General requirements

• A minimum of 30 semester credit hours is required for the completion of any master’s degree; however, most programs require more.
• Twenty-one credit hours must be completed in residence or under direct supervision of a University of Guam faculty member.
• All work toward a master’s degree must be completed within seven years of admission to a degree program. No course completed more than seven years before the date of degree completion will be accepted toward the degree.
• Up to 10 semester credit hours of 400/G courses may be accepted for a degree program when approved by the graduate program chair.
• Upon completion of 12 graduate semester credit hours, a graduate student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or better for all graduate coursework. The cumulative GPA will be calculated at the end of each Fanuchånan, Fañomnåkan, and Finakpo’ semester/session by the registrar.