Graduate Credit for Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students who meet the necessary requirements may be eligible to enroll in select graduate level courses for undergraduate degree credit. Students may consult with the director of the graduate program of interest to determine if this type of enrollment is permitted and if program specific requirements are met. Permission of the instructor of record and corresponding undergraduate and graduate program directors are also required and should be recorded via a University course substitution form. Credit earned in this manner count toward an undergraduate degree and may fulfill some requirements of a related graduate degree program should the student eventually transition to graduate study.
An undergraduate student may earn a maximum of nine (9) hours of graduate credit. Courses may only be taken at the graduate level only as a space available basis. Additionally, course content must align with a 4000-level undergraduate course in order to be eligible.
In the case of students enrolled in an accelerated undergraduate to graduate degree pathway (e.g., Biol-PA 3+2; Biol-DPT 3+3) the maximum number of graduate credit hours earned towards the bachelor’s degree may exceed the above stated nine (9) credit hours. The allowed number of graduate hours counting towards the undergraduate degree is determined by the pathway in which the student is enrolled and delineated in the pathway curriculum.