11.04.99.R0.32 Course Requirements for Second Master's Degree

Effective: September 1, 2008

Supplements System Policy: System Policy 11.04

1. Students holding a master’s degree from a regionally accredited graduate institution in the United States may apply certain courses that were part of a previously earned graduate degree towards a second master’s degree.

2. Such courses must be approved by the department head, the dean of the appropriate college, and the Graduate Dean.

3. Courses from previous degrees cannot be more than six years old at the time the second master’s degree is conferred.

4. No more than one-third of the coursework for the second master’s degree can be from a previously earned degree.

5. Previous Thesis or Research Literature and Techniques courses, or their equivalent, cannot be applied unless approved by the department head and Graduate Dean. All remaining courses applied to satisfy the requirements for the second master’s degree must be Texas A&M University-Commerce courses.

6. The second master’s degree will be subject to the general regulations governing master’s degrees as outlined in University Procedure 11.04.99.RO.15 Requirements for the Master’s Degree except as stated above.

Contact for Interpretation: Dean of Graduate Studies and Research