Ph.D. Transfer Credits

Upon entering the PhD program with a Master’s Degree, students are automatically credited with thirty (30) hours towards the ninety (90) hour credit total they must achieve in order to graduate.  If a student has earned more than one Master’s degree, or if he or she presents a particularly compelling professional record of service within academia or the professions, the Graduate Director may grant up to 45 hours towards the 90-hour total.  However, this is the exception, not the rule.

Once the Graduate Director has determined the number of transfer hours to be credited, he/she will meet with the student to see how his/her previous coursework can be used to fulfill PhD requirements.  Courses that are used in such a manner are marked CR (Credit) and are not counted towards the student’s overall GPA.