Quiz: 125 Years of Graduate Student Success by Anna Spencer 2019 marks 125 years since NC State began conferring graduate degrees. How much do you know about the history of graduate education? Test your knowledge! Frank Meachum, the first student to earn a master’s degree at NC State in 1894, was also part of the university’s first undergraduate class. He is pictured in the top left corner. (Courtesy NC State digital archives) 1. The first master’s degree awarded at NC State was in which discipline? Chemistry Crop science English Mechanic arts 2. Who became the first dean of the Graduate School in 1923? Peter Harries Larry Monteith Carl Taylor Russell Wilson 3. NC State was the first university in the country to offer a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering. True False 4. In what year did the Graduate School admit its first African-American students? 1894 1932 1953 1971 5. When were the first master’s degrees at NC State awarded to women? 1898 1927 1953 1962 6. NC State first offered graduate degrees in the humanities during the 1940s. True False 7. What year did NC State first award doctoral degrees? 1893 1900 1926 1983 View Comments 0 Leave a Response Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. All fields are required.Your responseName Email
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