Graduation Information

It is the student’s responsibility to make a written application for his/her degree. As the student enrolls for the final session of required course work, the student may apply for graduation in a specific degree program. To be considered a candidate for graduation, the student must have: (1) provided the University with all required official transcripts, (2) removed any conditions of admission, and (3) attained a 2.0 or better grade-point for undergraduates or a 3.0 or better grade-point for graduates and average for all academic work. Applications for graduation are available in the Student Services Office and on the Amberton website. No student will be entitled to graduate who has not properly requested graduation. All academic and financial requirements must be met before a degree will be awarded.

The following general requirements apply to all bachelor’s degrees:
1. A minimum of 120 semester hours is required for all degrees.
2. A minimum of 42 hours of upper-division work is required. Twenty-seven (27) hours must be completed at Amberton University and applicable to the degree.
3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 is required.
4. The student must complete a minimum of 33 semester hours at Amberton University.

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 30 semester hours excluding any prerequisite courses that may be required. See graduate degree plans for specific requirements
2. All courses taken to satisfy course requirements for a master’s degree must be taken at the graduate level.
3. A minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hours applicable to the degree must be completed at Amberton Uni-versity.
4. The student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.00.
5. A grade of D may not be applied toward a graduate degree.

A student may meet the graduation requirements noted in the catalog in effect at the time of admission to Amberton University or the requirements in any later catalog published before the student’s graduation.

Any student transferring directly from a community college to Amberton shall have the same choice of catalog published degree requirements as the student would have had if the dates of attendance at Amberton had been the same as the dates of attendance at the community college, provided the community college and Amberton have an approved articulation agreement. All other undergraduate transfer students will use the catalog in effect at their date of enrollment with Amberton.
All requirements of the chosen catalog must be met within eight years of that catalog’s publication. Enrollment in the first course as an undergraduate student establishes the beginning of the eight-year time allowance. Students who have been continually active in their program for longer than eight years may seek a waiver of the eight-year time allowance from the Academic Dean, who will convene the Admission Committee to review the request. However, if a student has been inactive in a program for more than 36 months, the student must re-apply to Amberton and be granted readmission under the current admission requirements. The eight-year time allowance then begins again with the date of enrollment at readmission.

Changes in degree requirements made necessary by altered or discontinued courses or by requirements imposed by external accrediting or certification agencies become effective for degree audit purposes at the beginning of the academic term immediately following the academic term in which the changes are published in the Amberton catalog. The changes may include additions, deletions and other changes in prerequisite requirements for existing courses. Whenever possible, new requirements are implemented upon the expiration of the appropriate time limit. Students may be required to meet new degree requirements as stated in the most recent catalog in order to satisfy current certification or licensure requirements.

A student may meet the graduation requirements noted in the catalog in effect at the time of admission to Amberton University or the requirements in any later catalog published before the student’s graduation.

Changes in degree requirements made necessary by altered or discontinued courses or by requirements imposed by external accrediting or certification agencies become effective for degree audit purposes at the beginning of the academic term immediately following the academic term in which the changes are published in the Amberton catalog. The changes may include additions, deletions and other changes in prerequisite requirements for existing courses. Whenever possible, new requirements are implemented upon the expiration of the appropriate time limit. Students may be required to meet new degree requirements as stated in the most recent catalog in order to satisfy cur-rent certification or licensure requirements.

All requirements for a master’s degree must be completed within a period of six years from the date of initial enrollment in the program. Enrollment in the first course as a graduate student establishes the beginning of the six-year time allowance. Students who have been continually active in their program for longer than six years may seek a waiver of the six-year time allowance from the Academic Dean, who will convene the Admission Committee to review the request. However, if a student has been inactive in a program for more than 36 months, the student must re-apply to the University and be granted readmission under the current admission requirements. The six-year time allowance then begins again with the date of enrollment at readmission. Previously completed courses older than six years may be used to satisfy current degree requirements with the approval of the Academic Dean.