Program of Study
Actual degree requirements will be summarized on a program of study. The student's supervisory committee must approve the student's program of study. Some general guidelines include:
- At least 60 percent of classes must be above the 700 level.
- No more than 6 hours can be taken from outside the department without prior permission. Note: Classes listed as common quantitative electives are typically not counted toward these hours.
- Courses in the IMSE department must be above the 600 level.
- Courses outside the department must be above the 500 level.
- No more than 6 hours can be taken at the 500 level.
- No course can count as both a core course and an additional operations research course.
All K-State Graduate School graduate program rules apply. A final master's culminating experience is required for each student upon completion of their coursework or in the final semester of coursework. Currently, the culminating experience is administered by the student's supervisory committee and tests their grasp of topics in the curriculum as well as their ability to apply them in the workplace.
Students residing within 150 miles of Manhattan, Kansas must travel to campus to meet with their supervisory committee for the culminating experience. Others may request a telephone or teleconference culminating experience. Students must be enrolled in at least 1 hour of K-State courses in the semester in which they are completing the master's program.
Additional policies and procedures relating to IMSE graduate students can be found in IMSE's Graduate Student Handbook.
