students must indicate to the Registrar's Office their intention to graduate as stated in the “Graduation Procedures” section that follows. Candidates for graduation must have completed or be enrolled in all courses required for graduation.
Master's Degree Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of all courses prescribed for the particular area of study in which the degree is to be granted.
- A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in graduate course work that is applicable toward the degree being granted.
- Completion of all prescribed courses while at MSOE, except where permission is granted by the program director to transfer a maximum of nine graduate credits or three courses, whichever is less, into the graduate program.
- Satisfactory completion of a master's thesis, oral presentation or other projects when prescribed, for the specific degree being sought.
- Attendance and participation in Commencement Exercises.
- Completion of all requirements within the allotted maximum time period as prescribed for each program.
Graduation Procedures
- Each student must apply for graduation by completing a Graduation Application form and submitting it to the Registrar's Office by the deadline stated on the graduation information page.
- For those who submit a Graduation Application form by the above stated deadline, the Registrar's Office, in conjunction with the program director, will do preliminary graduation checks before the end of the first week of the quarter in which the students plan to graduate, and notify them by mail if additional courses are required.
- A student completing graduation requirements by the end of a quarter, but who has not submitted a Graduation Application form by the above stated deadline, may participate in the Commencement Exercises with approval of the program director. The diploma for the student may, however, be delayed.