Graduation Requirements

1. Complete 84.5 quarter credit units of prescribed Master’s degree courses
2. Students must complete all coursework, examinations, and clinical experiences with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or a letter grade of B or higher.
3. Present at Poster Session for a selected drug, medical device or research question on health care disparity and present a final paper for that poster session.
4. Complete at least 100 clock hours of community service
5. Successfully prepare and defend the thesis.
6. Has completed at least one AUHS authorized and/or sponsored international mission trip.
7. All financial obligations to the university are paid in full.

The thesis at AUHS is completed over three quarters (9 quarter units/hours), which includes 699A. The thesis represents 10.0% of total course work for the Master’s degree. A committee of three representing the student’s intended area of research will be appointed by the Office of the Provost. One of the three members must be appointed as the Chair. The thesis course work cannot be taken until all other courses are completed and the following is achieved.
1. A Committee Chair and two additional members have been duly appointed.
2. The Course work for the Master with the exception of the thesis has been completed.
3. The student must successfully defend the thesis proposal with a one-week advanced notice to the public of this defense.
4. The student has been advanced to candidacy with the approval of the committee (Advancement duly certifies that all components at 1 through 3) have been completed and student is now all but thesis).

The Student will be expected to register for 699B for 3 hours and 699C for 3 units; both of which are not in-class structured classes towards the thesis work. But altogether with 699A total 9 quarter hours toward the thesis.