The Graduate School requires that you take 18 hours (and no less than 15 hours) of courses in a major field (including deficiency, core courses, and Thrust area courses), along with six to nine hours of supporting courses (plus additional Thrust area course and advanced electives). Six hours of upper-division undergraduate coursework may, with the permission of the graduate adviser, be counted towards the degree. Upper-division undergraduate grades count toward your overall GPA. All of these courses must be taken for a letter grade and not on a credit/no-credit basis. Deficiency courses are undergraduate courses and can be counted as part of your 24 30 required hours on your program. If you take other undergraduate courses, remember to ask the graduate advisor BEFORE you take the course if it will count towards your program of work. It is important to always check with your supervisor and/or the graduate advisor before taking any courses not on the TMI-approved course list available online.
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