Campus Specific Credit Requirements for an Undergraduate (Baccalaureate) Degree: Twin Cities, Morris, Rochester

Students must complete the following minimum number of credits at the campus from which they expect to graduate before a degree will be granted.

1. To be eligible for a University of Minnesota undergraduate degree, a student must complete at least 30 semester credits awarded by the University of Minnesota campus from which he or she is seeking to graduate.
2. At least 15 credits of the last 30 credits earned prior to the awarding of a University degree, must be awarded by the University of Minnesota campus from which a student is seeking to graduate.
3. Students must complete at least half of upper-division major work (3XXX courses or higher) on the campus from which they are seeking to graduate. Study-abroad credits earned through programs sponsored by the University are considered resident credit.
4. In order to have a minor recorded on a University of Minnesota transcript, a student must take at least three upper division credits in the minor field at the campus from which he or she will receive the degree.

Exclusions

This policy is not applicable to the Duluth and Crookston campuses.

Special Situations

1. The Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost may, under extraordinary circumstances, waive the requirements in sections 2, 3, and 4, above, but not section 1.
2. Colleges or campuses may, with approval of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, establish standards higher than those set in this policy. Students must be informed of such additional requirements.
3. Students may earn a major and a minor from two different campuses.

It is expected that students who graduate from the University of Minnesota will have completed a minimum amount of coursework from the University campus from which they are seeking to graduate. This requirement allows the faculty of each campus to ensure the student meets the campus and institutional standards of achievement.

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Subject	Contact	Phone	Fax/Email
Primary Contact(s)	Suzanne Bardouch	612-626-9159	bardouch@umn.edu
Twin Cities Campus	Sue Van Voorhis	612-625-8098	vanvo002@umn.edu
Morris Campus	Clare Strand	320-589-6026	strandcd@morris.umn.edu
Rochester Campus	Nate Tesch	507-280-5017	tesch026@umn.edu

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Colleges or campuses

Prepare request to establish standard higher than those set in the policy. Communicate the new standards, if approved.

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

Consider collegiate or campus requests on higher standards and communicate the decision.

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Do study abroad credits taken through the University of Minnesota count in the “15 of the last 30 credits” requirement?

Yes, if the study abroad experience is coordinated by the University of Minnesota, it counts as being taken on the student’s home campus.

Do special exam credits count toward campus-specific credit requirements?

No.

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