For students who specify their candidacy in a doctoral degree program, the following is required for a master’s degree:
1. Ten graduate courses successfully completed with a cumulative average of 3.5 or above. Of these ten courses, two may be taken in a department other than English.
2. Proficiency in a foreign language;
3. Performance in an advising session.

For students who specify their candidacy in a terminal master’s degree program, the following is required:
1. Ten graduate courses successfully completed with a cumulative average of B or above. Of these ten courses, two may be taken in a department other than English.

For students who choose to write a master’s thesis, the following is required:
1. Eight graduate courses, as defined by the regulation (in 1.) above;
2. Submission of an acceptable master’s thesis.