Residence Requirements

Based on individual departmental requirements, you must complete between 24 to 30 semester hours required for the master’s degree must be earned in residence study at the university. No more than six (6) credit hours may be transferred from other institutions provided that these credits were completed within 6 years at the time of the transfer request. Courses numbered 500 or higher can be counted toward completion of the graduate degree. Graduate students who seek and obtain permission to take courses at other institutions for subsequent transfer to the degree program at Elizabeth City State University may obtain credit only with permission from the student’s advisor, Graduate Program Coordinator of the major school/department.