The Graduate Council this month approved changes to the academic policy that allows some programs to create an accelerated track to PhD for students who enter the program with a master’s degree. The Council action also sets an eight-year time limit for coursework toward a doctoral degree.
The Council’s action was communicated recently in a memo to Graduate Program Directors from Dr. Katherine Hall-Hertel, Associate Dean for Graduate Academic and Students Affairs for the Graduate School. “Some PhD programs do not require a master’s degree for admission,” Hall-Hertel said, noting that programs commonly transfer in up to 30 credit hours for students with a master’s degree. “Beginning the 2018-19 academic year, those programs will have an option to create an accelerated track” for those students.
The accelerated track is optional, and the Graduate School will continue to accept up to 30 hours of transfer credit. However, course credits older than eight years no longer will be accepted.
Proposals for accelerated track should be added to Curriculog by Feb. 1, 2018. For more information, download the Changes to Transfer Credit proposal. For questions, please contact James Birkett.
