Unless otherwise specified in the departmental listings, the credit requirement for this degree is at least 32 hours. At least 12 of the 32 hours must be in courses numbered in the 500 series, and eight of the 12 must be in the major field.
At least one-half of the minimum hours required for the degree must be in courses meeting on the Urbana-Champaign campus, the Chicago campus, the Springfield campus, or in other locations approved by the Graduate College for residence credit.
A doctoral program covers three stages as defined in the Graduate College Handbook for Students, Faculty and Staff and includes at least 96 hours. At least 64 hours must be in courses including thesis credit, meeting on the Urbana-Champaign campus, the Chicago campus, the Springfield campus, or in other locations approved by the Graduate College for residence credit.
Further questions concerning this policy statement should be directed to the Graduate College, (217) 333-0035.
For complete policies regarding residence credit, see the Graduate College Handbook for Students, Faculty and Staff at www.grad.illinois.edu/gradhandbook/.