Graduation Requirements
Business Administration, D.B.A.
In addition to earning 60 semester hours credit with an overall B average (3.00 GPA), a candidate for the Doctor of Business Administration degree must complete all basic course requirements, meet all departmental requirements, complete the online application for degree, and fulfill all financial obligations to the University
Business Administration, M.B.A.
• Successful completion of the M.B.A. core curriculum with a minimum program GPA of 3.00. A student must repeat any course in which he/she earned a grade lower than a C-.
• A student may have no more than two grades of C, C+, or C-.
• Student will be required to successfully pass a comprehensive exam.
• All credit applied toward the M.B.A. degree must have been completed within six years of matriculation at Belhaven. (No more than six semester hours of transfer graduate course work will be accepted. Transfer work must be from a regionally-accredited college or university and must have been completed within six years of matriculation in Belhaven’s M.B.A. program.)
• Payment of all tuition and fees. Applications for degree completion audits must be made online by the deadlines listed in the calendars at least eight months prior to the anticipated degree completion. Failure to do so on schedule may result in a delay in the ceremony participation or receipt of diploma.
Business Administration, M.S.I.T.M.
In addition to earning 30 semester hours credit with an overall B average (3.00 GPA), a candidate for the Master of Science in Information Technology Management degree must complete all basic course requirements, meet all departmental requirements, complete the online application for degree, and fulfill all financial obligations to the University.
Curriculum and Instruction, M.E.D.
• Successful completion of the degree curriculum with a minimum program GPA of 3.00.
• No more than two C or C+ grades are permitted in the course of the program.
• Once third grade of C is earned, a candidate must repeat one of those courses and earn a grade of B- or better. A course may not be taken more than two times.
• Candidates are required to complete all course requirements and the comprehensive exit process which includes writing the Comprehensive Capstone Paper for MAT/Alt. Cert, MAT/NL, M.Ed./C&I, M.Ed/Ed. Tech, and
M.Ed./RL. M.Ed./RL candidates must also complete the Reading Practicum. M.Ed./C&I/NBCT candidates must complete and defend the NBCT Portfolio. M.Ed/SLA licensure candidates must have 320+ internship hours verified
before entering the course sequence EDU 677, 675, and 678, during which the internship defense is written and defended.
• Candidates in the M.Ed. (licensure) program in School Administration leading to a Mississippi State Administrator’s License must take and pass The School Leaders License Assessment (SLLA) before Belhaven can make
recommendation for licensure, as it is a requirement by the State of Mississippi, as well as many other states. Taking the SLLA is not a requirement for graduation.
• All credit applied toward the degree must have been completed within five years of matriculation at Belhaven.
• No more than six semester hours of transfer graduate course work will be accepted. Transfer work must be from a regionally-accredited college or university and must have been completed within five years of starting in Belhaven’s program.
• Payment of all tuition and fees.
• Applications for degrees must be made in the Office of the Registrar by the deadlines listed in the calendars, which are at least eight months prior to the anticipated degree completion. Failure to do so on schedule may result in a
delay in the receipt of diploma or the opportunity to walk in the graduation ceremony.
Dance, M.F.A.
• Successful completion of the degree curriculum (60 credits) with a minimum program GPA of 3.00.
• Pass all MFA courses with a C or above. If a student earns below a C, s/he will be placed on academic probation. A second grade of C- or below will result in the student’s repetition of the course. A pattern of poor academic performance may result in expulsion from the program.
• Minimum total of 39 credits in studio or related areas, including 12 credit hours in technique, 9 credit hours in choreography, 1 credit hour in performance, and 7-9 credits in Graduate Thesis Project. Additional courses in this area may be selected from the following: DAN 502 Graduate Dance Production, DAN 585 Somatic Practices for Dance I; DAN 671/672 Graduate Improvisation, DAN 685 Somatic Practices for Dance II, or other courses approved by the MFA Program Director.
• Minimum total of 15 credit hours in academic courses, including DAN 501 Graduate Kinesiology, DAN 503 Graduate Kinesiology Lab, DAN 511 Graduate Seminar, DAN 575 Graduate Dance Pedagogy, DAN 576 Graduate Dance Pedagogy Lab, DAN 662 Research and Writing for Dance, and other courses approved by the MFA Program Director.
• Successful completion of 9 credits of Graduate Choreography before advancing to the thesis project phase.
• 6 credit hours of electives in dance or related research area. These credits may come from DAN 550/650 Graduate Apprenticeship, DAN 590/690 Graduate Independent Study, DAN 560 Dance Technology, DAN 591/691 Graduate Special Topics, or other courses from graduate programs in the University (500 level or higher). Credit: one to three hours.
• Per university and NASD guidelines, the Dance Department accepts up to 6 transfer credits from graduate courses at a regionally accredited college or university. To be eligible for transfer, credits must be completed within six years of matriculation into the MFA in Dance at Belhaven University. Students may be asked to provide additional information, such as a course syllabus or assignments, to verify their applicability to the MFA in Dance program of study. The MFA Program Director, Chair of Dance, and Registrar will determine which courses are eligible for transfer credit.
