Master’s Degree	Course work : > 24 credits GPA : > 3.0 Thesis course: > 2P Additional requirement (if assigned by the department) Foreign language exam Qualifying exam : 2 courses Dissertation
PhD’s Degree	Course work : > 36 credits GPA : > 3.0 Thesis course : > 4P Additional requirement (if assigned by the department) Foreign language exam Qualifying exam : 4 courses Dissertation 4 SCI papers with 1st author