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Research courses (CE 397C or D) are not counted toward MS or PhD degree requirements but do count in satisfying the course load requirements. If a seminar course or special studies (CE 397) course is intended to be counted toward the degree, arrangements must be made with the Graduate Advisor prior to registration. Seminar courses are always taken on a Cr/NC basis; anyone registered for a letter grade will automatically be changed to Cr/NC by the department unless other arrangements have been agreed upon.
Transfer of Credit for the MS Degree
Up Students may petition to have up to six hours of credit may be transferred from another university toward the MS degree if the courses were graduate level, not counted toward any other degree, and if the student received grades earned a grade of A or B. Transfer credit requests should be made early in the student’s programThe request must be submitted before 12 hours of graduate coursework are completed at UT Austin. See the Graduate Advisor or Graduate Coordinator for additional information.
Undergraduate Courses Allowed for the MS Degree
While most students will take all classes at the graduate level, in some situations faculty may advise students to take an upper-division undergraduate course. Students writing a thesis may count up to nine hours of upper-division undergraduate courses toward the degree requirements with no more than six hours in either the major or the minor. Students writing a Graduate School Report may count up to 6 hours of upper-division undergraduate coursework, while students in the No Thesis/Departmental Report or No Thesis/No Report options may count only 3 hours of upper-division undergraduate coursework toward the MS degree. As of fall 2008, grades in upper division undergraduate courses count in the graduate GPA. Undergraduate courses taken during the bachelor's degree cannot be used toward a graduate degree.
Continuous Registration - Thesis, Report, or Dissertation
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