Special Graduate Status may be granted to those who have baccalaureate degrees and who wish to earn graduate credits as their qualifications warrant. Special graduate students are not degree candidates and are not eligible for assistantships or fellowships. The Graduate Dean will serve as the advisor for special graduate students, and the special graduate student will be allowed to register for no more than nine credit hours per semester. Request for transfer to regular status must be made in writing to the Graduate Dean. Should the special graduate student become a regular graduate student, only 12 credit hours earned as a special graduate student may be applied toward the graduate program.
Students holding dual registration are eligible for assistantship appointments.