Time Limits

All coursework and degree requirements must be met within seven years of enrolling in the first course at Hood College that applies towards the degree and/or certificate program. If a student enrolls in a different certificate or master’s program, and one or more of the courses from the first program will satisfy a requirement of the second program, the program director will evaluate the transcript to determine whether previously completed courses may count in the new program and how the seven-year time limit will be applied.

If you started during

Your time expires end of

If you started during

Your time expires end of

Fall 2010

Spring 2017

Fall 2015

Spring 2022

Spring 2011

Fall 2017

Spring 2016

Fall 2022

Fall 2011

Spring 2018

Fall 2016

Spring 2023

Spring 2012

Fall 2018

Spring 2017

Fall 2023

Fall 2012

Spring 2019

Fall 2017

Spring 2024

Spring 2013

Fall 2019

Spring 2018

Fall 2024

Fall 2013

Spring 2020

Fall 2018

Spring 2025

Spring 2014

Fall 2020

Spring 2019

Fall 2025

Fall 2014

Spring 2021

Fall 2019

Spring 2026

Spring 2015

Fall 2021

Spring 2020

Fall 2026


For students beginning their program of study during a summer term, their time limit will begin that Fall semester. 

In extenuating circumstances, a student who is in good academic and financial standing at the College and who has completed the majority of their degree coursework, may request a one-year extension beyond their seven year time limit through the Associate Registrar for Graduate Studies.  The student must submit the request and proposed timeline of completion, along with a recommendation from his/her or project adviser. Based on this information, the program director may grant an extension not to exceed one year.  The student may appeal the outcome of the extension request to the Dean of the Graduate School.  A student may request an extension exceeding one year by petitioning the Graduate Committee on Student Petitions (please refer to the section titled Exceptions to Academic Policies).