An application for the master's degree must be submitted to the
dean of the Graduate School–Newark at least two months before the
student takes the final examination. If a student expects to take the
final examination at the end of Summer Session or at the beginning of
the fall semester, the application must be filed before Summer Session
begins. Forms for this purpose are available at the Office of the Dean.
The responsibility for making the application lies with the student.
The final comprehensive examination may be written, oral, or a
combination. At the time it is to be taken, the candidate must obtain
from the Office of the Dean the previously filed master's degree
application and submit it to the chair of the committee. The
chair records the result of the final examination on this form.
It is the responsibility of the candidate to return the form, properly
signed by his or her committee, to the Office of the Dean. It should be
returned soon after the examination, and in no case later than the
announced deadlines.
Qualifying Examination for the Doctorate Used for the Master's Degree
In place of the final master's examination, a student who plans to
pursue a Ph.D. degree may elect to take the qualifying examination for
the doctorate instead. In this case, the following stipulations apply:
1. All other requirements for the master's degree, except the final examination, must be satisfied.
2. Approval must be obtained from the program faculty.
3. Both master's examination and diploma application forms must be
filed in accordance with the directions given above.
After
passing the qualifying examination, the student may be recommended for
the appropriate master's degree. This use of the qualifying examination
does not invalidate the status of a student as a candidate for the
doctoral degree.
