Degree/Non-degree Requirements
The University requirements for all doctor of education, education specialist, master's and non-degrees are:
- A master's degree requires a minimum of 30 graduate credit hours without a thesis, or 24 graduate credit hours with an acceptable thesis. Most master's programs are more than 30 hours. For the education specialist program, a minimum of 60 hours including the master's degree must be completed. The doctor of education program requires a minimum of 60 hours including completion of a capstone.
- No credit earned by correspondence or through testing programs may be applied to the requirements for the master's degree, Ed.S., Ed.D. and non-degree programs.
- Residence credit is given for all MSU coursework completed on the campus, online or at the regional campus centers. Not more than nine hours of approved transferred work will be accepted toward the minimum requirements for the master's degree, Ed.S., or non-degree programs. A maximum of 18 post-master's hours may be permitted to be transferred for the doctor of education program.
- Fifty percent of the total coursework (minimum of 15 hours) must be earned in one field of study.
- At least 50% of the coursework toward a graduate degree or non-degree program must be earned through instruction at Morehead State University.
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for the degree or non-degree, and no credit is allowed for a mark below "C."
- A maximum of nine credit hours may be earned through independent study, directed study, special problems or workshops.
- Satisfactory completion of a comprehensive exit examination. For specific requirements of a particular program (which may go beyond the minimum), consult the section on the appropriate program.
- Must be unconditionally admitted to the program.