THE UNIVERSITY SENATE OF MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Proposal 15-08

(Voting Units: Academic)

TO AMEND THE PLAN C OPTION FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS

Background

Michigan Tech currently allows departments to offer the following Master of Science Degree Program options:

Plan A: Thesis and course work

Plan B: Report and course work

Plan C: Course work with oral exam

Plan D: Course work only

The Department of Mathematical Sciences has requested that Plan C be amended so that the required exam can be either a written or oral exam. The Graduate School and Graduate Faculty Council supports this request.

The complete requirements for Master of Science degree programs at Michigan Technological University are currently described at:

http://www.gradschool.mtu.edu/catalog/ms-science.html

No Senate proposal has ever codified the policies associated with these options but modifications to these policies have been made by Proposal 7-06, "Addition of Coursework Only (No Oral Exam) Master's Degree Plan" and Proposal 23-07, "Proposal to Change Michigan Tech's Policy Regarding the Required Number of Members of Master of Science Examination Committees."

Proposal

Change the title of the Plan C option for Master of Science degree programs to:

Plan C Course work with examination

With this change, Academic Units offering Master of Science degree programs have the option of specifying whether the examination associated with their Plan C option is a written exam, an oral exam, or both.

Introduced in Senate: 16 January 2008
Adopted by Senate: 13 February 2008
Approved by Administration: 18 February 2008