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University Catalog 2023-24

Master's degree policies, degrees offered.

North Dakota State University (NDSU) offers Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), and non-thesis master's programs.  

M.A. and M.S. students may opt for a Plan A (Thesis) or Plan B (Master’s Paper/Comprehensive Study) program. The Plan C (Culminating Experience) option is primarily intended for non-thesis degree programs; however, some M.S. programs do offer the Plan C option. Not all programs offer all three options. In addition, plans may differ in the composition of the student's supervisory committee and required submissions to the Graduate College for degree completion.  

Master of Arts/Master of Science Overview

Plan A: Thesis-based Master's  

The thesis typically includes a problem statement, a review of existing literature relevant to that problem, and the creation and presentation of new knowledge in providing a solution to the problem. Each student assembles a supervisory committee, as described on the next tab, and is required to pass a final oral examination in which the supervisory committee serves as the examining committee. Following a successful final examination, the student will submit an electronic copy of their thesis to the Graduate College for format review.  

Plan B: Master's Paper/Comprehensive Study-based Master's   

The student will develop a thorough understanding of existing knowledge and the ability to apply that existing knowledge to a problem of interest. The individual creative component is defined by the program and could include a portfolio or integrated field experience.   

Each student is required to pass a final oral examination in which the supervisory committee serves as the examining committee. Following a successful final examination, the student will submit an electronic copy of their master’s paper to the Graduate College for format review.  

Plan C: Culminating Experience-based Master's   

The Plan C option allows each academic program to define a culminating experience such as a capstone course, a written examination, or some other approach to measure the student's understanding of the relevant material in the discipline.

Non-Thesis Master’s Programs (Discipline-specific or course-based master’s programs)

Master of Accountancy (M.Acc.)

Master of Athletic Training (M.A.Trg.)

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Master of Construction Management (M.C.M.)

Master of Education (M.Ed.)

Master of Engineering (M.Engr.)

Master of Music (M.M.)

Master of Natural Resources Management (M.N.R.M.)

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)

Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.)

Master of Software Engineering (M.S.E.)

Master of Supply Chain Management (M.S.C.M.)

Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in Educational Administration

Supervisory Committee

Some Plan C programs do not require a Supervisory Committee. Refer to Plan C specifics below.

The Supervisory Committee is comprised of the student’s advisor (committee chair) and supporting committee members. The major adviser-student relationship must be a mutually acceptable one. The goal in selecting a supervisory committee is creating a team to help the student develop a Plan of Study to align with the student's desired professional goals, provide support in the growth of the student as a professional, and oversee the student’s final project or final examination.

Students may not bring food or beverages for the committee members to Supervisory Committee meetings, preliminary examinations, or final examinations. If a program wishes to provide refreshments at these meetings, it is the responsibility of the program to pay for and obtain them.   

The supervisory committee members should be identified before the Plan of Study is formulated so that all committee members have a chance to contribute. The supervisory committee, agreed upon by the major advisor and student, is approved by the graduate program coordinator at the time the Plan of Study is submitted.     

To add an external member (not full or affiliate graduate faculty) to a graduate committee, the Plan of Study or Supervisory Committee Change form (if the Plan of Study is already filed) must include a letter of support from the department chair and a copy of the external member’s curriculum vitae (CV). The chair’s letter should indicate the chair and department’s support for this person to be on the committee and list the expertise this person brings to the committee. There is a paperclip icon on both forms that allows the student, advisor and graduate program coordinator to add the letter and CV.

  • The letter must come from the department chair only, not the advisor. An advisor may add a letter of support, though this letter alone is not sufficient.
  • The external member cannot be an affiliate graduate faculty member of the advisor’s home department/program.

Plan A and Plan B   

The supervisory committee will have at least three members. The members consist of:   

  •  The major advisor, who must be a full or affiliate member of the graduate faculty Level 1 or Level 2, will be the committee chair. 
  • A second member, who must be a full or affiliate member of the graduate faculty. The second member may serve as co-adviser on the supervisory committee. The co-chair designation implies equally shared responsibilities in guiding the student through to degree completion.
  • A third member, who could be either a full member of the graduate faculty from outside the advisor's home department or a qualified off-campus expert in the field. 

The student’s advisor must be a full or affiliate member of the graduate faculty. If the program does require students in this option to form a supervisory committee, all members must be a full or affiliate member of the graduate faculty.

Advisor or Supervisory Committee Changes

Advisor changes and changes to the supervisory committee may be made with the Request to Form or Change Supervisory Committee  form. The student, advisor, graduate program coordinator, and the Graduate College must approve changes. 

Plan of Study

Some programs do not require a Plan of Study to be filed with the Graduate College. Refer to your program handbook for more information.  

The Plan of Study is an agreement between the student, the academic program, and the Graduate College that specifies all courses required to earn the graduate degree. This includes any qualifying transfer credits (see transfer credit policy below) and up to 10 credits taken as a non-degree NDSU graduate student toward the degree.

The Plan of Study must be approved by the student, the supervisory committee, the graduate program coordinator, and the Graduate College. The Plan of Study must be filed with the Graduate College by the end of the student’s second semester of study. However, a student must be in good academic standing to file a Plan of Study. 

