Final Examination Master's Non-thesis

• Department of Curriculum and Instruction
  • Qualifications for holding a Final Examination
  • Requesting a Final Examination
  • Policy for Holding the Final Examination
  • Reporting Results of a Final Examination
• Department of Educational Studies
  • Qualifications for holding a Final Examination
  • Requesting a Final Examination
  • Reporting Results of a Final Examination

Final Examination Master's Non-Thesis
Department of Curriculum and Instruction

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Qualifications for holding a Final Examination

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A student must be registered in the session they plan to hold their final examination. (Graduate School Policy)

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Requesting a Final Examination

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A COE Office of Graduate Studies "Request for Appointment of Examining Committee - Non-Thesis" form must be submitted at least three weeks before the Graduate School Form 7 "Report of Master's Examining Committee" is due to the Graduate School.  The student's committee chairperson should submit the "Non-Thesis Request for Appointment of Examining Committee" form.  The request form is necessary to appoint the examining committee for the student.  If a program area does not hold final exams, or has the student submit a portfolio or final project, the Graduate School Form 7 "Report of Master's Examining Committee" must still be submitted to the Graduate School.  The report form must be signed by all members of the student's committee and indicate if the student should be awarded a degree.  This form must be submitted by the deadline posted for each session's graduation. Graduation deadlines for each session may be located at:  http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/calendar/

A student must have at least 3 members on their final exam committee. (Graduate School Policy)

Special Certification Request Form

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Policy for Holding the Final Examination

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All non-thesis Master's students whose cumulative graduate index falls below 3.25 (3.25/4.0) will be required to take written and/or oral final examinations in addition to any program area exit requirements.
(Department Policy, Approved 1990)

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Reporting Results of a Final Examination

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Final examinations must be held before the last week of classes

If the examination is unsatisfactory, at least one semester must elapse before a final examination is repeated. A new request must be submitted. (Graduate School Policy)

Final Examination Master's Non-Thesis
Department of Educational Studies

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Qualifications for holding a Final Examination

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A student must be registered in the session they plan to hold their final examination.

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Requesting a Final Examination

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A COE Office of Graduate Studies "Request for Appointment of Examining Committee - Non-Thesis" form must be submitted at least three weeks before the Graduate School Form 7 "Report of Master's Examining Committee" is due to the Graduate School.  The student's committee chairperson should submit the "Non-Thesis Request for Appointment of Examining Committee" form.  The request form is necessary to appoint the examining committee for the student.  If a program area does not hold final exams, or has the student submit a portfolio or final project, the Graduate School Form 7 "Report of Master's Examining Committee" must still be submitted to the Graduate School.  The report form must be signed by all members of the student's committee and indicate if the student should be awarded a degree.  This form must be submitted by the deadline posted for each session's graduation. Graduation deadlines for each session may be located at:  http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/calendar/

A student must have at least 3 members on their final exam committee. (Graduate School Policy)

Policy on Co-Chairs of Committees:

1. A student entering a graduate program will be appointed a temporary Major Professor (a graduate program advisor who is a faculty member in program area).  This advisor will monitor the student's academic progress.
2. It is desirable that a student file a Plan of Study by the end of the first year in the program.  At this time the student is responsible for designating a Major Professor, who may or may not be the person initially assigned to be the temporary Major Professor.
   a.  A simple majority of a student's committee must be Purdue faculty in the student's program with regular certification approved by the Graduate School.
   b.  One member of the student's committee must be from the student's related area. (Department Policy)
3. A student who is ready to begin working on the dissertation must designate a Major Professor to serve as the chair of the dissertation committee (thesis advisor). This person may be the existing Major Professor or a different faculty member. The thesis advisor takes over primary oversight of the student's progress in the program and dissertation. The student's dissertation committee is chaired by the designated Major Professor (thesis advisor).
4. The practice of having co-chairs for a Master's or Doctoral committee is not advantageous nor desirable except in the specific instances that follow:
   a.  A co-chair who reflects the student's matriculation in a different program area or department (e.g., if a student is admitted to a program area in Educational Studies but is doing research that is cross-disciplinary and has a major component in another department, such as Curriculum & Instruction).
   b.  Co-chairs in the same department at different campuses or institutions may be advisable in cases where the student's thesis advisor relocates.
   c.  Co chairs within the same program area are acceptable if the faculty and student can agree to a clear delineation of responsibilities (in writing) at the time that the co-chairs are determined.
   d.  In the event that a student's committee is co-chaired, the signature of both co-chairs is required on all committee documents (e.g., dissertation proposal, changes to the plan of study, thesis examination documents, etc.).
   e.  Program areas may propose exceptions to this policy, which will be reviewed for approval by the Curriculum and Graduate Committee.
5. The student may change the Major Professor / Dissertation Committee Chair / committee members at any time assuming that the new Major Professor / Dissertation Committee Chair / committee members have agreed to the change.

(Department policy, Approved August 15, 2007)

Special Certification Request Form

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Reporting Results of a Final Examination

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Final examinations must be held before the last week of classes.

If the examination is unsatisfactory, at least one semester must elapse before a final examination is repeated. A new request (Graduate School Form 8 "Request for Appointment of Examining Committee") must be submitted.