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Degree Requirements – Master of Science

Please submit the following to the Graduate School office

Thesis Advisory Committee FormDownload
  • Graduation Application Form
  • Graduation fee paid when registering for last semester.
  • Notification of Thesis Defense (Thesis only) – Email Latrina Prince with the date, time, and location.
  • Verification of Thesis Acceptance:  Upon successful submission of the thesis to the Library, the Library staff will fax a copy of the thesis title page and committee signature page to the Office of the University Registrar.  (Thesis only)
  • Statement from program upon successful completion of exam and coursework (Non-thesis only)

Graduation and Campus Clearance Items. All students should log in to GUS and review the Student Center section of GUS for any clearance items that they should complete.  Please click on each item for instructions on how to clear that item and which department they should contact regarding the item. The Office of University Registrar will not be able to assist in clearing items.

Detail of Requirements for the Master of Science Degree

Regulations for Preparing Theses and Dissertations

Listed below are the detailed requirements of the UAMS Graduate School for the awarding of the Master of Science degree. Individual graduate programs may have additional program-specific requirements for the awarding of the degrees.

Time Frame for Completion of Degree. All requirements for a master’s degree must be satisfied within six consecutive calendar years from the date of the first registration.

Grade Point Average and Semester Credit Hours. Thirty (30) semester credit hours and a minimum cumulative grade point of 2.85 on all graduate courses are required. If a student is submitting a thesis, he/she must register for a minimum of six (6) semester credit hours of thesis. When a thesis is completed a letter grade will be reported for six (6) hours of thesis regardless of the total number of thesis hours for which the student registered.

Non-Thesis Option. A comprehensive examination is required for students enrolled in a program’s non-thesis option. A candidacy exam may be substituted with written permission from the Dean. The format of the examination is at the discretion of the program. Immediately following successful completion of the examination, the program will submit to the Graduate School Office a written statement indicating that the student passed the examination and that all program degree requirements have been completed.

Thesis Option. A comprehensive examination and public thesis defense are required for students submitting a thesis; the format of the examination is at the discretion of the program. Students submitting a thesis will have a Thesis Advisory Committee consisting of a minimum of three UAMS graduate faculty members. At the time the committee is appointed, notification of the committee membership must be forwarded to the Graduate School Office. After a student presents a written thesis to the Thesis Advisory Committee the committee chair (with the concurrence of the committee) will schedule a thesis defense. Not less than ten days prior to the date of the thesis defense, public notices will be posted by the program announcing the title of the thesis, and the date, time and place of the defense. Two copies of the thesis must be submitted to the library for approval no less than ten class days before the degree is conferred. All signatures on the final copies must be original, and two copies must be submitted unbound. After approval the UAMS library retains two copies.

Notification of Thesis Defense. Once the defense is scheduled, Latrina Prince in the Graduate School Office should be notified of the date, time and place of the defense.  The thesis must be submitted in accordance with the guidelines contained in a manual, and Regulations for Preparing Theses and Dissertations.

A copy of the thesis title page and committee signature page must be submitted by the library to the Office of the University Registrar prior to the conferring of the degree. The committee signature page must have verification by the UAMS Library that the thesis has been accepted.

Degree Application. A degree application form must be submitted to the Office of the University Registrar and a graduation fee paid during registration for the semester in which degree requirements will be completed and graduation is projected. The student must contact the UAMS Graduate School and Office of the University Registrar concerning their projected graduation date. If a student fails to complete the degree requirements on the projected date, the program must contact the Graduate School and the Office of the University Registrar.

Grades and Transcripts Withheld. Grades and transcripts will be withheld and registration refused to students who fail to return laboratory, library or other university property entrusted to their care; who fail to complete the campus clearance procedure; who fail to comply with rules governing the audit of student organization accounts; or who have failed to pay any fees, tuition, room and board charges, fines or other charges assessed by UAMS.

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