UMT Updates Its Programs and Semester Credit Hours Policy

Written By University of Management and Technology

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 4, 2012

In accordance with DETC policy C.9. Degree Requirements, UMT updates its 33 credit-hour Master's programs to 36 credit hours. This update applies to the following programs and will be implemented no later than the Fall 2012 semester:

  • Master of Science in Management

  • Master of Public Administration

  • Master of Science in Computer Science

  • Master of Science in Criminal Justice

  • Master of Science in Engineering Management

  • Master of Science in Information Technology


Detailed updates for each program can be found in the UMT 2011-2012 Graduate Catalog located at: http://www.umtweb.edu/AcademicPrograms.aspx.

To adopt newly published DETC policy C.9. Credit Hour Defined, UMT now includes the following statement in its undergraduate and graduate catalogs:

Credit hours earned at UMT are semester credit hours. In general, three credit-hour courses entail at least 45 instructional hours. Students also are expected to spend an additional 90 hours in course-related study and activities.

This update can be found in the UMT 2011-2012 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs located at: http://www.umtweb.edu/AcademicPrograms.aspx.

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