Forty-eight credit hours are required for completion of the I/O master's degree. In addition to the 36 hours of course work identified above, six hours of thesis (Psychology 599) and six hours of internship (Psychology 592; or approved substitution) are required. If the student is unable to find an internship placement, six hours of approved graduate-level course work must be completed. The completion of a thesis on an industrial/organizational psychology topic is required. Students are not permitted to walk in the graduation ceremony without having completed a thesis.