Educational Leadership, Ed.D.
• If a candidate begins the Ed.S./Ed.D. program at Belhaven starting with PHASE I, all credits applied toward the Ed.D. must have been completed within seven years (7). If a candidate begins the Ed.D. program at PHASE II due
to already holding an Ed.S. degree, the candidate will have five years (5) to complete the program.
• Successful completion of the degree curriculum, PHASEs I-IV, with a minimum program GPA of 3.00.
• No more than one C grade is permitted during matriculation through the degree program.
• Candidates who receive a grade of C in EDU 702 or EDU 704 785 will be required to take EDU 788: Academic Writing Intensive during Phase III: Research and Methods Courses. EDU 788: Academic Writing Intensive is a
pass/fail course. Candidates who pass (Grade of B) will continue to matriculate through the Ed.D. program. Candidates who fail (Grade of C) will be dismissed from the Ed.D. program.
• Payment of all tuition and fees.
• Doctoral candidates must have successfully defended (orally) their dissertation and have received “Full Dissertation Committee Approval” for their dissertation.
Health Administration, M.H.A.
• Successful completion of the M.H.A. core curriculum with a minimum program GPA of 3.00. A student must repeat any course in which he/she earned a grade lower than a C-.
• A student may have no more than two grades of C, C+, or C-.
• All credits applied toward the M.H.A. degree must have been completed within six years of matriculation at Belhaven. (No more than six semester hours of transfer graduate course work will be accepted. Transfer work must
be from a regionally-accredited college or university and must have been completed within six years of matriculation in Belhaven’s M.H.A. program.)
• Payment of all tuition and fees.
• Applications for degree completion audits must be made online by the deadlines listed in the calendars at least eight months prior to the anticipated degree completion. Failure to do so on schedule may result in a delay in the
ceremony participation or receipt of diploma.
Leadership, M.S.L.
• Successful completion of the M.S.L. core curriculum with a minimum program GPA of 3.00. A student must repeat any course in which he/she earned a grade lower than a C-.
• A student may have no more than two grades of C, C+, or C-.
• Students will be required to pass successfully MSL 670 Leadership Capstone.
• All credits applied toward the M.S.L. degree must have been completed within six years of matriculation at Belhaven. (No more than six semester hours of transfer graduate course work will be accepted. Transfer work must
be from a regionally-accredited college or university and must have been completed within six years of matriculation in Belhaven’s M.S.L. program.)
• Payment of all tuition and fees.
• Applications for degree completion audits must be made online by the deadlines listed in the calendars at least eight months prior to the anticipated degree completion. Failure to do so on schedule may result in a delay in the
ceremony participation or receipt of diploma.
Non-Licensure, Ed.S.
• Successful completion of the degree curriculum with a minimum program GPA of 3.00.
• No more than one C or C+ grade is permitted in the course of the program.
• Once a second grade of C is earned, a candidate must repeat one of those courses and earn a grade of B- or better. A course may not be taken more than two times.
• Graduate education candidates are required to successfully complete all course Artifacts in order to confirm the knowledge base gained during the course of their plan of study. This requires articulating and demonstrating the
ability to critically reflect, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize the content as applied in education and schooling today. See the Graduate School of Education Handbook for specific requirements.
• Candidates in the Ed.S. (licensure) program in School Administration leading to a Mississippi State Administrator’s License will be required to present a written and oral defense of their internship experience.
• Candidates in the Ed.S. (licensure) program in School Administration leading to a Mississippi State Administrator’s License must take and pass The School Leaders License Assessment (SLLA) before Belhaven can make
recommendation for licensure, as it is a requirement by the State of Mississippi, as well as many other states. Taking the SLLA is not a requirement for graduation.
• All credits applied toward the degree must have been completed within five years of starting at Belhaven. (No more than six semester hours of transfer graduate course work will be accepted. Transfer work must be from a regionallyaccredited college or university and must have been completed within five (5) years of starting in Belhaven’s program.)
• Payment of all tuition and fees.
• Applications for degree completion audits must be made online by the deadlines listed in the calendars at least eight months prior to the anticipated degree completion. Failure to do so on schedule may result in a delay in the
ceremony participation or receipt of diploma.
Public Administration, M.P.A.
• Successful completion of the M.P.A. core curriculum with a minimum program GPA of 3.00. A student must repeat any course in which he/she earned a grade lower than a C-.
• Students are allowed no more than two (2) C’s over the course of their MPA program.
• Students will be required to pass successfully MPA 613 Management Research Methods- Project III.
• All credits applied toward the M.P.A. degree must have been completed within six years of matriculation at Belhaven. (No more than six semester hours of transfer graduate course work will be accepted. Transfer work must
be from a regionally-accredited college or university and must have been completed within six years of matriculation in Belhaven’s M.P.A. program.)
