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Second Master's Degree

A student holding an earned master's degree from an approved institution may qualify for a second master's degree by completion of a minimum of 21 semester hours of graduate work approved by the student's advisory committee, except that:

  • if a thesis is not required for the second master's degree, the minimum requirement shall be increased to 24 semester hours;
  • all requirements prescribed in the specified curriculum must be satisfied;
  • if the student has not previously earned a graduate degree at Tennessee Tech, a minimum of 24 semester hours taken at Tennessee Tech must be completed (27 if nonthesis);
  • a student who has earned a master's degree from an institution not approved by an agency member of the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA) shall be required to complete a minimum of 30 semester hours at Tennessee Tech to satisfy requirements for the second master's degree;
  • credit used to satisfy the requirements of one degree cannot be used to satisfy the requirements of another degree.

Page last updated: 6/22/06

 
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