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:
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if a thesis is not required for the second master's degree,
the minimum requirement shall be increased to 24 semester
hours;
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all requirements prescribed in the specified curriculum must be satisfied;
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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);
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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;
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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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