Graduate Courses
A qualified Vanderbilt University senior undergraduate may enroll in courses approved for graduate credit (those numbered 5000 and higher) and receive credit that, upon the student’s admission to the Vanderbilt Graduate School, may be applicable toward a graduate degree. Vanderbilt cannot guarantee that another graduate school will grant credit for such courses.
The principles governing this option are as follows:
- Work taken under this option is limited to those courses approved for graduate credit (those numbered 5000 and higher) and listed as such in the Graduate School Catalog, excluding thesis and dissertation research courses and similar individual research and readings courses. Courses approved for professional credit (i.e., many courses in the Divinity School, Law School, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and Owen Graduate School of Management) may not be taken as part of this option.
- The student must, at the time of registration, have a 3.00 grade point average in all prior work to be counted toward the bachelor’s degree, or a 3.00 grade point average in all prior work to be counted toward the undergraduate major, or a 3.00 grade point average in the preceding two semesters.
- The total course load, including both graduate and undergraduate courses, must not exceed 15 credit hours in any semester.
- No undergraduate student may enroll in more than one graduate course in any semester.
To submit a request to take a graduate course, students must complete this form. The form is then routed to the A&S Office of Academic Services for approval and processing.
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