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Texas A&M University at Galveston

The Degree of Master of Marine Resources Management

Limitations on the Use of Transfer, Extension and Certain Other Courses

Some departments may have more restrictive requirements for transfer work. If otherwise acceptable, am courses may be used toward meeting credit-hour requirements for the master’s degree under the following limitations.

1. A total of any combination of a and b below may not exceed the greater of either 12 hours or one-third (1/3) of the total hours on the degree plan.
   1. The maximum number of credit hours which may be considered for transfer credit is the greater of 12 hours or one-third (1/3) of the total hours of a degree plan. The following restrictions apply.
      • Graduate and/or upper-level undergraduate courses taken in residence at an accredited U.S. institution, or approved international institution with a final grade of B or greater will be considered for transfer credit if, at the time the courses were completed, the student was in degree-seeking status at Texas A&M University, or the student was in degree-seeking status at the institution at which the courses were taken; and if the courses would be accepted for credit toward a similar degree for a student in degree-seeking status at the host institution.
      • Courses previously used for another degree are not acceptable for degree plan credit.
   2. A maximum of 12 credit hours of 489 and/or 689 (Special Topics).
   3. A total of any combination of a and b above may not exceed the greater of 12 hours or one-third (1/3) of the total hours on the degree plan.
2. A maximum of 8 hours of 691 (Research), 4 hours of 684 (Professional Internship), or 9 hours of 485 and/or 685 (Directed Studies), and up to 3 hours of 690 (Theory of Research) or 695 (Frontiers in Research)-any combination of 684, 685, 690, 691 and 695 may not exceed 25 percent of the total credit hour requirement shown on the individual degree plan.
3. A maximum of 2 hours of Seminar (481/681).
4. A maximum of 9 hours of advanced undergraduate courses (300- or 400-level).
5. No credit may be obtained by correspondence study.
6. For graduate courses of three weeks’ duration or less, up to 1 hour of credit may be obtained for each five-day week of course work. Each week of course work must include at least 15 contact hours.
7. Continuing education courses may not be used for graduate credit.
8. Extension courses are not acceptable for credit.

Exceptions will be permitted only in unusual cases and when petitioned by the student’s advisory committee and approved by the Office of Graduate Studies.