A typical bachelor's degree within the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) requires 120 credit hours while a typical associate degree requires 60. If a student enrolls in 15 credit hours per semester, it would take them a total of eight semesters to complete 120 credit hours for a bachelor's degree and four semesters to complete 60 credit hours for an associate. Assuming a student is enrolled for two semesters per year, they would be able to complete a typical associate degree program in two years and a typical bachelor's degree program in four. Unfortunately, students frequently earn credit hours in excess of the required minimum hours to complete their degree. This can occur for a variety of reasons--students changing their major, transfer credits not counting towards the degree's requirements, students taking personal interest courses unrelated to their program of study, etc. The present study compares the number of excessive credit hours students have earned at graduation to the hours required for their degree. Undergraduate degrees, associate and bachelor's degrees, earned from USHE institutions during the 2020-21 academic year were examined.