A master’s degree includes both didactic credits and non-didactic credits. Didactic credits are numbered 601-689, 691; 700-789, 791; 800-889 and 891. Non-didactic credits are numbered 690, 692-699; 790, 792-799; 890, 892-899. The 600 number range indicates a combined undergraduate/graduate course and 700 and 800 are masters and doctoral level courses. Courses that a student has used to fulfill the requirements of a baccalaureate degree may not be used on that student's graduate plan of study, unless taken as part of an accelerated degree program.

Each program is responsible for defining the requirements for a major in its disciplinary area and making this information available to students. Each student is responsible for familiarizing themselves with the requirements, rules, and recommendations. 

The Graduate College allows credits taken as part of a certificate to be used towards the requirements for a master’s degree. Programs may restrict the usage of these credits on the master’s Plan of Study. Reference your program’s handbook for more information.

Plan A Master's Degree

  • Minimum 30 credits total
  • 16 of the 30 must be didactic credits
  • 6-10 credits of 798 Master's Thesis

Plan B Master's Degree

  • 21 of the 30 must be didactic credits
  • 2-4 credits of 797 Master's Paper

Plan C Master's Degree

Course deletions or substitutions  .

Course deletions or substitutions may be made with the Change to Plan of Study form. The student, advisor, graduate program coordinator, and the Graduate College must approve changes. 

Transfer of Credit  

Transfer of credit is requested at the time a Plan of Study or Change to Plan of Study is filed in the Graduate College. A maximum of 10 credits of graduate-level course work from regionally accredited colleges or universities (or equivalent for international institutions) may be eligible to be used in completing the student’s degree program.

Transfer credit coursework must:  

  • meet degree program requirements
  • be graduate level
  • Transcript(s) must be filed in the Graduate College at the time the transfer of credit is requested
  • not have been used to fulfill the requirements of a baccalaureate degree
  • Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory graded courses are not eligible for transfer
  • not be a continuing education, correspondence, extension education, or workshop course
  • not be internship, individual study, special topics, or research course
  • have been earned within a 7-year period at the time of the student's final defense (Plan A/B options) or at the end of the student's last semester of coursework (Plan C option/non-thesis degree programs)

Concurrent Master’s Degrees  

A student may be allowed to work at satisfying the requirements of two graduate degrees concurrently. A maximum of 10 graduate credits of course work can be applied to both programs of study as approved by all members of both supervisory committees, the two program administrators, and the Graduate College. A student pursuing multiple graduate degrees must

  • Apply and be accepted to both degree programs
  • File a plan of study for each program
  • Complete all academic program requirements
  • Complete all Graduate College requirements
  • Maintain continuous enrollment in each program
  • If each program requires a master’s paper, thesis, or culminating work, they must differ substantially and must result from substantial work completed independently in each discipline.
  • Successfully complete any final examination as required for each program

Master's Degree with Two Major Areas

 A student may pursue one master's degree with two major areas. Such a program must have the concurrent recommendation of the administrators of the two programs. The Plan of Study shall clearly delineate the course work required for each major area.  

  • A minimum of 40 credit hours is required, including at least 14 graduate course credits in each of the two major areas. 
  • No more than 10 of the required 40 credits shall be research credits under the Plan A masters, while no more than four of the required 40 credits shall be paper credits under the Plan B master’s.
  • The student is required to conduct interdisciplinary scholarly work culminating in one master's paper or thesis acceptable in both major areas. 

Final Defense

The following policies do not apply to Plan C option students. Refer to your program handbook for more information on procedures. 

The final defense is an oral examination given to the supervisory committee in which the author of the master’s paper, thesis, or culminating work demonstrates satisfactory command of both the focus area of their project and the broader field. Students must be in good academic standing to schedule their final defense. 

Notification of Scheduled Examination

At least seven (7) calendar days prior to the final defense date, the Notification of Scheduled Examination form must be approved by the student’s advisor and graduate program coordinator and filed with the Graduate College. 

  • A  successful  submission requires all signatures, not only that the graduate student has initiated the form. 
  • If the form is not filed seven (7) calendar days prior, it will not be approved by the Graduate College. 
  • A final defense takes place without an approved notification form is considered void. A new defense date must be scheduled and the  Notification of Scheduled Examination  filed seven days prior to the new date.  

Pre-defense Document Distribution

The master’s paper, thesis, or other culminating work must be distributed to the committee members for review at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the defense.   

  • If this seven (7) day stipulation cannot be met, the student’s committee holds the right to cancel the final defense. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the Graduate College if their defense does not take place as scheduled and to complete a new Notification of Scheduled Examination.  

Defense Attendee Policy   

  • If one supervisory committee member cannot participate in the final defense, the defense may be held; however, their absence is considered a “Disapproval” of the student’s defense. 
  • If more than one supervisory committee member cannot participate in the final defense, the defense must be rescheduled. 
  • It is the student’s responsibility to notify the Graduate College if their defense does not take place as scheduled and to complete a new Notification of Scheduled Examination.

