Swapping Pre-thesis Credits (8666) to Thesis Credits (8888)

Swapping Pre-thesis credits to Thesis Credits

Doctoral pre-thesis (xxxx-8666) credits may be swapped and added as doctoral thesis (xxxx-8888) credits only during the same semester in which a graduate student has successfully completed the preliminary oral examination. This only applies to fall and spring semesters.

Such credit conversion must occur no later than the official last instruction day of that semester.

Conversion of doctoral pre-thesis (xxxx-8666) credits taken in previous semester(s) is NOT allowed and will be denied by the GSSP office.

-Go to onestop.umn.edu

-Forms

-Registration

-Graduate Registration Exception Request

-Log in with your x.500 and password

-Choose swap

-Input term you want to change pre-thesis to thesis credits

-Check the course you want to swap (CEGE 8666)

-Find the 5 digit course number for CEGE 8888 on onestop class search

-Take as non-graded

-Add the new course load credit – you may add up to 14 credits in total for all registered classes.

-If only taking pre-thesis credits – you may add up to 14 thesis credits

-If you are registered for more than pre-thesis credits – for example 3 other course credits, you can then only add 11 thesis credits for a combined total of 14 credits.

-You need to take a total of 24 thesis credits to graduate with your PhD.

-Add justification - Justification can be "I passed my preliminary oral exam on xx/xx/xxxx date"