10.2 SREC INTERPRETATION OF SENATE RULES ON COUNTING OF A SINGLE COURSE TOWARD MORE THAN ONE DEGREE
[SREC: 6/25/2012]
- The situations in which the same course can be used by a student for credit for the award of two different degrees (“double dipped”) include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. where a course numbered in the 500–700 series is permitted by the University Scholars Program to use for credit for both an undergraduate and a graduate degree
b. where permitted by a Senate-approved dual degree program
c. where permitted by concurrent or consecutive graduate degree programs at UK
d. where a “Plan A” Master’s degree has been approved by the Senate to be awarded “en passant” towards a graduate Doctoral degree
e. where permitted by a Senate-approved BS or BA/Professional Doctorate combined degree program
- If none of the situations in 1a–e apply, then a student who has used a 500–900 level course toward an awarded graduate degree or professional doctorate degree cannot subsequently use the same course as credit for the award of an undergraduate degree.
- If none of the situations in 1a–e apply, and if an undergraduate course has been used by a student for credit towards an awarded undergraduate degree, then that course cannot be subsequently used by that student for credit for the award of a professional degree in a manner that is inconsistent with the SACS requirement that the curriculum of a Professional Doctorate degree must have higher academic stringency than an undergraduate degree.
a. If none of the situations in 1a–e apply, then the University Senate Rules and Graduate Faculty Rules do not prohibit that a 500–700 level graduate course be used for credit toward the award of a Professional Doctorate degree. However, once a student has used that course for credit for an awarded Professional Doctorate degree, that course cannot then subsequently be used for credit for the award of a graduate degree.
b. The University Senate Rules do not prohibit a College Faculty from approving that a student who has used 500-700 level graduate course as credit toward an awarded graduate degree, can then use that same course as credit for the award of a Professional Doctorate degree offered by that college, except as otherwise prohibited by the relevant professional accreditation agency.
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a. If none of the situations in 1a–e apply, then an 800–900 level course cannot be used as credit for award of a graduate degree unless expressly so approved in the manner provided by the University Senate Rules and Graduate Faculty Rules.
b. The University Senate Rules do not prohibit a College Faculty from approving that a student who has used an 800–900 level as credit for an awarded graduate degree, can then use that same course as credit for a Professional Doctorate degree offered by that college, except as otherwise prohibited by the relevant professional accreditation agency. [SREC: 6/25/2012]