Post-Baccalaureate Degrees
All students completing post-baccalaureate degree programs must:
- Be formally admitted to the program
- Satisfy all the requirements and regulations of the individual college and program by the term completion date
- Fulfill all degree requirements, including required coursework, thesis, research project and comprehensive examination as required by the student's specific degree program, within the time frame specified by the college and the program
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.0
- Have all the grades in the program be a "C" or better
- Fulfill the residency requirement for his or her particular degree or program
Certain programs at NLU allow the completion of up to five courses (22.5 quarter hours/15 semester hours) and apply such coursework to both master's and doctoral degrees (if enrolling in the future). The following criteria apply:
- The student must fulfill all pre-requisite and/or co-requisite requirements of the course, including obtaining appropriate permissions from the Program Chair/Director/Coordinator in the student’s primary program;
- Student will be registered for the 500-level course;
- To apply credit to a master’s degree, the student must meet the minimum grade requirements established for their master’s degree program (typically, a grade of "C" or higher);
- To be eligible to apply credit for the course upon enrollment in the doctoral program, the student must earn a grade of B or higher in the course.
Note: Credit for a course may be applied to no more than two degree programs at the same level (excluding certificates). The second degree must be substantially different from the first degree. This differentiation is indicated by completion of at least 25% of new and unique degree content, as measured by credit hours, in order to earn a second degree.