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Chapter 5: Concurrent Graduate Degree Candidacies
Occasionally a candidate for an advanced degree in one major field wishes to begin work on either a
master’s or a doctoral degree in a second field before completing the first program. In this event the
student will consult with both graduate program heads and, under their direction, draw up a program
of study to meet the requirements of the two degrees. Any common agreements, such as the required
completion of one program before advancing beyond a specified point in the other, should be added
to the stated program of study as part of the agreement before it is approved, signed by the representatives
of each degree, and sent to the Office of Graduate Programs for review. The Office of Graduate
Programs will verify that degree requirements in both programs will be met by the proposed plan of
study and that overlap between the programs is not excessive.
Additional concerns such as credit requirements, examining procedures, project/paper or thesis
content, and conferral of degrees is available from the graduate officer.
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