Arkansas § 6-61-232 Maximum semester hours required for a degree program

Arkansas Statutes

§ 6-61-232 — Maximum semester hours required for a degree program

Arkansas § 6-61-232

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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-61-232 (2026).

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(a)(1) An associate degree program shall require no more than sixty (60) semester hours of lower-division college credit, which may be satisfied by completing the state minimum core curriculum under § 6-61-231 .

(2)An associate degree program may require more than sixty (60) semester hours of lower-division college credit if prior approval has been granted by the board of trustees of the state-supported institution of higher education and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(b)(1) A baccalaureate degree program shall require no more than one hundred twenty (120) semester hours of college credit, which shall include the state minimum core curriculum under § 6-61-231 .

(2)A baccalaureate degree program may require more than one hundred twenty (120) semester hours of college

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(a) (1) An associate degree program shall require no more than sixty (60) semester hours of lower-division college credit, which may be satisfied by completing the state minimum core curriculum under § 6-61-231 . (2) An associate degree program may require more than sixty (60) semester hours of lower-division college credit if prior approval has been granted by the board of trustees of the state-supported institution of higher education and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (b) (1) A baccalaureate degree program shall require no more than one hundred twenty (120) semester hours of college credit, which shall include the state minimum core curriculum under § 6-61-231 . (2) A baccalaureate degree program may require more than one hundred twenty (120) semester hours of college credit if: (A) Prior approval has been granted by the board of trustees of the state-supported four-year institution of higher education and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board; or (B) It is a requirement of an independent licensing or accrediting body. (c) All required coursework shall count toward the associate of arts degree, associate of science degree, associate of arts in teaching degree, or selected baccalaureate degrees.