What is the department policy on signing up for independent studies, taking classes outside the department? What does it mean to sign up for thesis research versus graduate research versus a reading course versus independent research versus supervised teaching, etc.? What exactly counts as a classroom course? And what classes count towards the 15-course requirement for a master’s degree?
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According to official requirements (see ORC 3 and Appendices C.1 and C.2, students must take at least fifteen courses of graduate quality to qualify for a master...