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Graduation Requirements
Students must complete all degree requirements within the stated time limit. In addition,
Doctoral students must have a 3.5 GPA and M.A./M.S. students must have a minimum
3.0 GPA at the time of degree completion. Students must not be in financial arrears with
any office at NSU.
Transfer of Credit
Credit hours may be accepted for transfer into the Ph.D. and M.A./M.S. programs. These
must be graduate courses taken at regionally accredited colleges or universities. All
courses to be transferred must be substantially equivalent to courses taught in the
program to which the student is applying. Each applicant’s submissions will be reviewed
on an individual basis. There are no transfer credits given for electives.
To be considered for transfer of credit, students must submit an Application for Transfer
of Credit, available online for the program to which they are applying. The application
must be supported with a catalog course description and the syllabus that document the
content of each of the course(s). No more than two courses may be used to establish
equivalence with one NSU course, nor can any syllabus be submitted for transfer to two
courses. To be considered for transfer of credit, courses must have been completed less
than 7 years prior to the beginning of the student's first term. Also, course grades for
any transfer of credit request must be a "B" or higher.
Courses approved for transfer of credit are recorded on the student’s NSU transcript.
Transfer of credits need to be submitted upon admission to a program and prior to the
development of degree plans. Requests for transfer of credit must be completed before
the end of the student’s first term. Transfer of credits will not be accepted after a
student’s first term in the program.
The following is the maximum number of transfer credits accepted by each program:
Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution: 24 credits
Ph.D. in Family Therapy: 21 credits
D.M.F.T. Doctorate in Family Therapy: Varies
M.S. in College Student Affairs: 9 credits
M.S. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution: 9 credits
M.A. in Cross-disciplinary Studies: 12 credits
M.S. in Family Therapy: 9 credits
M.S. in National Security Affairs: 12 credits
DCAR or DMS students who may be unable to receive Transfer of Credit but who believe
and can demonstrate mastery of a required course, (i.e., through extensive professional
experience) may be able to receive a Waiver of Requirement. The Waiver of Requirement
does not provide credit; rather it enables a student to take an elective in lieu of the
required course. Waivers are at the sole discretion of the department and must be
requested prior to the end of the first term in the program.
Students entering the M.S. in National Security Affairs may apply for credit based on
prior experience, example military training programs. They must demonstrate through a
portfolio and when appropriate a test or an oral presentation that they have mastered
through experience the learning outcomes of a particular course. This is included in the
maximum 12 credits mentioned above. Please contact the department for more details.
