Location:

Marquette, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Humanities

Program Overview

Program Description:

The master’s degree program in individualized studies is designed to 1) accommodate students with needs that are not met by existing programs, 2) recognize that current employment opportunities as well as future ones may not be structured around existing departments or degree programs, 3) provide flexibility and innovation, 4) recognize the needs of people who have been out of school for longer periods of time and have special occupational or vocational situations and 5) assist students who want to change their field of study from that of their baccalaureate degree. Individualized programs must be based in departments that currently offer master’s degree programs. The general regulations governing graduate education at NMU will apply to this program (e.g., transfer credit policies, time limitation requirements, grade point average for graduation, and credit requirements). Students are admitted to the graduate school as a “non-degree”-seeking student until an approved plan of study is on file. The student must satisfy the prerequisites for all courses in the plan of study. The plan of study must be approved by the department advisory committee, the department head representing the major discipline and the Graduate Programs Committee before the plan may be initiated. No more than eight semester credit hours, taken before the plan of study has been approved, will be accepted in the program.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Northern Michigan University is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504.

Financial Aid:

Yes

Requirements:

The departments must be willing to participate in the proposed degree program. One of the designated graduate faculty advisers in a primary department must be named as the program adviser. The graduate faculty adviser from the “home” department will establish an advisory committee. The student, in cooperation with his/her advisory committee, must develop a written proposal. This written proposal must accompany the proposed plan of study when the plan is submitted to the Graduate Programs Committee. The student must complete a graduate project. The individualized plan of study will be sent to both the Office of Graduate Education and the Graduate Program Committee for consideration.

International Requirements:

International students are encouraged to apply at least one year in advance of anticipated attendance date.