Transfer of Credit into Doctoral Programs With the permission of the student's department or program, graduate credits taken at other accredited institutions may be counted towards completion of a Temple doctoral degree. The amount of advanced standing may not exceed the number of credits required for a Temple master's degree in that discipline. The department will establish the amount of advanced standing to be awarded for previous graduate work. In addition to transfer credit, a maximum of six semester hours of credit for a master's thesis written at Temple University, as reflected on an official transcript, may be awarded as advanced standing toward a doctoral program. Currency of Courses Courses taken at Temple or elsewhere more than five years before matriculation cannot be used to meet that program's degree requirements.
Some programs have shorter time limits.