Degree Requirements


  • A 3.0 GPA is required for all graduate degrees.
  • Although most are done much sooner, students have up to 6 years to complete a master's degree and up to 8 years to complete a doctorate.
  • For a master's degree, the minimum number of credits required ranges from 30-36; 24 of those credits must be from USU.
  • For a PhD or EdD, 60 semester credits is the minimum if you have a master's degree in a related field; 90 credits are required otherwise.
  • For a PhD, students must spend a minimum of 3 full-time semesters on USU's main campus in Logan, Utah; 2 of those semesters must be consecutive.
  • For an EdD, students must spend a minimum of 3 full-time semesters on USU's main campus in Logan, Utah; they do not need to be consecutive.
  • Up to 12 semester, graduate-level credits (credits should have grades of B or higher, should not be more than 8 years old, and should not have been used for another degree) may be transferred to a USU graduate degree from an accredited university if approved by the student's supervisory committee.