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  • January 13, 2025 at 5:12 pm #13190
    coxka@ecu.edu

      When a graduate students switches from a thesis track to a non-thesis track in your master’s programs, are they allowed to use the thesis credits in the non-thesis track? We have a course call “Thesis” and it’s the one the student enrolls in to show they are working on their master’s thesis. Right now we do not allow these credits to count in the non-thesis track. But I’m starting to wonder why – many times they switch to a project and often the project is based on or is part of the work of the thesis but they are not going to do a formal thesis any longer. I’m interested in hearing how your institutions are handling this. Thanks!

      January 23, 2025 at 7:28 pm #13249
      christine.byrd@wmich.edu

        We do allow use of ‘thesis’ credits in the non-thesis track, when a student switches. However, we do not allow the reverse (i.e., use of non-thesis/research credits to substitute for thesis credits if a student switches from non-thesis to thesis option is not allowed).

        January 23, 2025 at 7:47 pm #13254
        coxka@ecu.edu

          Thank you! I am looking forward to learning what other universities are doing.

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