3361:50-77-22*, The graduate school: master’s degree programs

*these are only parts of this BOT rule

(A)  Credit hours/program-specific and university requirements.

1. A minimum of thirty semester credit hours of graduate work shall be successfully completed for a master’s degree including credits for work on a thesis if a thesis is required. In no case, however, shall a degree be granted solely on the basis of accumulated credit hours.
2. Graduate programs shall recommend students for the master’s degree after they have met all program-specific and university requirements for the degree.
3. To maintain graduate student status and eligibility for a master’s degree, students shall register for at least one graduate credit hour each academic year during the fall semester.