Alternate Years Certain courses for which there is a small demand are offered every other year. This means that certain lower-level courses must be taken before the student may register for the advanced course. The student must secure the consent of instructor of the course before registering for it. Graduate Course Prerequisites Courses at the 500 and 600 levels may be taken only by qualified students. Seniors with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 or higher, and Other seniors who have a petition approved by the head of the student's major department, and the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies.
Some courses are limited to students with graduate standing or certain levels of graduate standing.
These specific conditions are indicated within the course prerequisite or description statements. Seniors below senior standing are not eligible to take graduate-level courses.