SHP Academic Policies
Subject: REGISTRATION
Title: UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES
Coding: 2.7
Responsible Executive: Senior Associate Dean for Education
Responsible Office: SHP Office of Enrollment Management
Adopted: 6/2005
Amended: 12/2007, 4/2008, 10/2025
Last Reviewed: 10/2025
Purpose
This policy establishes the number of graduate-level courses that may be taken by undergraduate students and the number of 400-level courses that may be taken by graduate students.
Accountability
The Program Director is responsible for this policy. The SHP Registrar implements this policy.
Applicability
Undergraduates, nearing completion of a baccalaureate degree, may take up to five graduate-level courses (15 credits) toward their undergraduate degree, provided they have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or have received pre¬approval from the Program Director. Programs with approved curricula exceeding this limit are exempt from this policy.
If a Program’s policies permit, students may take up to six undergraduate credits and apply them toward the graduate degree while matriculated as a graduate student, provided: 1) the courses were not prerequisites for admission to the graduate program, and 2) pre-approval is granted by the Program Director.