The amount of credits required to complete a Masters in Biology will be dependent on the specific program of study and the college or university where the degree is taken at. In general, the degree can take anywhere from 32 credit hours plus.
As stated above, there are numerous programs of study at the graduate level. Some are as follows:
As stated above there are more programs of study than listed here. You may research the many programs and the colleges and universities that offer them by going to www.collegeboard.com/splash/ and do a search by major.
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A masters in education runs approximately 33 to 36 credit hours.
It depends on the specific college or university. Typically, a masters in this field of study can range between 33 and 42 credit hours.
The bachelor's degree does not expire. There is no time limit in which to start the master's degree.
You cannot get a bachelor's degree is business administration. You must first get a bachelor's degree in another area. A business administration degree is a master's degree program.
You would expect an undergraduate degree to require 120 credit hours or more , and a masters, possibly 30 credit hours or more. But a research oriented masters that called for trapping or observing wildlife can be very unpredictable - and need many more hours to complete - and the same applies to a PhD.
A masters degree typically can take two to three years for full time students. Depending upon how many credit hours you've received and whether or not they transfer you may spend a year or less in obtaining your degree.
It could range anywhere between 33 and 40 credits depending on the college or university.
30 Hours for a Masters in EducationANSWERTypically, a Masters degree can run anywhere from 30 to 36 credit hours. However, some will run much more depending on the field of study. For example, my Masters degree is in Organizational Management, and it was 40 credit hours. Some Masters in Business Administration run 46 credit hours. A Masters for a school psychologist can run up to over 65 credit hours. Thus, all I can say is that it depends on the field of study.Viper1
{| |- | A Bachelor's degree is an undergraduate degree. A Master's is a graduate degree. You have to have a Bachelors degree to qualify for entry into a master's program. Most BA programs require around 120 credit hours to obtain the degree. Master's typically require about a third of that. |}
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This varies between 54-68 credit hours depending on your major.
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