| Approved by the: | University Senate - April 19, 2001 Administration - May 20, 2001 Board of Regents - no action required |
| Amended by the: | University Senate - April 29, 2004 Administration - August 16, 2004 Board of Regents - no action required |
| Amended by the: | University Senate - March 3, 2005 Administration - May 2, 2005 Board of Regents - no action required |
MINIMUM UNIVERSITY CREDITS FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
(1) To be eligible for a University of Minnesota undergraduate degree, a student must present at least 30 semester credits awarded by the University of Minnesota campus from which he or she is seeking to graduate.
(2) Students must complete at least half of upper division major work on the campus from which they are seeking to graduate.
(3) 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.
(4) For students who seek an academic minor, to be eligible for record of a minor on the University of Minnesota transcript, students must take at least three upper division credits in the minor field at the campus from which they will receive their degree.
A student's college or campus may, under extraordinary circumstances, waive the requirements in sections 2, 3, and 4, above, but not section 1.
All credit awarded by the University, regardless of the type of instruction, shall count toward the credit requirements for the degree.
Interpretation by the Senate Committee on Educational Policy: This policy, revised in the spring of 2005, will apply to incoming students beginning in the fall of 2005.