Graduate Course Work

Graduate Credit Earned as a Senior

Seniors who have a minimum 3.0 ("B") GPA in the major and hold promise of academic achievement in postgraduate study can, with faculty recommendation, be granted approval to earn a maximum of 12 units of acceptable graduate credit course work.  These courses are numbered 400-599. Approval is subject to the following conditions:

• Course work must be in addition to the undergraduate major requirements.
• The senior must have approval from the department's graduate advisor(s) and chairperson prior to enrollment in the acceptable graduate course(s).  Their approval signature appears on the Petition to Earn Graduate Credit in the Senior Year.

When graduate credit is for a credential only, the petition must be submitted to the appropriate department in the College of Education.

Petitions submitted after completion of course work will not be approved.  Petitions are available from Enrollment Services in Brotman Hall.

Senior Enrollment in Graduate Course for Undergraduate Credits

This policy is often confused with the previously stated policy concerning graduate credit earned as a senior. Under this policy, seniors who have a 3.0 ("B") GPA or better may enroll in up to 12 units in the 500-599 course work series to fulfill the elective requirements of their bachelor's degrees.

This course work may not be applied to the 500-600 level course work required by the department or college for the master's degree.

Students must have a Petition to Earn Credit in the Senior Year approved by the instructor and department chairperson before registration can be permitted. Petitions are available from Enrollment Services in Brotman Hall.