Most departments have specific departmental admission requirements. For specifics, consult the individual departments. Admission is for the semester requested. Those admitted who do not register must make a written request to be reconsidered for admission for a subsequent semester. A student who holds a baccalaureate degree but who does not desire to enroll in a degree program in the Graduate School may enroll as a graduate nonmatriculating student .
Course work is taken for academic credit, and all rules and regulations for graduate students apply.
A student in this category must register for at least one course numbered 4000 or above each semester to maintain graduate status. Courses numbered below 4000 may be taken concurrently with graduate course work. Enrollment in courses numbered 6000 and above is limited to a total of six semester hours for graduate students in this classification . However, an unlimited number of courses numbered 5999 and below may be taken. Students classified as extension students are ineligible to enroll in on-campus courses .