For all master's degree students, an advisory and examining committee consisting of at least three faculty members will be appointed. A plan of study must be jointly prepared and approved by the student and all members of the student's advisory and examining committee, the department chair, and the dean or dean's designate, either at the end of the second semester of the student's attendance or at the completion of the twelfth course credit hour, whichever is later. The plan must contain a minimum of 30 semester credit hours, not more than nine of which can be at the 400 level. If a thesis or a problem report is part of the candidate's program, not more than six semester credit hours of research leading to an acceptable thesis or more than three semester credit hours of work for an acceptable problem report may be applied toward the credit hour requirement.
A student wishing to apply graduate credit earned at another institution to a master's degree at WVU must complete an application for transfer of graduate credit to WVU and have an official transcript submitted to the WVU Office of Admissions and Records from the external institution. A maximum of 12 semester hours from other institutions may be acceptable for credit at WVU in master's degree programs in CEMR. Departmental programs may choose to accept fewer transfer credit hours.
All requirements for the master's degree must be completed within eight years preceding the student's graduation.
