请英语好且了解美国研究生制度的看看，是否要求学术硕士发表论文？

• For academic degrees, this culminating experience must include the completion of either a thesis or a suitable essay or paper.
• For professional degrees, the culminating experience may take other forms, including but not limited to an internship, an exhibition, a production, a comprehensive examination, or a capstone course. The specific form of the culminating experience is determined by the major program.
  

A degree is not conferred for a mere collection of credits. A well-balanced, unified, and complete program of study is required, including the preparation and acceptance of a high-quality written document (thesis, paper, or project report) or other approved culminating experience. The overall program of the student frequently will exceed the minimum requirements as specified under the Additional Specific Requirements for the degree title.

如题，想知道美国这所大学的学术型硕士研究生是否要求公开发表论文，这段提到三个词:thesis,essay,paper,中文都有“论文”的意思，且是并列的，似乎完成其一即可。中国的大多数学校是必须要求公开发表论文。想了解一下中美差异，取一下经。

只是完成毕业论文吧。
据我所知美国的硕士无论是研究型还是专业型都是授课为主
只不过研究型的课程注重理论而专业型的课程注重实践。

个人经验感觉essay和paper都不是很正式的，但是也有美国朋友告诉我essay这个词一般只用于毕业论文。至于thesis不了解，坐等高人解答。

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