Requirements for Degree Completion:

• Successful completion of 42 quarter hours:
  *(equivalent to 28 semester hours)
• 33 quarter hours of core courses
• 6 quarter hours of electives
• 3 quarter hours of final project/portfolio
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) or higher
• Successful completion of all course requirements within 5 years from the initial date of enrollment

Up to 9 quarter hours of graduate coursework may be transferred into the program at the discretion of the department faculty. Transfer credit may be allowed for individual courses in which the final grades are "B" or better.

* A quarter hour is equivalent to 2/3 of a semester hour