3.8.1 General

The faculty shall recommend to the president of the institution the candidates for degrees that the institution has been authorized by the Board to confer. A record of all degrees awarded shall be filed in the office of the Registrar of the institution conferring the degree.

Absent the approval of the USG chief academic officer, no degree program shall exceed the following credit hours, exclusive of physical education activity/basic health or orientation course hours that the institution may require:

1. Associate degrees shall consist of 60 credit hours;
2. Bachelor’s degrees shall consist of 120 credit hours;
3. Nexus degrees shall consist of 60 credit hours; and
4. Master degrees shall consist of 30 credit hours