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To earn the Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree, a student must complete a minimum of 32 credit hours with a GPA of 5.0 (B) or better.

Specifically, a student must complete:

1. Two courses (2 credit hours) of Orientation Seminar (Arch 811, Arch 821)

2. One course (3 credit hours) of Research Design and Methods in Architecture or another methods course approved by the Doctoral Program

3. One course (6 credit hours) Masters Thesis (Arch 739) under the direction of the student's faculty advisor, pursued over two consecutive terms, typically Winter and Spring. Those continuing on to earn a Ph.D. from the Doctoral Program in Architecture need not elect Arch 739

4. One course (3 credit hours) of Area Seminar (Arch 823, 824, 825) in the student's area of specialization

5. Four courses (12 credit hours) of elective architecture courses in the student's area of specialization (for Architectural History and Theory, 6 of these credit hours must be area course offerings)

6. Two courses (6 credit hours) of cognate courses in the student's area of specialization. It should be noted that courses offered by University units other than the Doctoral Program in Architecture and the Architecture Program are considered to be cognate courses

No transfer of credits may be counted toward the 32 credit hour requirement. All course elections, including cognate courses are elected on the basis of area of specialization and in consultation with the student's major advisor.