3.1 PROGRAMS
3.1.2 GENERAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for any degree, a student must have completed the degree program requirements as approved by the University Senate, except that curriculum substitutions may be made by the college affected if not inconsistent with these Rules. (See SR 1.1.1.1)
General Requirements for Graduation for All Undergraduate Degrees
Curriculum requirements must include, in addition to specified credits, a specified grade point average (GPA) both overall and in the student’s major which shall in no case be less than 2.0. [US: 10/10/94]
* The 2.0 requirement applies to all major requirements, including pre-major and lower division courses but not to those courses taken in the major beyond the minimum requirements. [SREC: 12/4/95]
A dean is the chief administrative officer of a college and is responsible for the enforcement of the University Senate Rules, Rules of the Graduate Faculty, and the rules of the college faculty [GR VII.F].
General Requirements for Graduation All Graduate Degree Programs
An overall average of B (3.00) on all graduate work in the program must be attained, and a final examination passed, before an advanced degree may be awarded. [US: 4/21/52] Graduate-level courses (numbers 400G-799) are computed in the graduate grade-point average, with the exception of 400G courses in the student's program [SREC (GF 2/18/63)]
D grades may not be awarded to graduate students [US: 04/21/52]. Graduate courses (400G-799) may not be taken Pass/ Fail.
The Dean is the executive officer who administers the policies of the Graduate Faculty. [US: 4/21/52]
General Requirements for Graduation for All Professional Practice Doctorates (SR 9.14.2)
The academic, professional and clinical experience of professional students is differentiated from that of undergraduate and graduate students and is at the appropriate and increasing levels of mastery and complexity. (SR 3.1.2.3) [US:3/19/18]
The dean is charged with overseeing the educational work of the college and its efficient conduct and management in all matters not specifically charged elsewhere. The dean is responsible for the implementation of the curricula of the college, for ensuring through the faculty the quality of instruction given therein [GR VII.F2.c].
3.1.2.1 Undergraduate Degree Programs
Every undergraduate degree program shall include four divisions or components:
- UK Core
- Pre-major
- Major
- Electives [US: 4/17/2017]
An undergraduate degree program must require at least 120 credit hours.
3.1.2.1.1 Residence requirements
For an undergraduate degree,
- at least 25% of the minimum credit hours required for the degree*,
- not less than 30 credit hours, [US: 9/10/12]** and
- a minimum of thirty (30) of the last thirty-six (36) credit hours **
presented for the degree must be taken from the University.
* Courses taken elsewhere with credit transfer to UK, courses taken through the UK International Center (except for courses taught by UK faculty), credits achieved by examination, credits earned via CLEP (the College Level Examination Program), and courses taken through the National Student Exchange do not count toward the 25% requirement.
** Courses taken through the UK International Center and through the National Student Exchange are considered as courses taken at UK for purposes of both Rule 3.1.2.1.1 and Rule 5.5.2.2 (2) and (3)’s residency requirement and for graduates to be conferred commencement honors at the time of award of their degrees under Senate Rules 5.5.2.2 <insert link>. [SREC: 2/14/01 and 5/31/05]
Any request by veterans or by other students for a waiver of requirement (2) or (3) must be presented for approval to the dean of the student’s college. Students who wish to satisfy the above requirement with credit earned through such methods as independent study by correspondence, special examination, CLEP, and other methods which limit the opportunity for active exchange between students and instructors must have the prior approval of their department chair and college dean. At the end of each academic year the dean of each college shall report to the Senate Council, through the University Registrar, the number of waivers granted in the categories of (2) or (3) above, and for each waiver granted the extent of departure that was approved from the given credit hour requirement in (2) or (3) [US: 9/10/12].
3.1.2.1.2 UK Core requirements
[US: 3/17/2008; US: 12/8/2008; US: 12/13/2010]
Each undergraduate student must complete all four parts of the UK Core Requirements designated as I-IV below. A course taken to satisfy a requirement in one area of the UK Core cannot be used to satisfy a requirement in another area, even if a specific course is present in more than one area (e.g., some courses are designed to meet the learning outcomes in more than one area).
