Amberton University -- Graduate Degree Requirements

GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL DEGREES

The following general requirements apply to all masters’ degrees:

  1. The minimum amount of work beyond the bachelor's degree required for a master's degree is 36 semester hours excluding any prerequisite courses that may be required.

  2. All courses taken to satisfy course requirements for a master's degree must be taken at the graduate level.

  3. Twenty-four (24) semester hours applicable to the degree must be completed at Amberton University.

  4. The student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.00.

  5. No more than six (6) semester hours of credit with a grade of C may be applied toward meeting requirements for a graduate degree.  A grade of  D may not be applied toward a graduate degree.

  6. The student will be allowed to graduate by meeting the requirements for the degree in force at the time of initial enrollment, provided the student is within twenty-four (24) hours of graduating and completes no less than twelve (12) hours per year.

TRANSFER OF CREDITS FROM ANOTHER INSTITUTION

Both qualitative and quantitative considerations are involved in the transfer of credits from another institution. THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC TRANSFER OF CREDITS TOWARD A DEGREE AT AMBERTON UNIVERSITY. Work considered for transfer from other accredited schools will be carefully evaluated by University officials. Only work from official transcripts (registrar's original signature and college seal) will be considered for transfer from other accredited schools recognized by Amberton University. All official academic transcripts to be considered for transfer credit must be submitted during the first session's enrollment. Students who fail to submit official transcripts during the first session's enrollment may not be able to use transfer work as credit toward a degree.

GRADUATE TRANSFER OF CREDITS

Assuming work is allowed to transfer from an accredited institution, the following guidelines will be followed:

  1. Transfer work from another regionally accredited institution will be evalu-ated upon admission.

  2. No grade below B will be accepted as transfer work.

  3. Individual courses will be accepted, but no grade points.  Each Amberton University transfer student will begin with a new grade point average.

  4. No more than twelve (12) hours maximum will be allowed in transfer toward a graduate degree.

  5. All work allowed in transfer to Amberton University on a graduate level must be directly related to courses offered at Amberton University.

  6. Graduate hours will not be evaluated for transfer until the official transcript of the bachelor's degree is received.

  7. The age of transfer work may influence transferability.

GRADUATE DEGREE PLANS

Prior to or during the first session of enrollment at Amberton University, the student must have official transcripts with the undergraduate degree posted as well as official transcripts for any previous graduate hours completed mailed to the University. Graduate hours will not be evaluated for transfer until the official transcript of the bachelor’s degree is received.

Each transcript received will be evaluated for Amberton University course equivalence, and a copy of the evaluation, the “Transfer of Credit Report" (TCR), will be mailed to the student. The TCR will reflect both graduate hours accepted in transfer as well as program prerequisites that have been satisfied based upon the graduate major program declared by the student. In order for graduate transfer hours and program prerequisites to be properly evaluated, students must notify the Registrar’s Office of their degree intent. This may be accomplished by phone or by submitting degree information to the Student Services Office.

For degree advising purposes, students can have Amberton University transcripted work and all transfer work electronically evaluated against any degree in the Catalog. The Electronic Degree Plan (EDP) produces a printout of satisfied degree requirements as well as requirements which may be defi-cient relative to the degree selected. The EDP allows a student to compare his/her academic accomplishments against any or all degrees in the Catalog. The EDP takes approximately two minutes to analyze a student's records and provide a printed report. See a University advisor for further information on obtaining an EDP.

GRADUATE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS

In order to meet residency requirements for a graduate degree, the student must complete 24 hours in residency at Amberton University.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A SECOND DEGREE

A student holding a master’s degree from an externally accredited gradu-ate institution must complete a minimum of twenty-four (24) approved hours in residency for the second master’s degree.

Students who hold a master’s degree from Amberton University must complete a minimum of twenty-four (24) approved hours in residency for an additional master’s degree. An exception to the twenty-four (24) hour re-quirement will be available to counseling students who have completed one or more of the following degrees at Amberton University:

Master of Arts in Pre-Professional Counseling
Master of Arts in Counseling
Master of Arts in Professional Counseling,
Master of Arts in School Counseling
and/or Master of Science in School Counseling.

Such students may earn either the Master of Arts in Professional Counseling or the Master of Arts in School Counseling and are not required to satisfy the twenty-four hour requirement; however, they must satisfy, in residency, all current degree requirements for the degree being pursued. None of the hours completed during enrollment of the first degree may be used to satisfy the twenty-four (24) hour minimum for a second degree at Amberton University. No grade below B will be accepted toward a second master’s degree.

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