How to use the dual degree credit requirement checker
A dual degree awards two separate degrees, so its credit requirement does not stop at one degree’s worth. Enter the credit total each degree requires, the cap your regulations place on credits that may count toward both, how many credits you are claiming under that cap, the credits you have earned, and the major requirement and progress for the second degree. The page then reports the final total, the extra credits and what is left.
The two degree requirements are added and the accepted overlap is subtracted. Accepted overlap is the smaller of the credits claimed and the cap, and anything above the cap is reported separately as uncounted. Extra credits are the final total minus the first degree’s requirement on its own, which reads as 0 credits in the extreme case where the whole second requirement is covered by overlap.
A dual degree is not the same calculation as a double major. A double major keeps one graduation total and raises the credits inside the major, whereas a dual degree sums the requirements of two degrees. Requirements, caps and major credits vary by institution and are all values you enter, and eligibility rules and limits on terms enrolled are not covered here.
Frequently Asked Questions
A double major is one degree with a second field, so the graduation total stays put while major credits rise. A dual degree sums both degree requirements and subtracts only the allowed overlap, so the total is larger.
Only the cap is accepted, and the rest is reported separately as uncounted credits. When you stay within the cap the result says nothing is over it.
Yes, in the extreme case where the entire second degree requirement is covered by accepted overlap it reads as 0 credits. A negative figure is never shown.