The M.S. program offers an academic track, which prepares students with further academic studies and into a Ph.D. degree. Both the non-thesis and thesis options are available to students in the academic track.

Credits from	MS (Thesis)
Core Courses	7
Prescribed Electives	12
Free Electives	3
Research Courses	3
Dissertation/Thesis	6
Total	31
Requirement	Thesis Defense