MS IN USA IN 1, 2 or 3 YEARS?

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MS IN USA IN 1, 2 or 3 YEARS?

Ø  You can complete Masters degree anywhere from 1 to 3 years. It all depends on the type of program you decide to study.

1.       Thesis Track

2.       Non-thesis ( Course Only) track

3.       Internship ( thesis or non-thesis)

4.       Thesis to non-thesis

Ø  Typical student will take 3 courses per semester and usually don’t take any courses in Summer.

Thesis Track (Masters)

Ø  Thesis program usually includes 8 Courses + Thesis. If you can complete 4 courses in 2 semesters and 1 semesters for Thesis. If you start in Fall semester, this is how the program will look

                Fall – 4 Courses

                Spring – 4 Courses + Thesis

                Summer – Thesis

Non-Thesis (Masters)

Ø  Course only program will require you to complete around 36 credits (12 Courses). If you have any pre-requisites courses, then it will take longer to complete Masters Program.

                Fall – 3 Courses

                Spring – 3 Courses

                Summer – Break or internship ( 1 year)

                Fall – 3 Courses

                Spring – 3 Courses ( 1 year and 9 months)

MS with Internship

Ø  It’s very likely a student can do 2 semesters of Internship with Thesis or Non-thesis option.  So, you can run into following timeline.

Ø  We will use Spring as start semester.

                Spring – 3 Courses

                Summer – Break

                Fall – 3 Courses

                Spring – 3 Courses

                Summer – Break

                Fall – Internship

                Spring – Internship

                Summer – 3 Courses

                

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