Enrollment in Two Master’s Degree Programs

Graduate students may enroll in and pursue two master’s degree programs simultaneously. In order to apply to a second degree program, the student must submit the request form to the Office of the Registrar, which will then consult with the student’s current adviser and director of the second degree program. After consultation and review of the student’s transcripts a decision will be rendered. The final decision of acceptance or denial resides with the program directors.

The following guidelines apply to students pursuing two master’s degree programs simultaneously:

• The student must maintain a cumulative graduate G.P.A. of 3.0 in each degree program. Dismissal from one degree program does not necessarily result in dismissal from the second degree program.
• The student must successfully complete a minimum of 9 credits in his or her first degree program before requesting acceptance into a second master’s degree program.
• Up to six hours of graduate credit may be applied from the first master’s degree program to the second one. If programs share additional course requirements, the student may be waived from completing the course in the second degree program but will have to replace the course with an appropriate course subject to the approval of the student’s adviser and program director.
• Degree completion will be calculated and handled separately for each degree program. All processes must be addressed separately for each program. This includes time limits and petitions to graduate.
• Pursuit of two master’s degree programs will not be considered a justifiable excuse for requesting an extension of the time limit for degree completion in any one program.
• The student’s transcript will note both degree programs.
• Academic and financial holds apply to the student and not the degree program. For example, a financial hold placed on a student’s records as a result of a payment issue for a course in one degree program can prevent the student from pursuing courses in the second degree program.
• A student may not pursue more than two graduate degree programs simultaneously.