Time Limitation

All graduate credit earned at University of Illinois Springfield to be applied toward the completion of a master’s degree must be taken within six consecutive years of the first graduate course taken at University of Illinois Springfield in pursuit of that degree. This does not include transfer credit earned before the first term of graduate enrollment, credit granted for prior learning, and prerequisites; however, it does include closure requirements.

Exceptions may be granted by degree programs on a case-by-case basis, and programs may also grant leaves of absence.