• Payment of all tuition and fees.
• Applications for degree completion audits must be made online by the deadlines listed in the calendars at least eight months prior to the anticipated degree completion. Failure to do so on schedule may result in a delay in the
ceremony participation or receipt of diploma.
School Leadership & Administration, Ed.S.
• Successful completion of the degree curriculum with a minimum program GPA of 3.00.
• No more than one C or C+ grade is permitted in the course of the program.
• Once a second grade of C is earned, a candidate must repeat one of those courses and earn a grade of B- or better. A course may not be taken more than two times.
• Graduate education candidates are required to successfully complete all course Artifacts in order to confirm the knowledge base gained during the course of their plan of study. This requires articulating and demonstrating the
ability to critically reflect, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize the content as applied in education and schooling today. See the Graduate School of Education Handbook for specific requirements.
• Candidates in the Ed.S. (licensure) program in School Administration leading to a Mississippi State Administrator’s License will be required to present a written and oral defense of their internship experience.
• Candidates in the Ed.S. (licensure) program in School Administration leading to a Mississippi State Administrator’s License must take and pass The School Leaders License Assessment (SLLA) before Belhaven can make
recommendation for licensure, as it is a requirement by the State of Mississippi, as well as many other states. Taking the SLLA is not a requirement for graduation.
• All credits applied toward the degree must have been completed within five years of starting at Belhaven. (No more than six semester hours of transfer graduate course work will be accepted. Transfer work must be from a regionally accredited college or university and must have been completed within five (5) years of starting in Belhaven’s program.)
• Payment of all tuition and fees.
• Applications for degree completion audits must be made online by the deadlines listed in the calendars at least eight months prior to the anticipated degree completion. Failure to do so on schedule may result in a delay in the
ceremony participation or receipt of diploma.
• The dissertation manuscript must have passed all APA formatting and publishing guidelines and have met approval without corrections or revisions.
• Before graduation candidates will be required to submit a published hard copy of their dissertation to: 1) the Graduate School of Education and 2) the Belhaven University Hood Library. Candidates will want to have
additional copies hard bound, one for the committee chair as well as a personal copy.
• Before graduation doctoral candidates will be required to follow the School of Education’s policies regarding submitting their dissertation for electronic publication and providing official evidence of having done so.
• Applications for degree completion audits must be made online by the deadlines listed in the calendars at least eight months prior to the anticipated degree completion. Failure to do so on schedule may result in a delay in the
ceremony participation or receipt of diploma.
School Leadership & Administration, M.E.D.
• Successful completion of the degree curriculum with a minimum program GPA of 3.00.
• No more than two C or C+ grades are permitted in the course of the program.
• Once third grade of C is earned, a candidate must repeat one of those courses and earn a grade of B- or better. A course may not be taken more than two times. • Candidates are required to complete all course requirements and the comprehensive exit process which includes writing the Comprehensive Capstone Paper for MAT/Alt. Cert, MAT/NL, M.Ed./C&I, M.Ed/Ed. Tech, and M.Ed./RL. M.Ed./RL candidates must also complete the Reading Practicum. M.Ed./C&I/NBCT candidates must complete and defend the NBCT Portfolio. M.Ed/SLA licensure candidates must have 320+ internship hours verified before entering the course sequence EDU 677, 675, and 678, during which the internship defense is written and defended.
• Candidates in the M.Ed. (licensure) program in School Administration leading to a Mississippi State Administrator’s License must take and pass The School Leaders License Assessment (SLLA) before Belhaven can make
recommendation for licensure, as it is a requirement by the State of Mississippi, as well as many other states. Taking the SLLA is not a requirement for graduation.
• All credit applied toward the degree must have been completed within five years of matriculation at Belhaven.
• No more than six semester hours of transfer graduate course work will be accepted. Transfer work must be from a regionally-accredited college or university and must have been completed within five years of starting in Belhaven’s program.
• Payment of all tuition and fees.
• Applications for degrees must be made in the Office of the Registrar by the deadlines listed in the calendars, which are at least eight months prior to the anticipated degree completion. Failure to do so on schedule may result in a
delay in the receipt of diploma or the opportunity to walk in the graduation ceremony.
Sports Administration, M.S.A.
• Successful completion of the M.S.A. core curriculum with a minimum program GPA of 3.00. A student must repeat any course in which he/she earned a grade lower than a C-.
• A student may have no more than two grades of C, C+, or C-.
• All credits applied toward the M.S.A. degree must have been completed within six years of matriculation at Belhaven. (No more than six semester hours of transfer graduate course work will be accepted. Transfer work must
be from a regionally-accredited college or university and must have been completed within six years of matriculation in Belhaven’s M.S.A. program.)
• Payment of all tuition and fees.
• Applications for degree completion audits must be made online by the deadlines listed in the calendars at least eight months prior to the anticipated degree completion. Failure to do so on schedule may result in a delay in the
ceremony participation or receipt of diploma.
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