Graduate degree credit minimums
Master’s degree: 30 credits
(except MFA)
M.F.A./Specialist degree and certificate: 42 credits
(may include master’s degree credits taken at UW–Madison)
Doctoral degree: 51 credits
(may include master’s degree credits taken at UW–Madison and credits take while a dissertator)
The doctoral degree minimum graduate degree credit requirement may be achieved with credits earned before or after dissertator status. The credits applied towards a master’s degree, a doctoral minor, or taken as a dissertator shall count towards the related doctoral graduate degree credit requirement.
Students should be aware that some programs may require more rigorous credit requirements than the Graduate School’s minimum requirements. Students should contact their graduate program coordinator for further information.
