Requirements for the Degree
- Introduction
- Honor Code for the Graduate School
- Moving Toward the Degree: The Process
- Graduate Admissions
- Requirements for the Degree
- Financial Aid and Graduate Student Benefits:
- Academic Degree Requirements
- Graduate Committees
- Thesis & Dissertation Requirements
- Policies/Procedures
- Related Policies
- Annual Graduate Student Academic Review
- Academic Probation Policy for Graduate Students
- Graduate School Registration and Leave of Absence Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy for Graduate Students
- Research and Scholarly Misconduct Policy
- Academic Grievance Procedures for Graduate Students
- Grievance Policy and Procedures for Graduate Assistants
- Grade Appeal Process for Graduate Students
- Travel Policy for Graduate Students
- Rules and Regulations Pertaining to International Students
- Registration and Related Topics
- Enrollment Limits
- Registration for Audit
- Adding and Dropping Courses
- Registration Out of Career
- Proper Address of Students
- Identification Cards
- Withdrawal from Registration
- Attendance
- Full-Time Status
- Continuous Enrollment
- Use of Electronic Resources of the Library
- Grades and Marks
- Graduation & Commencement
- Graduate Student Resources
- Miscellaneous
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Requirements for each of the degrees offered at the University of Arkansas are set by the individual programs as consistent with the policies of the Graduate Council and in accordance with the requirements of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. The requirements of the Graduate School for each degree may be found in the Graduate Catalog Graduate School Catalog. ADHE requirements state that the minimum requirements for each degree are the following: the master’s degree will be awarded to students who complete a minimum of 30 semester credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree that includes 50 percent graduate-only semester hours in the field of study. In general, the doctoral degree will be awarded to students who complete a minimum of 72 graduate semester credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree; or 42 graduate-only semester hours beyond the master’s degree. The specialist degree will be awarded to students who complete a minimum of 30 graduate-only semester credit hours beyond the master’s degree. (Note: graduate-only semester hours are those for courses numbered 5000 or above.) As a result of these policies, at least 50% of the credits presented for the master’s degree must be above the 5000 level and all of the 30 hours presented for the specialist degree and all 42 credits presented for the doctoral degree must be above the 5000 level.
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