Students who earn an M.A. or M.S. degree at the university are
required to submit a master's thesis or a critical or expository essay
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree. Students
seeking a master of philosophy degree are viewed as meeting the writing
requirement for that degree if they already have submitted a formal
thesis for the lower-level master's degree. Students who have not
submitted a formal master`s thesis can meet the master of philosophy
writing requirement with a critical or expository essay that was
accepted by their program faculty for the lower master's degree or with
a similar essay written during their graduate work at the university.
The thesis or essay must have been written under the direction of a
member of the graduate faculty and approved by two other members of the
graduate faculty.
