It does not imply admission to a degree program. Students may not take MBA courses in non-degree status. There are limits on the number of courses a student applying for degree-seeking student status may credit towards a degree. Students contemplating a transfer to degree-seeking status should do so as soon as possible. Generally, only twelve hours of graduate credit taken in non-degree student status may transfer.
Some programs require a minumum undergraduate or graduate grade point average.
It is the student's responsibility to confer with this advisor at an early date and later at periodic intervals to assure appropriate course selection and awareness of degree requirements. All degree candidates must file an official program of studies. This program will be developed in consultation with the student's advisor and approved by the department head to include the department head of the minor field, if appropriate. This program must be filed in the College of Graduate and Professional Studies prior to the end of a student's first semester at The Citadel. Students who fail to submit the official plan of study within these time frames run the risk of having coursework not credited to their degree sequence.