Maximum Time to Count Coursework

Courses completed at the University of Kansas, or transfer credits from another university, are valid for a period of 10 years. Courses that were completed more than 10 years before the scheduling of the final defense may not be used to fulfill graduate degree requirements in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

If there are extenuating circumstances, you may petition your department to accept out-of-date course work to fulfill the requirements for your graduate degrees.  If approved, your department will then petition on your behalf to the College.

Petitions to revalidate expired coursework are reviewed by a faculty committee. The committee will be looking for justification for how the coursework is still relevant and meets the current standards of scholarship in the discipline, in light of changes or developments in the field since the course was taken.