College of Liberal Arts

For the MS and PhD degrees, certain minimum residence/credit requirements must be met.

For the MS Degree:

1. At least one-half of the total credit hours used to satisfy degree requirements must be earned while registered at Purdue University.
2. More than 50 percent of the Purdue credits must be earned through the campus where the degree is conferred.
3. At least 30 total credit hours are required.

For the PhD:

1. At least one-third of the total credit hours used to satisfy degree requirements must be earned while registered for doctoral study at Purdue University.
2. At least 90 total credit hours are required.
3. A master's degree for professional doctoral degree from an accredited institution may be considered to contribute up to 30 credit hours toward satisfying this requirement at the discretion of the student's graduate program.

In this section

• General Graduate Requirements
• Candidacy
• Major Professor and Advisory Committee
• Plan of Study
• Residence Requirements
• Training in Human Subjects Protection
• Standards of Work
• General Policy on Oral Examinations