Sequential Steps to Be Followed in a Master’s Degree Program
A Self-Help Guide
Admission to Graduate Degree Program
File Application for Admission or readmission to the University with the Academic
Records (not required of students enrolled at SWOSU during the previous year).
File health history and submit proof of required immunizations to Student Health Services.
File Application for Admission to Graduate Studies with the Graduate Office.
Provide official transcript(s) of all previous college work not already on file with
the Academic Records at SWOSU.
Provide other credentials (GRE scores, references, etc.) as required by the degree
program for which you are applying.
Submit Portfolio – M.Ed. in Educational Administration requires an e-portfolio; M.Ed.
in School Counseling and M.Ed. in School Psychometry (requires a paper portfolio )
– see advisor or department contact person for more information.
Following Admission to a Degree Program
Meet with your advisor during your semester of admission and complete a Plan of Study.
Enroll or pre-enroll on enrollment dates listed in the class schedules.
Admission to Degree Candidacy
With the assistance of your advisor, complete an Application for Admission to Candidacy
after the completion of 24-30 semester hours of graduate work. Obtain
appropriate signatures and submit Candidacy form to the Graduate Office. The
completed/signed form must reach the Graduate Office by the first Monday after the
close of the drop/add date of the semester in which you intend to graduate.
Master of Education, Master of Science in Community Counseling and Specialist in Education
students must complete the Capstone Experience during their final semester (with the
exception of certain programs-check program pages for details). Students must enroll
in the Capstone Experience class, complete the Registration Form, and turn the form
in to their advisor.
Each M.B.A. graduate must complete the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Major Field
Test in Business during their last semester of their M.B.A. program.
File an Application for Graduation with the Academic Records. This application should
be
submitted to the Academic Records’s Office during the first two weeks of the semester
in which the student expects to graduate.
Pick up a cap and gown at University Bookstore.
Summary Checklist
Required number of semester hours for the degree.
All required courses completed.
An overall grade point average of at least 3.0 (B) on graduate work.
The Master of Music degree program with no Applied Music grades below “B” that count
toward degree requirements.
No grades below “C” applied toward degree requirements.
Not more than six (6) semester hours of “C” applied toward the degree.
Not more than six (6) semester hours of individual study/directed reading applied
toward the degree.
No correspondence study credit applied toward the degree.
Graduate credits completed beyond six (6) years not applicable for semester hours
required but may meet course requirements in a degree program.
Not more than nine (9) approved semester hours of transfer credit. This includes courses
from accredited institutions, as well as courses taken at SWOSU, prior to admission
into a degree program. Only courses with a grade of “A” or “B” may be transferred.
