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  • Bachelor to Master Dual Credit Options
  • Tuition, Fees, and Financing
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    • Catalog Rights
    • Instructional Sessions
    • Normal Time to Complete and Maximum Time to Complete
    • Add-and-Drop Policy
    • Withdrawal
    • Leave of Absence
  • Course and Grading Policies
  • Graduation Requirements
  • General Policies
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Normal Time to Complete and Maximum Time to Complete

Degree Programs

  • The normal time to degree completion for an Associate’s degree is two years. Associate’s degree requirements must be fulfilled within three and a half consecutive years.
  • The normal time to degree completion for a Bachelor’s degree is four years. Bachelor’s degree requirements must be fulfilled within seven consecutive years.
  • The normal time to degree completion for a Master’s degree is two and one-half years. Master’s degree requirements must be fulfilled within seven consecutive years.
  • The normal time to degree completion for a Professional Doctorate degree (DBA, DHA, Ed.D.) is three years. Professional Doctorate degree requirements must be fulfilled within four and one-half consecutive years.
  • The normal time to degree completion for the Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) Degree Completion Program is one and a half years. Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) degree requirements must be fulfilled within three consecutive years.
  • The normal time to degree completion for a Doctor in Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree is six years. Doctor in Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree requirements must be fulfilled within nine consecutive years.

Normal time to degree assumes no transfer credit and no acceleration of course enrollments. These maximum timeframes exclude approved breaks in enrollment (e.g., leaves of absence (LOA)) granted by Trident.