GRADUATE PLAN OF STUDY
INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES
SECTION I: Student completes Section
I
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Consult with your Graduate Program Adviser
and develop your individualized plan for
degree completion.
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List the courses in each section you plan to
count toward your degree.
Limit of 10 credits at the 400 level.
Limit of 10 credits of Independent Study
(some departments are more restrictive).
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Submit Prerequisite Courses on separate
list. Use attach files option button in the
submission block.
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Forward the form to your Graduate Program
Adviser (or authorized Graduate Program
Coordinator) for approval and submission to
the Graduate School.
** If you have a
designated Thesis Adviser, forward the form
to your Thesis Adviser first.
Thesis Adviser approves the form and
forwards to Graduate Program Adviser (or
authorized Graduate Program Coordinator).
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Confer with your Graduate Program Adviser
and the Graduate School regarding any
subsequent changes to this Plan PRIOR
to enrollment in any course not listed and
approved on your plan.
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Students enrolled in thesis credits beyond
the maximum number allowed by the program
may affect eligibility for financial aid.
This information may be shared with the
Financial Aid office for financial aid
purposes.
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You must be registered for at least two
credits the quarter in which you graduate OR
the preceding quarter. Summer quarter is not
counted for students who have never enrolled
for summer quarter. Auditing is not
permitted.
SECTION II: Graduate Program Adviser
completes Section II
Transfer Credit
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List transfer credits earned prior to
admission to graduate program.
Coursework taken prior to formal admission
to a WWU master's degree program, whether at
Western or another institution, can be
considered for transfer credit if the
criteria listed below are met.
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List external concurrent credit at another
institution (submit a syllabus of the course
separately).
Credit taken at another institution,
concurrent with graduate status in a WWU
master's degree program, can also be
considered for tranfer credit if the
criteria listed below are met. (Such
coursework should be approved in advance of
registration to prevent any misunderstanding
or false expectation.)
The criteria are:
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A limit of nine quarter (six semester)
credits;
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Graded with a B, 3.0, or better;
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Taken no more than three years prior to
the student's quarter of admission;
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And meet all other stated program and
Graduate School requirements.
Special Skills or Language Requirement (if
required). Credits do not count toward
degree requirements.
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List courses or specifications to meet this
requirement.
Admission Stipulations Credits do not count
toward degree requirements.
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List admission stipulations and
specify minimum acceptable grade for each
course.
ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS:
Student: Complete Section I, then forward to
your Graduate Program Adviser (or authorized
Graduate Program Coordinator) for approval and
submission. Forward the form to your Thesis
Adviser if applicable.
Thesis Adviser: Thesis Adviser approves
the form and forwards to Graduate Program
Adviser (or authorized Graduate Program
Coordinator).
Graduate Program Adviser (or authorized
Graduate Program Coordinator): Forward the
form to
Gradschool@wwu.edu. The student and
adviser will be notified when the plan is
approved. |