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A maximum of 9 semester hours (or 12 quarter hours) of credit obtained at another institution may be accepted towards the degree IF the credits:
- consist of work taken at the graduate level for graduate credit;
- have been earned at an accredited institution;
- carry a grade of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale;
- have not been applied toward any other degree;
- are approved by the departmental/college graduate admissions committee as being appropriate to the degree program to which you are applying at Northeastern.
Topics: Admissions,
Combined degree,
Coursework,
Interdisciplinary,
Master's,
Prospective Students
You will receive your undergraduate degree once you have completed the undergraduate portion of the program. You will receive your graduate degree when you have completed the master's portion.
Topics: Combined degree,
Current Students,
Graduation,
Master's,
PhD
