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.

 

Other useful credit hour numbers:

135 The minimum number of completed credit hours for a student to be classified as a senior.
124 The maximum number of lower division credit hours that can be transferred from a community college or another four-year higher education institution.
90

The minimum number of completed credit hours for a student to be classified as a junior.
60 The minimum number of upper-division (300-400 level) credit hours required to graduate from OSU.
45

The number of credit hours of the last 75 that must be OSU credit hours (academic residency requirement; includes OSU online courses).
45

The minimum number of completed credit hours for a student to be classified as a sophomore.
36 The minimum number of credit hours to be considered as a transfer student (24 if enrolled in the Degree Partnership Program)
12 The maximum number of credit hours of professional/technical courses that are transferable to OSU; articulated as general elective, pass credits.
Revised By Date
Office of Academic Programs and Assessment 01/25/2018