GRAD 7200 - Specialist Project

The Specialist Project is designed for the units offering the specialist degree. Candidates for the specialist degree may elect to write a project in their field of specialization under the supervision of a project committee. Prior to the first registration in 7200, Specialist Project, a Permission to Elect form (available at wmich.edu/grad/forms) must be completed and approved by the Dissertation Specialist in the Graduate College so that the student is informed about the regulations pertaining to the preparation of the manuscript and to the requirements for research involving regulated subjects and hazardous materials, and to ensure the subject is in good standing. Specialist projects involving research with protected or regulated subjects must include documentation indicating compliance with federal, state, and University requirements for the protection of human/animal subjects or appropriate use of genetic or radioactive materials and chemical hazards. Written approval from the board/committee/official must be included as an appendix to the project. The use of Guidelines for the Preparation of Theses, Projects, and Dissertations is required. This publication is available for downloading at wmich.edu/grad/current-students/. A specialist project is six credit hours. It may be registered for in increments of one to six hours. Following a student’s first enrollment in 7200, the student must have continuous enrollment in 7200 until all project requirements are completed satisfactorily and approved by the appropriate bodies. A student unable to complete the project within the first six hours of registration will be required to continue to enroll in 7200; however, only six hours of 7200 will count toward meeting the program requirements for the specialist degree. For students not enrolled in Summer I and Summer II sessions, pre-enrollment in the subsequent Fall semester is necessary for access to library resources during Summer I and Summer II. Continuous enrollment is defined as enrollment in all Fall and Spring semesters from the initial enrollment to the semester in which the student graduates. If the student will graduate in Summer I or Summer II, the student must be enrolled in that session. The project is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.

Credits: 6 hours

Notes: Open to graduate students only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.