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2.7.1 Program Length

The institution offers one or more degree programs based on at least 60 semester hours or the equivalent at the associate level; at least 120 semester credit hours or the equivalent at the baccalaureate level; or at least 30 semester credit hours or the equivalent at the post-baccalaureate, graduate, or professional level. If an institution uses a unit other than semester credit hours, it provides an explanation for the equivalency. The institution also provides a justification for all degrees that include fewer than the required number of semester credit hours or its equivalent unit.

Judgement of Compliance:

Compliance

Narrative:

All undergraduate baccalaureate degrees at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) meet or exceed 120 semester credit hours, and all post-baccalaureate, graduate, and professional degrees at UTC meet or exceed 30 semester credit hours. UTC offers no degree programs at the associate level. Semester credit hours are the only academic unit accepted.

UTC currently offers fifty (50) programs at the baccalaureate level. Each of these programs requires completion of at least 120 semester credit hours with five (5) programs requiring additional hours. These programs (Music, Music Education, Engineering, Engineering Technology Management, and Computer Science) have accreditation or licensure standards that require additional hours. See the table in FR 4.4 for additional details. Complete requirements for degrees can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog.

UTC currently offers eighteen (18) Master’s degree programs, one (1) Specialist degree program, and three (3) Doctoral degree programs. In the table below, each graduate degree program and the required number of graduate semester hours for completion are listed. Complete requirements for each program can be found in the Graduate Catalog.

Graduate Program Minimum Hours

Graduate Program	Semester Hour Requirement
MAcc Accounting	30
MSAT Athletic Training	56
MBA Business Administration	36
MS Math	36
MS Psychology Organizational Industrial	48 36
MS Computer Science	36
MA English	36
MS Engineering	30
MS Engineering Management	36
MS Health and Human Performance	45
MM Music	33
MPA Public Administration	36
EMBA Executive Business Administration	36
MEd Counseling	48
MEd Elementary Education	36
MEd School Leadership	33
MEd Secondary Education	36
MEd Special Education	36
MSN Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Anesthesia	48-53 59-64
EdS Advanced Educational Practice Instructional Leadership School Psychology	30 66
EdD Learning and Leadership	66
DPT Physical Therapy Professional Transitional (Post-Professional)	120 30
PhD Computational Engineering	72