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2022-2023 Academic Catalog > Graduate Education > Graduate Procedures and Requirements > Transfer Credits

Transfer Credits

Master's Degree
Up to 9 transfer credits may be accepted toward a 30 credit Master’s degree or 12 transfer credits toward a 36 credit Master’s degree or a 48 credit MBA degree, if these credits have not already been used to obtain an academic degree. All credits for transfer must show grades of “B” (3.0 GPA) or better, and the courses must be approved by the appropriate departments and submitted to the Office of the Registrar.

Doctoral Degree
A prior master’s degree may be transferred for up to 30 credits towards the doctoral degree with approval of the department within the discipline or equivalent area. Up to one-third of additional course credits may be transferred with the approval of the thesis committee and the Graduate Academics & Student Success Representative. Credits may not be transferred towards the dissertation research. The grade of “B” (3.0 GPA) or better is required for such courses and such courses may not have been already used to obtain an academic degree.