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Six Year Time Period

Graduate students have six years to complete the master’s degree. Use the chart below to plan the timeframe of your program.

 

First semester of Coursework	Graduation
Fall 2002	Summer 2008
Spring 2003	Fall 2008
Summer 2003	Spring 2009
Fall 2003	Summer 2009
Spring 2004	Fall 2009
Summer 2004	Spring 2010
Fall 2004	Summer 2010
Spring 2005	Fall 2010
Summer 2005	Spring 2011
Fall 2005	Summer 2011
Spring 2006	Fall 2011
Summer 2006	Spring 2012
Fall 2006	Summer 2012
Spring 2007	Fall 2012
Summer 2007	Spring 2013
First Semester	Graduation
Fall 2007	Summer 2013
Spring 2008	Fall 2013
Summer 2008	Spring 2014
Fall 2008	Summer 2014
Spring 2009	Fall 2014
Summer 2009	Spring 2015
Fall 2009	Summer 2015

 

If courses go out of date (beyond the six-year window) you may petition to revalidate six semester hours. However, no course may be older than eight years at the time of graduation. For example, if you plan to graduate in Summer 2008, courses eligible for revalidation must have been taken between Fall 2000 and Summer 2002.