3.5.2 Institutional Credits for a Degree

Comprehensive Standard:  At least 25 percent of the credit hours required for the degree are earned through instruction offered by the institution awarding the degree.  In the case of undergraduate degree programs offered through joint, cooperative, or consortia arrangements, the student earns 25 percent of the credits required for the degree through instruction offered by the participating institutions.

X Compliance
    Partial Compliance
    Non-Compliance

Narrative:

At the undergraduate level, the academic residency requirement ensures that students earn 39 hours at the 3000 or 4000 level in order to be awarded a Georgia State degree. [1] This represents 32.5% of the 120 hours required for all but a handful of Georgia State Undergraduate degrees and 30.7% of the 127 hours required by the remaining undergraduate degrees.

Supporting Documentation:

1. Undergraduate Catalog, Section 1430, pdf