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ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY

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

Policy Contents
Effective Date: April 2009
Last Update: April 2009
Responsible University Officer:
  • Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Policy Owner:
  • Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
Policy Contact:
CONSULTED WITH: Faculty Senate

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POLICY STATEMENT

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.

REASON FOR POLICY

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.

PROCEDURES

There are no procedures for this policy.

FORMS/INSTRUCTIONS

There are no forms for this policy.

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS

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

DEFINITIONS

There are no definitions related to this policy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

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.

APPENDICES

There are no appendices for this policy.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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.

RELATED INFORMATION

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HISTORY

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