Credit Hour Requirements & Policies

To generate a diploma in the University of Liberal Arts and Sciences, you have to generate no less than 120 semester hrs (s.h.) of credit towards college.

You could find that you have to earn much more compared to the minimal 120 semester hours should you

·         are earning a Bachelor of Music (BM) or a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree

·         choose a major late

·         change majors

·         add a second major, a minor, or a certificate to your plan of study

Your level audit documents the amount of hours you've gained toward college. Track your improvement by researching and often seeking your level audit.

Maximum and Minimum Credit Hours

Minimal credit-hour guidelines given below and optimum include UI training. For exchange credit maximum hours, observe Exchange credit, under. For credit hours per semester's optimum quantity, observe Optimum program weight.

Credit by examination maximum

A maximum of 30 semester hours of credit by examination from all approved sources is accepted toward the 120 semester hours required for graduation. A maximum of 15 semester hours of credit by examination may be awarded in the major; however, some departments may accept fewer hours of credit by examination. We have listed the how many credits to graduate college during the graduation period.

Maximum hours for Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science

Typically, no more than 56 semester hours of credit in one educational division is approved toward the minimal 120 semester hours required for a Bachelor of Disciplines (BA) or Bachelor of Technology (BS) diploma, with one of these conditions:

The College of Mass & Writing Connection doesn't allow over 48 semester hours to be applied by pupils to some BA degree from writing programs.

Individuals making a Bachelor of Disciplines (BA) in Party might generate as much as 61 semester hours in Party (successful drop 2015). Also, if you want more information about how many credits to graduate college required by individual student.

Should you earn much more compared to the optimum term hours in one division, you'll not obtain credit toward college for all those hours; the surplus hours may, nevertheless, be properly used for several different reasons (GPA, enrollment, etc.). The 56 term-time maximum pertains to transfer training and UI.

Maximum hours for Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Music

·         For the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Art, a maximum of 62 semester hours from the School of Art & Art History is accepted.

·         For the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance, a maximum of 82 semester hours in Dance is accepted (effective fall 2015).

·         Students earning a Bachelor of Music (BM) degree have no maximum hours restriction for semester hours from the School of Music.

Minimum hours guidelines

·         If you are earning two majors, two degrees, or a major and a minor from a department that offers degrees in more than one subject area (for example, if you are earning a BS in Physics and a BS in Astronomy from the department of Physics and Astronomy), you may apply more than 56 semester hours from that department to the 120 semester hours needed for graduation, but must earn a minimum of 56 semester hours from coursework taken outside of your major department.

·         If you are seeking double majors in the teacher education programs, you must earn a minimum of 56 semester hours in courses taken outside the College of Education.

·         These rules apply to both UI and transfer coursework