The minimum number of units students must take at Polytechnic to be awarded a graduate Polytechnic degree is 27 for an MS degree. All units for a graduate certificate must be taken at Polytechnic.

Students may transfer up to 9 units of acceptable courses toward an MS degree, subject to the approval of the academic adviser. To be transferred, the course(s) must be relevant to the program and from an acceptable institution. A grade of B or better is required for granting of transfer credit. Courses graded on a pass/fail basis are not considered for transfer unless accompanied by a detailed written evaluation by the instructor of the course. All transfer requests must be accompanied by an official transcript from the transferring institution. Applications for transfer credits are accepted only after student have earned 12 units at Polytechnic.