Plan A (Thesis)
31 hours of graduate credit
27 hours of graduate coursework
4 hours of thesis research
Proof of proficiency in formal logic (through first-order predicate logic with identity) by either passing the department’s course (3420) or some other course judged to be its equivalent with a grade B or better or by completing a test with a grade B or better at the end of the second semester.
First year paper at the beginning of the third semester.
Defense of a thesis prospectus by the end of the third semester.
In any cases of deficiency, the department may require remedial work before admission to M.A. candidacy.