I. Intellectual Inquiry
A. The Nature of Inquiry in Arts and Creativity 3 hours
B. The Nature of Inquiry in the Humanities 3 hours
C. The Nature of Inquiry in the Social Sciences 3 hours
D. The Nature of Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences 3 hours
II. Written, Oral and Visual Communication
A. Composition and Communication I 3 hours
B. Composition and Communication II 3 hours
III. Quantitative Reasoning
A. Quantitative Foundations 3 hours
B. Statistical Inferential Reasoning 3 hours
IV. Citizenship
A. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA 3 hours
B. Global Dynamics 3 hours
UK Core Credit-Hour Total* 30 hours
*The UK Core is designed to provide the equivalent of 30 credit hours. Some courses in the UK Core require more than three credits, resulting in more than 30 credits in some cases.
3.1.2.1.3 Foreign Language
Any first-time freshman or transfer student must either (1) demonstrate that they have passed two high school credits in a single foreign language, or two semesters at the postsecondary level or (2) pass a two-semester sequence in one foreign language at the University prior to graduation. [SREC: 8/21/2014 per SC: 5/12/2014]
3.1.2.1.4 Electives
An elective component is a mandatory part of every baccalaureate program and baccalaureate programs may satisfy this requirement with a free elective. The free elective must meet the definition of free electives as set forth in the Glossary of Terms of the University Senate Rules. [US: 4/17/2017]
3.1.2.1.5 Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)
[US: 5/6/2013; 3/20/2023]
Per Senate Rule 3.1.1.1.2, all undergraduate students must satisfy the UK Core requirements for Composition and Communication Prior to graduation but after successfully fulfilling the UK Core Composition and Communication I and II requirement, students must also successfully complete the GCCR. To satisfy the GCCR, a student must earn a passing grade in any given UK course designated as fulfilling some or all of the GCCR. [US: 3/20/2023]
The faculty in each undergraduate degree program shall implement a GCCR appropriate to the academic discipline and expectations of the major. Each undergraduate program faculty shall articulate this requirement in terms of one or more learning outcomes that will be assessed regularly as required by program accreditation standards and University standards for reaffirmation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) . Each GCCR requirement, learning outcome, and assessment protocol must be vetted by program faculty and recommended for approval by the Undergraduate Council. [US: 5/6/2019; 3/20/2023]
3.1.2.1.5.1 Requirements
3.1.2.1.5.1.1 Components of the GCCR
[US: 3/20/2023]
The GCCR shall consist of three components, each of which should reflect the standards and practices of the particular discipline:
- one or more written assignments;
- either an oral assignment, in which students must give a formal presentation, or a visual assignment, in which students create at least one significant visual/electronic artifact (e.g., a web site or video presentation);
- an assignment that requires the student to demonstrate information literacy in the discipline.
Individual undergraduate programs shall identify the specific criteria for each GCCR assignment, ensuring the assignments are appropriate for the specific discipline and meet the spirit of the GCCR outlined above. For a course to be approved to meet the GCCR, the undergraduate program will be required to justify the relevance and appropriateness of each required assignment for their specific discipline. [US: 3/20/2023]
Proposals will be required to justify the selection of the individual assignments that will address each of the three GCCR components outlined in 3.1.1.1.5.1.1, including why they are representative and relevant for the discipline of study. [US: 3/20/2023]
3.1.2.1.5.1.2 Structure within or across courses and programs
The GCCR may be satisfied via either a single GCCR intensive course or a series of GCCR intensive assignments in a series of courses. Program faculty may specify that a course offered by another undergraduate program fulfills the GCCR if the faculty in the second undergraduate program so agree. [US: 3/20/2023]
3.1.2.1.5.1.3 Draft/feedback/revision process required
Courses must incorporate a draft/feedback/revision process on at least one of the required GCCR assignments. [US: 3/20/2023]
3.1.2.1.5.2 Assessment
Each undergraduate degree program shall identify at least one specific program learning outcome and a plan for assessing both the writing and oral or visual components of the GCCR. The assessment plan will include (a) clear goals for successful achievement of the GCCR, (b) specific criteria and rubrics for systematically assessing student work, and (c) a cogent description of how assessment results will be utilized by program faculty to propose revisions to GCCR instruction and/or curriculum if the goals are not met. This information shall be included with every GCCR-related proposal submitted to the UC. [US: 3/20/2023]
3.1.2.2 Undergraduate Certificate Programs
[US: 2/14/11; 5/4/2020; 12/14/2020]
Undergraduate certificate programs consist of suites of undergraduate courses focused upon a defined academic or professional objective.
