Additional Requirements
On this page: GPA | Advancement to Candidacy | Comprehensive Examination | Research Paper/Project | Time Limit
In addition, Bowie State University graduate students must meet the following requirements:
GPA
Achieve a cumulative grade point average of B (3.0) or higher for all BSU graduate course work.
Advancement to Candidacy
Advancement to candidacy is a major step in fulfilling the requirements for the master's degree. The program director will review students' records to determine eligibility for advancement to candidacy. To advance to candidacy, students must:
- Be fully admitted.
- Complete the first 15 credits of courses with BSU with a GPA of at least 3.25. Should the required average not be attained, advancement to candidacy will be denied. Students who fail to advance to candidacy may be granted permission by the program director to repeat one course.
- Remove all marks of Incomplete (I).
- Satisfy all undergraduate prerequisites.
Students must be advanced to candidacy before taking the comprehensive examination.
Comprehensive Examination/Research Paper (Capstone Course)
Time Limit
All requirements for the master's degree must be completed within a seven-year period, as established by the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland. The scheduled time may be computed by noting the date of admission to the Graduate School or by noting the date when credits allowed in transfer were taken, whichever is earlier. The seven-year period is computed on calendar time. An extension will be granted automatically if a required course is not offered during the last term of a student's seven-year period.