Post-Master's Planned Programs
Students wishing to pursue post-master's study in areas other than the sixth-year certificate and the Ed.D. may request admission to a planned program of post-master's study. Thirty-credit planned programs of graduate study beyond the master's degree are individually prescribed programs of advanced study which are developed with an advisor. Students develop planned programs with their advisors. All requirements must be completed within a six-year time period dating from the earliest course included on the planned program. When requirements have been completed, students may request an official letter from the dean of the School of Graduate Studies which documents that they have completed 30 credits in a planned program of graduate study beyond the requirements for a master's degree. Completion of post-master's requirements is also noted in the student's official University record. Students completing planned programs of post-master's study do not participate in graduation ceremonies.