All petitions must be processed and approved no later than the semester prior to anticipated graduation. Accordingly, requests to take courses at another institution during the semester a student plans to graduate cannot be approved because the grades may not be received in time to certify the student for graduation. Up to 15 semester credit hours of graduate courses taken elsewhere can be transferred towards a master's degree. Up to one-half of the required hours for a doctoral degree can be transferred from another university. No more than 15 semester credit hours taken as a non-degree student at U.T. Dallas can be subsequently transferred to a degree program at U.T. Dallas.
Some degree programs have more restrictive transfer requirements.
The student will complete the course work degree requirements when he or she completes the previously filed program of studies with acceptable grades. The minimum semester credit hours required for the degree in a Program of Studies will be those shown in the catalog applicable to the student at the time of his or her admission or readmission to the program. Enrollment in doctoral study at U.T. Dallas for a minimum of three, consecutive long terms and for a minimum of 18 doctoral semester hours are required for graduation with a doctoral degree. Additional requirements for the doctoral degree may be specified by the faculty of each program as described in the individual degree program sections of this catalog. A student must be registered for at least three semester credit hours of graduate course work during the semester in which any major degree examination, such as the Qualifying Examination, Final Written Examination, or Final Oral Examination, is taken.