Programs and Degrees Offered

Listed below are the programs and degrees offered by the University of Virginia. The number of credits required for each degree is listed in the program descriptions. The University reserves the right to increase the number of credits necessary for a student to receive a degree in a particular field when the student has not completed the courses designated as being necessary for completion of the degree program. The degrees and programs listed below will appear on students’ official academic records after they have been awarded the degree. Degrees are conferred in May, August, and January. All course work must be completed before the conferral of a degree. Students who do not complete their course work by the published graduation date will be awarded their degree at the next available degree date. Degree requirements are subject to change each year by vote of the faculties of the schools in which the programs are offered. The abbreviations used in this table include the following:

D.B.A., Doctor of Business Administration;
Ed.D., Doctor of Education;
Ed.S., Education Specialist;
J.D., Juris Doctor;
L.L.M., Master of Laws;
M.A., Master of Arts;
M.A.M, Master of Applied Mechanics;
M.A.P.E., Master of Arts in Physics Education;
M.Arch., Master of Architecture;
M.Arch.H., Master of Architectural History;
M.B.A., Master of Business Administration;
M.C.S., Master of Computer Science;
M.D., Doctor of Medicine;
M.E., Master of Engineering;
M.E.P., Master of Engineering Physics;
M.Ed., Master of Education;
M.F.A., Master of Fine Arts;
M.L.A., Master of Landscape Architecture;
M.M.S.E., Master of Materials Science and Engineering;
M.P.H., Master of Public Health;
M.S., Master of Science;
M.S.N., Master of Science in Nursing;
M.T., Master of Teaching;
M.U.E.P., Master of Urban and Environmental Planning;
Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy;
S.J.D., Doctor of Juridical Science.

* These degree programs are taught in the schools listed and awarded through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences