M.S. students pursuing a thesis have to take 24 credit hours of course work and, when combined with 8 hours of GEOG 691 (Research), this equals the 32 hours required for the M.S. degree. Non-thesis M.S. students have to take 36 hours of course work.
Ph.D. students who already have an M.S. degree must take 30 credit hours of course work which, when combined with 28 hours of GEOG 691 (Research), equals the total 64 hours required for the Ph.D. degree. Ph.D. students entering the program with a bachelor's degree for a 96-hour Ph.D. must take 36 credit hours of course work plus 60 hours of GEOG 691 (Research).
For additional details and requirements, see the Graduate Policy Manual.
All students are required to take GEOG 610 and GEOG 611 during the first and second semesters, respectively. For a list of additional graduate courses available to fulfill our degree requirements, please see the course listing on our Graduate Catalog Page: