The Plan I master?s degree requires a minimum of 30 credit hours ? 24 hours of coursework and 6 hours of thesis research (CH 699):

• Four?lecture courses?(12 credit hours) are required for this degree option. At least two of these courses must be in the student?s major area, and at least one must be outside the major area.
• In addition to formal coursework, students will generally register for 10 hours of advanced research technique courses in their major area. Students will also take at least 6 hours of thesis research (CH 699).
• Students will?present a research seminar?in their second year prior to the oral defense of their thesis. Students will register for the seminar course (CH 586) in the semester that they give their seminar.

Each student will meet with their thesis committee in the first semester of their third semester (September of the second year for students starting in the fall semester) to present an initial research review (IRR). In the IRR, the student will describe the progress made on the thesis project to his or her committee. The student will also discuss the work remaining to complete the thesis research.