The Master of Science Program in Information Technologies offers thesis and non-thesis options. The thesis option requires a minimum of 21-credit hours of course work, a non-credit seminar course, and completion of a Master of Science Thesis. The thesis option requires a minimum of 12 credits of the course load from IT coded courses, in which six credits may be taken from upper level undergraduate IT coded courses. The remaining nine-credit course requirement can be completed by courses offered in other graduate programs. The non-thesis option requires a minimum of 30-credit hours of course work and completion of a Master of Science Project. This option requires a minimum of 15 credits of the course load from IT coded courses, in which nine credits may be taken from upper level undergraduate IT coded courses. The remaining 15-credit course requirement can be completed by courses offered in other graduate programs. Registration in any course requires advisor approval.