Final Defense Outcomes  

It is the student’s responsibility to initiate the Report of Final Defense , ensure all committee members sign it, and submit it to the Graduate College within 14 calendar days following the defense.

  • A  successful  submission requires all signatures, not only that the graduate student has submitted the form.
  • If the form is not submitted within 14 calendar days, the defense is considered void and must be rescheduled.

The student must pass a final defense as part of earning the master's degree.

  • A negative vote by two or more members of the student's committee will signify failure of the defense.
  • Exceptions to this time limit will be considered by the graduate dean upon presentation of written justification from the chair of the committee in consultation with the committee. Should the defense be failed twice, the student cannot continue in their graduate program. 
  • The student will not be given a third defense except by recommendation of the examining committee, program coordinator, and special approval of the Dean of the Graduate College following consultation with the Graduate Council.

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Before using these templates, read all of the following instructions.

It would be best for you to start out writing your thesis or dissertation in a template. If you copy and paste a previously written thesis or dissertation into a template, incorrect formatting settings may also be copied into the document. If you do need to insert existing work into the template, it’s best to separately insert individual sections of body text. When doing so, make sure to maintain the standard headers and set formatting.

These templates are provided to get you started. These files are not guaranteed to be perfect for everyone as the files require customization. Even if you use a template, you are required to fix anything that does not meet the requirements covered in the ETD Guide. Therefore, you must consult the ETD Guide prior to electronically submitting the file to the Graduate School for review.

Styles These templates include three pre-programmed Styles–Body 1, Heading 1, and Subtitle–which are already applied to the existing headers and body text. The “Styles” box appears on the right-hand side of the “Home” tab. To apply these styles to new text, you have two options:

  • Click the desired style and then type in that style.
  • Highlight existing text and apply the desired style by clicking on its Style square.

ETD guidelines do allow some flexibility in formatting. You can alter these styles in the following ways:

  • Change Subtitle style to be italicized instead of bold.
  • Change chapter headers to be larger and move them to a different location on the page.

To alter a Style, you can do one of the following:

  • Highlight your altered text, right click on the style square, and select the first option, “Update Style to Match Selection.”
  • Right click on the style square and select “Modify.” 

The Heading 1 style maintains the bold setting, but you must keep all main headers ALL CAPS. Styles do not maintain this automatically. However, you can alter the font of headers to match the font you’ve chosen for your entire text (font must be consistent throughout the document). 

Table of Contents

There are different ways to create a Table of Contents page. The templates use Tabs, found in the “Paragraph” settings, which will be explained below. Alternatively, you can insert a Table of Contents from the References tab, as long as its formatting and appearance match that of the Table of Contents in the ETD Guide . In the templates, the tabs are set so that you simply need to type out a Table of Contents entry, hit “Tab” on your keyboard, and type the appropriate page number. Hitting “Tab” will create a dotted leader line that will change length as you type.

An ETD requirement is that your Table of Contents has a spacing hierarchy that differentiates main sections from subsections. This requires indenting the entry text for subsections. Since the templates already have altered Tab rules for the dotted lines, you must use the Ruler bar at the top of the page to make simple indentations. If you do not see the Ruler, go to the “View” tab and check the “Ruler” box.

In addition to the dotted line Tab settings, the templates already have a tab rule set for .5 inches from the left margin (it appears as a little black notch on the ruler bar). This allows you to indent lines with the Tab key while also maintaining the rules for dotted lines. However, if you need to indent lines further than this, to create another level of hierarchy, you must add a new Tab by clicking the ruler bar on the desired Tab location, creating a new notch on the ruler.

MS Word Template 1 (Page numbers at the top of the page) – or – MS Word Template 2 (Page numbers at the bottom of the page)

LaTeX templates

These LaTeX templates were created and supplied by fellow graduate students and faculty. Unfortunately, NCSU does not support LaTeX—meaning the NCSU Helpdesk and the Graduate School (ETD Reviewer and Webmaster) are not able to provide technical support for these files. You are encouraged to utilize your fellow classmates, your faculty, and the internet for assistance.

These templates are provided to get you started. These files are not guaranteed to be perfect for everyone as the files require customization. You are required to fix anything that does not meet the requirements set forth in the ETD Guide even if you used one of the templates. Therefore, you must use the Appendix A Checklist in the ETD Guide prior to electronically submitting the file to the Graduate School for the thesis review.

Thesis Class and Template Files:

A graduate student recently helped us update our LaTeX template to better reflect the latest ETD Guidelines. These files are linked below. If you find have issues or find errors in the updated template files, please let me know ([email protected]).

  • Updated Template files

NOTE: the most common issue students have with their LaTeX ETD file is the right-hand margin; sometimes tables, figures, or lines of text extend too far right, and violate the required 1-inch margin. Prior to submitting, please ensure that all of your content fits within the main body area of the document.

There are some websites that may be helpful. A few are listed here. Do a search in your favorite search engine to discover more.

* LaTeX information Dr. Bloomfield’s Website (For information purposes only. Assistance is not offered). * LaTeX information LaTeX project site * LaTeX information Trinity College * LaTeX information University of Cambridge Department of Engineering * LaTeX information Emory University

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