Second Master’s Degree

A student who has earned one master’s degree from Hood College may earn a second master’s degree upon satisfactory completion of the program requirements in a second graduate degree program. Up to six hours of graduate credit may be applied from the first master’s degree program to the second one. Students who earned Hood certificates or completed coursework required for Hood certificates may apply those courses to related master's degrees at the discretion of the program director. Courses eligible for transfer must have been completed no earlier than five years from the start of the Hood graduate program. The seven-year time limit will begin with enrollment in the first new course of the second graduate program. All other academic requirements will apply to the second program except that the second major or concentration must be different from the first major or concentration. Students planning to pursue a second degree must apply through the Graduate School.