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The following policies apply to students who are not seeking a graduate degree and wish to enroll
The following policies apply to students who are not seeking a graduate degree and wish to enroll
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in graduate courses:
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1. Students with a bachelor’s degree who wish to take courses for graduate credit but who do
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not intend to seek a master’s degree must submit transcripts from an accredited college or
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#Students with a bachelor’s degree who wish to take courses for graduate credit but who do not intend to seek a master’s degree must submit transcripts from an accredited college or university showing a degree date and a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.75.
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university showing a degree date and a minimum undergraduate grade point average of
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#Senior undergraduate students desiring to take courses for graduate credit may take up to six total credit hours of graduate-level courses (500 or 600 numbers) for graduate credit during only the last two semesters before receiving the bachelor’s degree, provided they meet the following criteria:
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## Are within 24 hours or less of meeting the requirements for the baccalaureate degree.
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2. Senior undergraduate students desiring to take courses for graduate credit may take up to
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six total credit hours of graduate-level courses (500 or 600 numbers) for graduate credit
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## File an application for graduate admission and receive approval before registering for the graduate course.
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during only the last two semesters before receiving the bachelor’s degree, provided they
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## Have the consent of the instructor(s) of the graduate course(s).
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meet the following criteria:
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## A course taken for undergraduate graduation credit will NOT be allowed to count as graduate credit
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a. Are within 24 hours or less of meeting the requirements for the baccalaureate
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# Students with a bachelor’s degree who do not have appropriate program-required courses for admission to graduate work but are otherwise admissible to a graduate program may, with permission of the appropriate graduate program, take as many undergraduate courses as required for a degree-seeking graduate application.
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degree.
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# Students interested in taking in-service/Professional Development courses or Workshops for graduate credit may do so by seeking admission through the Graduate Office. They must show proof of a bachelor’s degree by submitting appropriate academic transcripts.
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b. Have a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of not less than 3.0;
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for the graduate course.
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d. Have the consent of the instructor(s) of the graduate course(s).
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e. A course taken for undergraduate graduation credit will NOT be allowed to count
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3. Students with a bachelor’s degree who do not have appropriate program-required courses
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for admission to graduate work but are otherwise admissible to a graduate program may,
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with permission of the appropriate graduate program, take as many undergraduate courses
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as required for a degree-seeking graduate application.
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4. Students interested in taking in-service/Professional Development courses or Workshops
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for graduate credit may do so by seeking admission through the Graduate Office. They
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must show proof of a bachelor’s degree by submitting appropriate academic transcripts.
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Revision as of 22:20, 24 August 2009

The following policies apply to students who are not seeking a graduate degree and wish to enroll in graduate courses:

  1. Students with a bachelor’s degree who wish to take courses for graduate credit but who do not intend to seek a master’s degree must submit transcripts from an accredited college or university showing a degree date and a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.75.
  2. Senior undergraduate students desiring to take courses for graduate credit may take up to six total credit hours of graduate-level courses (500 or 600 numbers) for graduate credit during only the last two semesters before receiving the bachelor’s degree, provided they meet the following criteria:
    1. Are within 24 hours or less of meeting the requirements for the baccalaureate degree.
    2. Have a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of not less than 3.0;
    3. File an application for graduate admission and receive approval before registering for the graduate course.
    4. Have the consent of the instructor(s) of the graduate course(s).
    5. A course taken for undergraduate graduation credit will NOT be allowed to count as graduate credit
  3. Students with a bachelor’s degree who do not have appropriate program-required courses for admission to graduate work but are otherwise admissible to a graduate program may, with permission of the appropriate graduate program, take as many undergraduate courses as required for a degree-seeking graduate application.
  4. Students interested in taking in-service/Professional Development courses or Workshops for graduate credit may do so by seeking admission through the Graduate Office. They must show proof of a bachelor’s degree by submitting appropriate academic transcripts.
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