The information below describes academic regulations to graduate from the university.  Credit from post-secondary institutions is granted and applied toward degree requirements only when it is for courses that are substantially equivalent to those offered at the University of Memphis. Credit not equivalent to courses at the University of Memphis are posted to your record and may be used as elective credit or as determined by the dean of the college from which you are to graduate.

Because you have been admitted you can review your transfer credits at www.mymemphis.edu .  Now take a moment to review the University Residence Requirements for Graduation listed below.  The university has six requirements for graduation that must be fulfilled:

1.         General Education Requirements

a.       The courses comprising the general education curriculum are contained within the following subject categories:

b.      Communication 9 hours
Humanities / Fine Arts 9 hours (At least one course must be in literature.)
Social & Behavioral Sciences 6 hours
History 6 hours
Natural Sciences 8 hours
Mathematics 3 hours

c.       Total 41 hours

2.         Requirements for the College: Individual program requirements described in the University of  Memphis 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog are subject to change. Please consult the college level advisor for changes that may occur before the publication of the next issue of the Catalog.

3.         Requirements for the major: Institutional or departmental requirements of the grade of “C” will be honored. Even if credit is granted for a course, any specific requirements for the grade of “C” by the receiving institution will be enforced.

4.         A student will satisfy residence requirements for graduation by earning at least twenty-five (25) percent of credit hours required for the degree at the University of Memphis.

5.         At least thirty (30) of the final sixty (60) hours required for the degree must be completed at the University of Memphis.

6.         A student transferring credits from a two-year college or institution must complete, as a requirement for the baccalaureate degree, a minimum of sixty semester hours in an accredited senior [4-year] institution.

The degree requirements published in the Undergraduate Catalog of the University of Memphis are valid for seven years from the beginning of the academic year to which the Catalog applies. For students whose initial enrollment occurs Fall 2009-Summer 2010, this Catalog is valid through Summer 2016.

For questions regarding the transfer evaluation, contact your college level advisor in your department, or the Trellis Morgan, the Transfer Advisor in the Center for Academic Transition at 901-678-2783.