An undergraduate certificate must be a minimum of 12 credits, all at the 200 level or above, with a minimum of six credits at the 300-level or above. The certificate must have a three-credit breadth component, requiring the student to take courses in at least two disciplines, with a minimum of three credits to be completed in a second discipline.
A student must earn a C or better, or a Pass in a pass/fail course, in each required certificate course to receive the certificate.
* Under SR 5.1.3, the Senate Council (or Senate) can approve that a particular certificate program can require a pass/fail course [SREC: 3/30/2019]
Award of an undergraduate certificate shall be noted on the student’s transcript upon successful completion of the curriculum.
* Students enrolled in graduate degree programs or professional programs may pursue an undergraduate certificate program. [SREC: 4/8/2015]
Undergraduate certificates shall be approved by the same process as are programs (see SR 3.1.3) except that the following are not required: a) posting and approval by the Council on Postsecondary Education, and b) approval by the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees.
3.1.2.3 Badges
[US: 12/12/2022]
A badge program (either credit bearing or non-credit bearing) consists of two or more courses, but no more than four courses, which collectively provide one or more defined skill sets or competencies that can be useful to students/learner and employers. The credit-bearing badge credentials will appear through the Registrar on a student’s University transcript; non-credit-bearing badges will not appear on the transcript. The non-credit bearing badge and their non-credit bearing courses, delegated by the Senate Rules to the local jurisdiction of a college faculty body (or its Senate-approved equivalent), will be officially attested by the signature of dean of the college (or dean equivalent) (See SR 3.2.3.3.2-3.2.3.3.3).
For the purposes of this Senate policy, “course" refers to a unit of educational content with paced delivery to enrolled learners, that includes required interactions with the supervising credentialed instructor during a fixed period of time, which culminates in the instructor’s assessment of the learner’s attainment of specific learning outcomes.
A credit-bearing badge must be a minimum of five credit hours and must not exceed eight credit hours. A student must earn a C or better, or a Pass in a pass/fail course, in each of the required courses to earn a badge. Courses required for a credit-bearing badge can be in any hundred series (see SR 3.2.1.1).
At a minimum, a proposal for a badge will include the following information: badge name; description; audience served; learning objectives; and assessment plan. Badges require the approval of the unit faculty (“program faculty”) and that unit’s respective college-level faculty body. For badges homed outside of a college, the review by an academic council will serve as the college-level faculty body review. For all badges, the approval process will follow the guidance laid out in SR 3.1.3.3.3.3.1 (“Other Changes”).
3.1.2.4 Graduate Degree Programs
Graduate degree programs are differentiated in complexity and rigor from undergraduate degree programs, with increasing complexity and mastery as a student progresses. [see SR 3.1.2.2]
Graduate students are eligible to take regular courses which meet as organized classes and independent-study or research courses in which each student carries on investigations independent of class meetings. [US: 4/21/52]
All courses numbered 500 through 799 may be counted for credit toward a graduate degree provided they are approved as an appropriate part of the student’s graduate program by the student’s graduate advisor or committee. [US: 04/21/52] Courses numbered 400G to 499G carry graduate credit for non-majors only [US: 4/21/52: see SR 3.1; SR 10.2]
Courses numbered at the 600 or 700 level should be taught by members of the Graduate Faculty or by such other instructors as are approved by the Dean of the Graduate School. [US: 12/13/54]
3.1.2.4.1 Graduate Research Doctoral Degrees
The Doctor of Philosophy requires demonstration in a comprehensive examination, after not less than three years of graduate work, of a broad and penetrating knowledge of the dissertation subject and chosen field. The doctor's degree represents the attainment of independent and comprehensive scholarship in a special field, evidenced both by the student's grasp of subject matter and by the student’s capacity to do research. [US: 4/21/52]
3.1.2.4.1.1 Graduate Doctoral Residence and Time Limits
Prequalifying Residence
Students must complete the equivalent of two years of residency (36 credit hours of graduate coursework) prior to the qualifying examination. [US: 04/21/52; US: 05/14/56; US: 11/12/73; 05/09/08]. Some programs require more than 36 hours of graduate coursework prior to the qualifying examination. [US: 05/09/08]
An awarded master’s degree from the University or from another accredited school may satisfy 18 of this 36 hour pre-qualifying requirement. [US: 05/14/56; US: 05/09/08]
Prequalifying Time Limit
Students are required to take the qualifying examination within five years of entry into the program. Extensions up to an additional three years may be requested. Extensions up to twelve months may be approved by the Dean of the Graduate School upon receipt of a request from the Director of Graduate Studies. Requests for extensions longer than twelve months must be considered by Graduate Council and will require the positive recommendation of the Director of Graduate Studies, the chair of the student’s doctoral advisory committee, and a majority vote of Graduate Faculty in the program. [US: 4/11/05]
