Taking
Graduate Level Courses as an Undergraduate
Student
Subject to requirements
determined by the graduate faculty of the
department offering the course, undergraduate
degree seeking-students may register for
graduate-level courses, i.e. those numbered
from 600-898, with the exception of 799,
for undergraduate credit. The student must
obtain prior approval of the department and
instructor offering the course.
Students eligible
for this option normally will have achieved
Junior standing, will have a GPA of at least
3.0 and will have successfully completed
the prerequisite courses with a grade of "B" or
better.
Enrollment in a graduate
level course does not in any way imply
subsequent departmental or graduate school
approval for admission into a graduate
program, nor may the course be used as
credit for a graduate degree at the University
of Maryland.
CMPS Guidelines for Granting
Permission for a Graduate Course to an Undergraduate
Student
Requisite:
1. Student must be a degree seeking student
2. Taking a graduate course must fit
with an overall plan toward a timely
graduation.
3. Final approval rests with the CMPS
Dean's Office.
Expectation:
1. Student should have a minimum GPA
of 3.0
2. Student should have completed all
CORE requirements, except possibly Junior English
and Advanced Studies.
3. Student should have no outstanding
incompletes ("I's")
4. The Department Advisor should email
the Assistant Director(s) verifying that the
student has completed all prerequisites with
a B or better and has the permission
of the course instructor. The email will
serve as the advisor's approval of the
student taking the course and should
indicate how the course will be applied
to the
student's degree requirements.
5. It is suggested that the first time
a student takes a graduate level course
they take only
one. A strong performance in the first
graduate course may lead to permission
to take multiple graduate courses in future
semesters.
Non-Degree Seeking students
will not be granted permission to register
for graduate level courses. Undergraduates
having completed their major and interested
in pursuing individual graduate courses
should seek admission to the Graduate
School as an Advanced
Special student
Geology and Mathematics majors should consider
the B.S./M.S./M.A. programs offered by
their departments.
An undergraduate degree seeking student
at the University of Maryland may, with
the approval of his or her Dean, of the
department and the instructor offering
the course, and of the Graduate School,
register for graduate courses (600 level
and above) that will be recorded as
"for graduate credit only" and
that may be applied towards an advanced
degree at this university or elsewhere.
Students
eligible for this option normally will
have achieved Junior standing, will have
a GPA of at least 3.0 and will have successfully
completed the prerequisite courses with
a grade of "B" or
better.
The student must submit a
plan of study that shows that taking graduate
courses will not unduly delay completion
of requirements for the bachelor's degree.
The total of graduate and undergraduate
courses attempted in any semester may not
be more than eighteen. The graduate credits
so earned will not count towards any of
the requirements for the Baccalaureate
degree. A maximum of twelve credits may
be taken for graduate credit by a student
while enrolled as an undergraduate.
The form required to have
a course designated as for graduate credit
only can be found at: http://www.vprgs.umd.edu/gss/forms/Grad_Credit.pdf
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