Overview

Intra/inter-institutional programs are a type of degree program at the University. Their defining feature is that two or more programs of study are brought together in one of five distinct categories, as follows.

Inter-Institutional Program Categories

Cotutelle

A cotutelle is a customized program of doctoral study developed jointly by two institutions for an individual student in which the requirements of each university’s doctoral programs are upheld, but the student working with supervisors at each institution prepares a single dissertation which is then examined by a committee whose members are drawn from both institutions. The student is awarded two-degree documents though there is a notation on the transcripts indicating that the student completed his or her dissertation under cotutelle arrangements.

Dual Credential Program

A dual credential program is a program of study offered by two or more universities or by a university and a college or institute, including Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning, in which successful completion of the requirements is confirmed by a separate and different degree/diploma document being awarded by at least two of the participating institutions.

Joint Degree Program

A joint degree program is a program of study offered by two or more universities or by a university and a college or institute, including an Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, in which successful completion of the requirements is confirmed by a single degree document.

Intra-University Program Categories

Collaborative Specialization

A collaborative specialization is a graduate program that provides an additional multidisciplinary experience for students enrolled in and completing the degree requirements for one of a number of approved programs. Students meet the admission requirements of and register in the participating (or “home”) program but complete, in addition to the degree requirements of that program, the additional requirements specified by the collaborative program. The degree conferred is that of the home program, and the completion of the collaborative program is indicated by a transcript notation indicating the additional specialization that has been attained.

Combined Degree Program

A combined degree program is a program of study involving two existing degree programs of different types in which successful completion of the requirements is confirmed by a separate and different degree document being awarded by each program. The combination may comprise two graduate programs, two undergraduate programs or a graduate and an undergraduate program. For combined degree programs that involve a graduate program, the combination typically involves at least one “professionally” oriented program. Combined degree programs may be structured such that students pursue the two programs concurrently or consecutively. Students in a combined program may be required to pay additional fees.