This time limit applies to all programs, but the graduate faculty of a doctoral program (or group of programs) has the option to petition Graduate Council for a shorter or longer time limit. If approved, this modification will then apply to all doctoral students in that program. [US: 4/11/05]
Postqualifying Residence
Students are required to enroll in a 2 credit hour course after successfully completing the qualifying examination, XXX-767; Dissertation Residency Credit. This will constitute full-time enrollment. Students are required to complete a minimum of two semesters of 767 before they can graduate. [US: 04/21/52; US: 04/11/05]
Students must remain continuously enrolled in this course every fall and spring semester until they have completed and defended the dissertation. Continuous enrollment in 767 will also apply to students whose programs of study or certification standards require an extended practicum or field experience [US: 04/11/05]
Postqualifying Time Limit
All degree requirements for the doctorate must be completed within five years following the semester or summer session in which the candidate successfully completes the qualifying examination, but extensions up to an additional 5 years may be requested for a total of 10 years. Extensions up to one year may be approved by the Dean (or designee) of the Graduate School. Requests for extensions longer than one year must be considered by Graduate Council. All requests should be initiated by the Director of Graduate Studies. [US: 04/21/52] [SREC (GF 4/28/92)]
3.1.2.4.1.2 Foreign language requirement
Any program-specific language requirement(s) must be satisfied before the applicant may sit for the qualifying examination. [US: 04/21/52]
3.1.2.4.1.3 Course work requirements
The nature of doctoral coursework other than generally required enrollment in XXX-767 (SR 3.1.1.3.1.1) is determined by the student’s advisory committee. [US: 04/21/52]
3.1.2.4.1.4 Assessment of good progress for doctoral students
The Graduate Faculty of each doctoral program is required to define good progress toward completion of the doctoral degree. This information should be included in the program’s Graduate Student Handbook (it is recommended that the consequences of lack of good progress are also included in the handbook). Each doctoral student’s progress toward the degree will be reviewed (at least) annually by either the Graduate Faculty in the program, the doctoral advisory committee, or the graduate education committee. Students will be informed in writing of the results of that meeting by the Director of Graduate Studies or the chair or their designee. [US: 04/11/05]
3.1.2.4.1.5 Qualifying examination
A qualifying examination consisting of both written and oral components is required of all doctoral students. Its purpose is to verify that students have sufficient understanding of and competence in their fields to become candidates for the degree. In most programs, the advisory committee prepares and administers an individual qualifying examination; typically, that committee also judges the results of the examination. A majority vote of the core of the advisory committee is required for successful completion of the qualifying examination. The examination is usually given after four semesters of graduate work or the equivalent, and after fulfillment of pre-qualifying residency. [US: 04/21/52]
SI and UI grades must be removed prior to the qualifying exam, and can only be changed to regular letter grades. [US: 4/10/06; SR 5.1.2]
The results of the examination must be reported by the Director of Graduate Studies to the Graduate School within 10 days of its conclusion. [US: 04/21/52]
If the result is failure, the advisory committee determines [GB 1979] the conditions to be met before another examination may be given. A second examination must be taken within one year [GB 1979] after the first examination. A third examination is not permitted. [US: 4/21/52] [SREC {GF 5/1/78)]
3.1.2.4.1.6 The dissertation
Each doctoral graduate student must present a dissertation which represents the culmination of a major research project. The dissertation must be a well-reasoned, original contribution to knowledge in the field of study and should provide evidence of high scholarly achievement. Dissertations must be prepared in conformity with the instructions published by the Graduate School. Dissertations must be prepared in conformity with the instructions published by the Graduate School. [US: 04/21/52]
3.1.2.4.1.7 Final examination
The Final Examination includes a defense of the dissertation and may be as comprehensive in the major and minor areas as the advisory committee chooses to make it. It is conducted by an expanded advisory committee chaired by the Director of Graduate Studies or someone designated by the Director. The Dean of the Graduate School and the President of the University are ex officio members of all final examination committees. The examination is a public event and its scheduling is published and announced beforehand. Any member of the University community may attend. [US: 4/21/52]
SI and UI grades must be removed prior to the final exam, and can only be changed to regular letter grades. [US: 4/10/06; SR 5.1.2]
