Maximum Time Standard
You’re expected to complete your degree requirements after attempting a certain number of credits. The maximum attempted credits allowed for degree or certificate completion will be up to 150% of the credits needed to complete that type of degree.
Credits Attempted
Credits attempted are defined as all classes taken for credit including:
- Challenge
- ESL
- CLEP
- Test
- Excluded credits
- Reserved credits
- Transfer credits accepted by Boise State
Repeated courses count as credits attempted during each term you are enrolled in the course. Audit and remedial credits are excluded from the total maximum credits attempted.
Please note that the maximum number of credits allowed will be based upon the credit limit for a single degree as described below, even when you are pursuing two or three majors, or multiple certifications.
Degree Program | Total Number of Attempted Credits Allowed |
---|---|
Associate’s Degree | 90 |
Bachelor’s Degree | 180(also see credits EARNED section below) |
Second or Additional Bachelor's Degree | 45 |
Master’s Certificate Program | *18 - 51 |
Master’s Degree | *45 - 91 |
Doctorate Degree | *99 - 108 |
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Regain Financial Aid Eligibility
First, you need to complete the current degree program and can regain eligibility if you continue in a more advanced degree program and are within the maximum credit limits of the advanced degree. Examples: Complete an associate’s degree and continue in a bachelor’s degree program; complete a bachelor’s degree and continue in a second bachelor’s or master’s degree.
When you complete your first bachelor’s degree and continues in a second bachelor’s program, the credit count will restart at 0 and new credit limits will apply. All additional credits you take as an undergraduate student will accrue cumulatively. Completion of a second/subsequent undergraduate degree will not restart the count to 0.
When you begin your first graduate program, the credit count will restart at 0. All credits taken as a graduate student will accrue cumulatively. The credit count will not restart at 0 once you complete a graduate program and continue to take graduate courses, whether for a second/subsequent master’s or doctorate.
You can also submit a SAP appeal for potential approval of an academic plan.