For the Masters degree at least 3 hours but not more than 6 hours of credit in MATH or PHYSICS at the 500-level or higher is required as a minor. For the Doctoral degree, 12 hours of study in MATH, PHYSICS or another appropriate field is required--of these 12 hours, no more than 6 hours can be at the 500-level.

A faculty member from the student's minor area is required on thesis and dissertation committees, and that faculty member will participate in all oral exams and in review of the thesis or dissertation.

A graduate student registered for 9 semester hours or more is considered to be a full-time student. During a regular term, a graduate student may register for no more than 15 hours of credit, and 6 semester

hours each term is the maximum load allowed for summer school. Students registered for less than 9 hours of credit are considered part-time student and charged a different fee schedule, but in no case will fees exceed those of a full time student.

Students on assistantships have different maximum load requirements based on the number of hours of work the assistantship requires. For example, a student on a half-time assistantship (typical in the Electrical Engineering Department) which requires 20 hours of work per week must register for at least 6 hours credit each semester, but normally will register for 9 hours, exclusive of Seminar. Students must be full-time (9 hours/semester) in order to receive a Graduate Tuition Scholarship. See the Graduate Catalog for more details.