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II. A Program of Study will be reported on the Program of Study form. All
requirements to be met by the student, transfer courses and pre-
requisites will be detailed on the form.
III. The advisor, the student, and the Graduate Dean will sign the form.
IV. The Program of Study form will be submitted to the Office of the Registrar
for placement in the student’s permanent file.

Change of Program

A student who has a program of study approved by an advisor may deviate from
this program only with the written approval of the advisor and the Graduate Dean.
A student wishing to alter the program may obtain a Change of Program form from
the Graduate School Office or the Bowie State University website.

Procedure:

I. The student will meet with the advisor to discuss and make changes to
the original Program of Study.
II. The changes to the Program of Study will be detailed on the Change of
Program form.
III. The advisor, the student, and the Graduate Dean will sign the Change of
Program form.
IV. The Change of Program form will be submitted to the Office of the
Registrar for placement in the student’s permanent file.

Advancement to Candidacy

Advancement to Candidacy is a major step in fulfilling the requirements for the
Master's Degree. Advancement to Candidacy is accomplished by presenting
evidence of having an approved program of study, a grade point average of 3.25
and a minimum of 12 - 18 semester hours of specific program core courses
graduate work taken at Bowie State University. Should the required 3.25 average
not be attained when a maximum of 18 credit hours have been earned,
Advancement to Candidacy will be denied. Students will be given the opportunity
to retake courses that were taken as part of the 12 – 18 credit hour requirement.
Students will not be allowed to go beyond the 18 credit limit if they have not
met the requirement for advancement to candidacy. Each graduate program may
have additional requirements for Advancement to Candidacy that students are
required to complete. Additional requirements will be included in the section of
the catalog for each program.

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