Plan of Study Checklist:
Before submitting your Plan of Study
for review please run it through this checklist.
1) Check your
"Creative Component Courses" for correct sequence.
ETM
5111, ETM 5121 an ETM 5131 are the only three courses required of all students in the program.
ETM 5111 is typically taken at the earliest opportunity in the program (usually the 1st semester). ETM 5121 and ETM 5131 must be taken in sequence during the last two semesters of the program. Both ETM 5121 and ETM 5131 are offered every semester (including summer).
The bottom line...You should enroll in
ETM 5121 during the second to the last full semester of your program and ETM
5131 during the last full semester.
2) Final Semester
From the Graduate College:
The graduate college requires all graduating students to be enrolled in at least 2 credit hours during the semester in which
they plan to graduate.
Clarification: In the MSETM program students
should try to enroll in ETM 5131 during their last semester. Since this course is a one-credit hour course, you must enroll
in at least 1 other credit hour during that semester. Since there is a project involved with ETM 5131 it may be tempting to
try to take just that course – but that is not an acceptable plan.
The bottom line…You should try to enroll in at least 2 credits during your
last semester.
3) Continuous
Enrollment
The OSU catalog reads:
“A graduate student must maintain
continuous enrollment…Continuous enrollment can be met with six credit hours during each 12 month period or 2 credit
hours in each of the fall, summer and spring semesters.”
Clarification: This means you should
enroll in at least 2 credits each semester or a total of six within one year. A
"year” equals three consecutive semesters starting from the first semester in which you were enrolled. For example,
students who first enrolled in Summer 01 are required to enroll in six ours total during Summer 01, Fall 01, Spring 02.
The bottom line... You should try to enroll in at least 6 credits per year. If you fall short, we can
ask for you to be reinstated. As long as you are in good standing this won't be a problem
4) 10 year rule
The OSU catalog reads:
"Courses taken more than 10 years prior
to actual graduation will not be accepted on a plan of study without a formal request from the advisory committee and approval
of the Graduate Faculty Council."
Clarification: Transfer credits older taken more than 10 years prior to the beginning of the semester you graduate will
not be accepted on a plan of study.
The bottom line... Example: If you are
graduating in Spring 2008 (May) the oldest course you could transfer in would be one that started in June 1998.
5) Time Limit
The OSU catalog reads:
“Students are expected to complete
the requirements for the master’s degree within seven years from first enrollment after admission to the Master’s
degree program.”
Clarification:
This means that students have 21 consecutive
semesters in which to complete the degree requirements (32 hours in the case of MSETM).
Each year contains three semesters: Spring, Summer and Fall. For example
if a student is admitted to the program in Fall 1999 he/she must complete all requirements by the end of the Summer 2004 semester.
The bottom line...
