Culminating Experience Requirement
The culminating experience can be met through any one of the following options: Thesis, Project, or Comprehensive Examination. These culminating experience options are outlined below:
Option 1 (Thesis):
This option requires 12 units of core courses, 12 units of approved elective courses (out of
which, a maximum of 3 units may be at 400-level), and the culminating experience met
through 6 units of Thesis (EGCP-598).
Option 2 (Project):
This option requires 15 units of core courses, 12 units of approved elective courses (out of
which, a maximum of 3 units may be at 400-level), and the culminating experience met
through 3 units of Project (EGCP-597).
Option 3 (Comprehensive Examination):
This option requires 18 units of core courses, 12 units of approved elective courses (out
of which, a maximum of 3 units may be at 400-level), and the culminating experience
met through a comprehensive examination.
The application for graduate research (EGCP 597, 598, 599) can be found here
. See the MS handbook
for more information.