{"id":317,"date":"2014-07-24T22:07:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T03:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate_studies\/?page_id=317"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:54:54","slug":"applied-masters-track","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/graduate-student-resources\/student-requirements\/applied-masters-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Master&#8217;s Track"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Graduate students in an\u00a0applied master&#8217;s\u00a0program are required to complete\u00a0a final course, which includes a project\/presentation in order to achieve the degree.<\/h3>\n<p>Students in the following graduate programs are considered to be on the Applied Master&#8217;s Track:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)<\/li>\n<li>Master of Business Administration (MBA)<\/li>\n<li>Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA)<\/li>\n<li>Master of Special Education (MSpEd)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Graduate Project Proposals (Non-Thesis\/Capstone)<\/h2>\n<p>The links and forms below will guide you through the process of putting together a proposal for your final graduate project and getting approval for your final course.\u00a0<strong>If you are planning to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/institutional-review-board\/\">human or animal subjects in your final project<\/a>, you need to secure Institutional Review Board approval PRIOR to gathering data.\u00a0<\/strong>The official approval and survey\/interview document must be included in and with your proposal approval form (previously Form 3).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2014\/07\/When-do-you-need-IRB-approval.pdf\">When do you need IRB approval?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/09\/BSU-Culminating-Project-Comm-Approval-Non-Thesis-Capstone-replaces-F3.pdf\">Graduate Project Approval Form for Non-Thesis\/Capstone <\/a><span style=\"color: #92001d\">(Replaces Form 3)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Application for Graduation (Form 4)<\/h2>\n<p>Submit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/graduate-student-resources\/student-requirements\/applied-masters-track\/application-for-graduation\/\">Applied Master&#8217;s Application for Graduation<\/a>\u00a0during the first week of the\u00a0term you plan to complete your degree <strong><em>directly to the School of Graduate Studies<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/graduate-student-resources\/student-requirements\/applied-masters-track\/application-for-graduation\/\">Form 4: Applied Masters Application for Graduation<\/a>\u00a0(submit online)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Confirmation of Degree Requirements (Form 5)<\/h2>\n<p>Submit the Confirmation of Degree Requirements form upon completion of your Capstone project.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/graduate-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/11\/Confirmation-of-Degree-Requirements-Draft.pdf\">Confirmation of Degree Requirements<\/a> (submit via email attachment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate students in an\u00a0applied master&#8217;s\u00a0program are required to complete\u00a0a final course, which includes a project\/presentation in order to achieve the degree. 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