The Master of Health Science
Program
What are the MHS Program graduation requirements?
Form a
Supervisory Committee
Once admitted
with Regular status to the Master of Health Science Program a
supervisory committee should be formed.
The supervisory
committee will work with the student to establish a program of study,
direct the thesis or project or develop a case study, and administer
the comprehensive examinations.
Supervisory Committee
Membership
Complete Required Core, Culminating Activities and Emphasis Area Course Work
The curriculum
(36 - 39 credits) is comprised of core courses (15 credits),
culminating activity requirements (9 - 12 credits) and, emphasis area
courses (12 – 15 credits).
Adhere to Graduate College
Registration Policies and Procedures and Academic Standards
For information
on these topics, please refer to the Graduate College Catalog at
http://www.boisestate.edu/gradcoll/
Apply for Candidacy
Master’s level
students should apply for candidacy as soon as possible after
completing 18 credits of graduate work. To document your candidacy
for a graduate degree you must complete an Application to Candidacy
form (PDF) and submit it to your Supervisory
Committee for approval.
Additional
information regarding this process is available at
http://www.boisestate.edu/gradcoll/
Complete MHS Program Culminating Activities
Culminating
activities serve as the capstone to the graduate student’s program of
study. Hence, they should demonstrate the student’s ability to
synthesize academic and other preparatory work and signal the
student’s readiness to work independently.
The program
requires the completion of a capstone assessment course (MHLTHSCI
600) and either a thesis or project or additional course work. :
Assessment
Course (capstone)
This course serves as the final
comprehensive assessment of student knowledge and abilities related
to program competencies and must be taken during the final semester
of the student's graduate program.
A
thesis or project option
Once a student has
completed 18 credit hours of required graduate course work, he/she are
eligible to begin working on a
thesis or project.
Additional
Course (non-thesis/non-project) work option
A student can elect to take additional elective courses in lieu
of completing a thesis or project.
Apply for
Graduation
At the beginning
of the semester a student is planning to graduate he/she must complete
and submit an Application for Graduation to the Graduate College.
The form and instructions are available at
http://www.boisestate.edu/gradcoll/
Generic
Graduation Timeline/Due Dates
(see Broncoweb or
Graduate Catalog for semester-specific
dates and summer due dates)
|
Activity |
Timeline/Due Date |
|
Formation
of Supervisory Committee |
Once you’ve
been admitted to the Program with Regular status you
can form supervisory committee |
|
Application
for Graduation |
Due the
week prior to the beginning of semester you plan to
graduate (requires signature of advisor & fee to Grad
College) |
|
Application
for Admission to Candidacy |
Due 1st
Friday of the semester you plan to graduate.
Ø eligible
for Admission to Candidacy upon successful completion of
18 credits of graduate program
Ø requires
signatures of committee members and advisor |
|
Scheduling
of Comp. Examination |
Exam must
be scheduled with your advisor by the end of the 5th
week of the semester |
|
Completion
of Comp. Examination |
Must be
completed by the end of the 8th week of
the semester (10th week in spring semester) |
|
Thesis or
Project Defense |
Must be
completed by the end of the 9th week of
the semester (12th week in spring semester) |
|
Thesis or
Project Submission |
Must be
submitted to Graduate College for review by the end of the
12th week of the semester (13th
week in spring) |
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