The Graduate Dean appoints an Outside Examiner as a core member of the advisory committee. [US: 4/21/52]
All members of the committee except the outside examiner must have an opportunity to suggest revisions prior to the Final Examination. [US: 4/21/52]
In all decisions, the majority opinion of the Graduate Faculty members of the advisory committee prevails. If the advisory committee is evenly divided, the candidate fails. In the event of failure, the advisory committee recommends to the Dean of the Graduate School conditions under which the candidate may be re-examined. Should any vacancies on the Committee occur between the two examinations, the Dean of the Graduate School shall appoint replacements. A third examination is not permitted. [US: 4/21/52]
[SREC (GF 5/1/78)
3.1.2.4.2 Graduate research master's degree
3.1.2.4.2.1 Residence
Enrollment in XXX 748, which carries no credit hours, allows maintenance of full-time status for master’s candidates working on their thesis [US: 4/21/52; 5/8/19]. Enrollment in XXX-768 may be used to satisfy 1-12 credit hours of residence coursework for the Plan A master’s degree. [SC 5/8/19; SC 8/19/19]
Time Limit
Students enrolled in a master’s/specialist program have 6 years to complete all requirements for the degree, but still have the opportunity to request extensions. Extensions must be considered by the Graduate Council, except as the Graduate Council may delegate to the Dean of the Graduate School. No activity completed more than ten calendar years preceding the proposed graduation date as appropriate will be considered for graduation. [US: 02/14/05]
Programs may opt to shorten or extend the required time to complete the master’s/specialist program. Petitions must be submitted to Graduate Council for approval. The program should be able to demonstrate that the six year time limit would be detrimental to the progress of their students or to the program itself. If the request is to extend the time limit, the program must demonstrate how students will remain current in the field over this extended time period. Any approved change in the time limit would apply to all students in the program. [US: 02/14/05]
3.1.2.4.2.2 Course work requirements
Master’s students are eligible to take regular courses which meet as organized classes and independent-study or research courses in which each student carries on investigations independent of class meetings. Independent study or research courses must not duplicate thesis work; thesis work must be done in addition to the minimum course requirements. [US: 04/41/52]
At least two-thirds of the minimum requirements for the master’s or specialist degree must be in regular courses, [SREC (GF 2/19/63)]
and at least half of the minimum course requirements [SREC (GF 4/4/64)]
(excluding thesis, practicum, or internship credit) [US: 4/21/52]
must be in 600- or 700-level courses. Exceptions to this rule may be made only with the approval of the Graduate Council. [US: 04/21/52].
The student will not be required to repeat a course which the student has completed satisfactorily at another approved institution.[US: 04/21/52]. Candidates for the master’s degree must have a major area (defined usually as an academic department) and must take at least two-thirds of the course work in this area. The other one-third may be taken in this area or in related graduate areas, except as may be approved otherwise for specific programs. When the establishment of major topics seems to require it, the Graduate Council may, on recommendation of the appropriate Director of Graduate Studies, authorize courses taught outside the major to count toward the major [US: 04/21/52].
3.1.2.4.2.3 Thesis/Nonthesis options
Graduate programs to satisfy the master’s requirements by either of two options, thesis (Plan A) or non-thesis, (Plan B). The thesis option (Plan A) requires a thesis to be developed under the direction of a full or associate member of the Graduate Faculty. Collaborative effort by two or more graduate students is not forbidden. However, there must be enough independent effort to enable each student to make a separate contribution and to prepare an individual thesis. Before the final examination, the thesis director and the appropriate Director of Graduate Studies must indicate to the Graduate School that the student’s thesis satisfies all requirements of the Graduate School and is complete in content and format. [US: 04/21/52]
The non-thesis option (Plan B) requires that six or more graduate credit hours of course work be submitted in lieu of a thesis. A student may follow this option with approval of the program concerned. Students should consult their advisor for any additional requirements established for Plan B in their area of study. [US: 04/21/52]
3.1.2.4.2.4 Final examination
The examination is scheduled by the Dean of the Graduate School. [US: 04/21/52]
A Final Examination (oral and/or written) is given to all candidates for master’s degrees not later than eight days before the last day of classes of the semester in which the degree is to be awarded. The report is returned to the Dean of the Graduate School upon completion of the examination, which in no case may be later than two weeks after the start of the examination. The examining committee consists of at least three qualified faculty members recommended by the Director of Graduate Studies and appointed by the Dean of the Graduate School [US: 04/21/52].
