Approval for candidacy for a graduate degree by faculty action is required to establish eligibility for a degree. A graduate student may request approval by formal application after completing a minimum of 12 semester hours of graduate courses with a grade-point average of at least 3.0 (B), based on all graduate courses in residence for which final grades have been recorded. No credits are acceptable toward an advanced degree which are reported with a grade lower than C. To qualify for an advanced degree, a graduate student must have a grade-point average of at least 3.0, based on all courses completed in residence for graduate credit. To be a PhD candidate, the written qualification examainations and oral dissertation proposal are required. Each candidate for a degree must select a major subject and submit a thesis showing independent, original study in mining engineering.
