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19.7 Plan of Study. The Plan of Study for the degree must be submitted online to the Graduate College prior to completion of the second semester of enrollment for a master's program. The student should develop the Plan of Study with the adviser using the online Plan of Study application (http://planofstudy.okstate.edu). The online submission request requires approval by the advisory committee and the student’s graduate program with final approval by the Graduate College. The Plan of Study is subject to modification. All changes must have the approval of the adviser and the student’s graduate program, and a final Plan of Study incorporating all changes should be submitted to the Graduate College by the posted deadline. Graduate credit, up to a maximum of nine hours, used to obtain one master's degree may, with the approval of the advisory committee, be counted toward completion of another master's degree. 19.8 Major Subject or Field. A major field of study may cross graduate program lines with approval of the graduate program and dean of the Graduate College. To receive a master's degree, the student must have completed in the major field of study a minimum of 16 semester credit hours above the prerequisites required for graduate work in that subject or field. 19.9 Language Requirements. A candidate for a master's degree may be required to demonstrate a reading knowledge of a modern foreign language. Any such requirement of the graduate program included on the Plan of Study and is noted at the time the preliminary plan is approved by the student's adviser. A foreign language requirement for a master's degree may be met either by examination or by college credit, according to individual graduate program requirement. 19.10 Written Examinations. Some graduate programs require a written examination covering the major and minor fields. It is usually taken before the thesis or report has been completed. Arrangements for taking the examination should be made with the graduate program at least three weeks in advance. The written examination must be passed before a final examination is scheduled, if a thesis or report option is used. A student who fails all or part of the written examination should consult the chair of the examination committee to find out what must be done before taking another examination. 19.11 Thesis. Any student working on a thesis should obtain a copy of the Graduate College Thesis/Dissertation Handbook available from the Graduate College at http://gradcollege.okstate.edu/tdg. A thesis must conform to the format specifications set forth in this document. The style of the document is to be determined by the advisory committee and should be reflective of publications in the student's discipline. Any graduate student is writing a thesis must attend a format workshop prior to submission of their final copy. The dates for the workshops are on the Graduate Calendar and a webinar version is available. It is strongly recommended that a graduate student submit complete copies of his or her thesis to the committee members at least two weeks prior to the defense date, that the defense presentation be publicized, and that the thesis defense occur on a date during the normal academic
semesters and sessions. Graduate programs may have additional or more restrictive requirements for thesis defenses. The student should submit an electronic copy of the final thesis through the OSU electronic submission website. Directions for the website submission are given to the student when he or she submits the Oral Defense Results Form to the Graduate College. In addition, the student must submit to the Graduate College one paper copy of the approval page with all original signatures and the student's name and eight digit CWID number entered at the top of the page. Both the electronic submission and paper approval page must be received no later than the stated final submission deadline date (see the “Calendar” at the front of the “Graduate College” chapter of the Catalog for dates). 19.12 Report. The student must submit to the Graduate College the Formal Report Approval form. 19.13 Final Examination. If the thesis or report option is used, the student should arrange with the graduate program for the final examination and to distribute a copy as described in the preceding section. The final examination may be oral or written or both. The final examination is primarily a defense of the thesis or report. If the defense is judged inadequate, a decision on whether to permit re-examination will be made by the advisory committee. Another examination cannot be given for at least two months after a failure, and a graduate program may limit the number of times that the examination may be repeated. The committee will notify the Graduate College immediately of results of the final examination. Following satisfactory completion of the final examination, the candidate will make changes in the thesis or report as required by the committee and by the Graduate College, and submit it in final form signed by the committee to the Graduate College by the semester deadline. Please see the Graduate College’s Best Practices: Advisory Committees and Defenses document for additional guidance (https:// gradcollege.okstate.edu/best-practices). 20.0 Specialist in Education (EdS) Degree Program The Specialist in Education degree in School Psychology is conferred as an appropriate recognition of achievement as evidenced by the following: 1. Successful professional performance in the area of the student's specialization. 2. Satisfactory completion of a program of graduate study of approximately two academic years. 3. Satisfactory performance on examinations designed to reveal the student's understanding of the field of specialization and its relation to other areas. 4. Preparation of a thesis dealing with some aspect of concern to the student's profession and its defense before a committee of the Graduate Faculty. 20.1 Temporary Adviser. At the beginning of a student's Specialist in Education program, the school head will designate a member of the Graduate Faculty to serve as
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