SI and UI grades must be removed prior to the final exam, and can only be changed to regular letter grades. [US: 4/10/06; SR 5.1.2]
Students on scholastic probation are not eligible to sit for the final examination.
If the candidate fails the final examination, the committee may recommend to the Dean of the Graduate School the conditions under which a second examination may be administered. Insofar as it is practicable, the same examining committee gives this examination. In all decisions the majority opinion of the committee prevails. If the committee is evenly divided, the candidate fails. A third examination is not allowed. [US: 04/21/52]
3.1.2.5 Graduate Certificate Programs
Graduate certificate programs consist of suites of graduate courses focused upon a defined academic or professional objective. [US: 5/4/2020]
Graduate certificates shall be approved by the same process as are programs (see SR 3.1.2.6.1) except that the following are not required: (a) posting and approval by the Council on Postsecondary Education, and (b) approval by the University Board of Trustees.
A graduate certificate must be a minimum of nine graduate credits in length and should be fewer than 18 graduate credits. [US: 1/14/2002]
A student must achieve a minimum graduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in the set of courses required for the graduate certificate in order to be granted the certificate.
Award of a graduate certificate shall be noted on the student's transcript, upon the recommendation of the Dean of the Graduate School.
Graduate certificate curricula must comply with the "Guidelines for Graduate Certificate Curricula" published by the Graduate School, on matters not prescribed here or in other Senate Rules.
3.1.2.6 Professional Degree Programs
Professional degree programs require a professional component that may include internships or crosstraining, with an emphasis on professional decision making and critical analysis in problem solving. The educational content of the professional degree is distinct from a graduate scholarship degree. [US: 3/19/18]
3.1.2.6.1 Doctoral Degree – Professional Practice
A professional practice doctoral degree is awarded upon completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, or license required for professional practice. The total time to the degree, including both preprofessional and professional preparation, equals at least six full-time equivalent academic years. Some of these degrees were formerly classified as “first professional.” [US: 3/19/2018].
3.1.2.6.2 Professional Master’s Degree
A professional master’s degree program consists of two years of nonthesis academic training in a concentrated science, mathematics, technology or other area and contains a professional component that may include internships and cross-training in business, management, regulatory affairs, computer applications, and communications. The program is designed with the input of one or more employers. The educational content of these programs is as distinct from a graduate research/scholarship master’s as are professional practice doctoral degrees (SR 9.14.2) distinct from research/scholarship doctorates. [US: 3/19/2018].
3.1.2.7 Professional Certificate Programs
The post-graduate professional certificate prepares persons who currently hold a graduate degree for board eligibility in an additional specialty(s). [US: (HCCC) 6/22/19]
Proposals concerning a professional certificate program in a health profession that are recommended by a health care college shall be forwarded first to the HCCC. (SR 3.1.3.3.2.1.1) [US: 5/7/12]
3.1.2.8 University Scholars Program (USP)
The University Scholars Program (USP) allows a student to apply up to 12 credit hours used for one undergraduate degree towards one graduate degree. program The requirements for the undergraduate degree will be unaffected. (See SR 4.2.2.2.6 and SR 5.2.2) [US: 9/13/82; 4/14/97; SREC: 2/13/2013; 4/10/2023]
The total number of credit hours for the USP may be up to 12 fewer than the total required for both the undergraduate and master’s degrees. Requirements for the bachelor’s degree will be unaffected.
The total number of credit hours completed for the USP between an undergraduate degree and doctoral degree may be up to 12 hours less than the total required for both the undergraduate and the prequalifying residency requirement of the doctoral degree. [US: 12/8/2008; 4/10/2023]
* See Appendix SR 10.2 for the SREC interpretation of the Senate Rules on counting courses toward multiple degrees.
See 4.2.2.2.6 for additional admission requirements for the University Scholars Program.