If you are enrolled in dual degree programs, seeking a second undergraduate
or graduate degree, changing majors, or you are a graduate student enrolled in a joint
master’s and doctoral program, you may request an extension of the maximum
timeframe provision of this policy. Requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case
basis.
If you change majors, the credits you earn under all majors will be included
in the calculation of attempted, earned, and maximum timeframe credits, as
well as your GPA calculation.
If you continue to take classes towards a second major after you have completed
all required coursework for a first degree that you have not yet received,
you may continue to receive aid as long as you meet SAP standards and remain
within the maximum timeframe.
All credits attempted and earned at a University of Minnesota coordinate
campus (Crookston, Duluth, Morris, Rochester) will be included when calculating
your maximum time frame, GPA, and credit completion.
If you take undergraduate courses while you are a graduate student, the
credits you earn do not earn graduate credit, but will be included in your
maximum timeframe.
If you are required to withdraw for military reasons, credit completion
and maximum timeframe requirements will be waived for the semester of your
official withdrawal.
Credits earned while a Post Secondary Education Options (PSEO) student
at the University will be included in the cumulative credit completion ratio,
GPA, and the maximum timeframe calculation. PSEO credits earned at another
postsecondary institution will be treated as transfer credits.
