Information about PhDs receiving Master's degrees
PhDs in Good Standing
PhD candidates in good standing are eligible to receive a master's degree after advancing to candidacy. Interested students should submit the university's application to graduate, a small white card available from the Registrar, before April 15. The department application (PDF), which should be submitted to Lauren Relyea, is due no later than May 1 of the year these students wish to receive the degree. The requirements for a master's degree must be met as specified in the department application, and the research project used to advance to candidacy may be used to fulfill the research project.
The requirements for a master's degree differ from the advance to candidacy requirements in that:
- Two of the six required classes have to be theory courses, which may be used as a PhD student's inside minor
- One of the classes must involve "significant programming" (taking the PhD "programming comp" does not fulfill this requirement)
Otherwise if you fulfill the PhD candidacy requirements, you'll more than likely have met the master's requirements as well.
PhDs Who Have Yet to Advance
PhDs who take a leave of absence before advancing to candidacy and wish to receive a Master's degree should talk to the Director of Graduate Studies to see if they qualify.| Page Owner: Yossi Lev | Last Modified: Thu Nov 9 16:25:53 2006 |