The minimum number of credits required for each degree type are (quarter credits):

 

Baccalaureate (B.A./B.F.A./B.S.) A minimum of 180 earned credits which must include 36 credits within the major; 24 of which must be at the upper-division level
Masters (M.A./M.S. plus professional degree programs) 45 graduate credits, including thesis (6 to 12 credits) or research-in-lieu-of-thesis (3 to 6 credits)
Doctoral (Ph.D.) No rigid credit requirement; the equivalent of at least three years of full-time graduate work beyond the bachelor’s degree (at least 108 graduate credits)
Undergraduate minor 27 credits; 12 of which must be at the upper-division level
Graduate minor: Masters 15 credits
Graduate minor: Doctoral 18 credits
Undergraduate Option 21 credits; 15 of which must be at the upper-division level
Graduate Option 12 credits
Undergraduate certificate 27 credits
Post-baccalaureate certificate 27 credits
Graduate certificate 18 credits

See the academic catalog for general requirements for graduate degree programs.

Revised By Date
Curriculum Management, Office of the Registrar 01/05/2024
Office of Academic Programs and Assessment 01/25/2018