ROWAN UNIVERSITY POLICY
Title: Undergraduate Senior Privilege Policy
Subject: Academic Affairs
Policy No: AA: 2015: 17
Applies: University-Wide
Issuing Authority: Provost / Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Responsible Officer: Deans
Adopted:
Last Revision:
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03/
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19/
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2021
Last Reviewed:
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03/
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19/
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2021
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to
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explain the privilege of undergraduate senior student to register for graduate-level courses
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.
II. ACCOUNTABILITY
Under
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direction of the Provost, all Deans
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and Department Chairs
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shall implement this policy and all faculty shall ensure compliance with the policy.
III. APPLICABILITY
This policy applies to all
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students of Rowan University.
IV. POLICY
Applying graduate coursework to an undergraduate degree:
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Seniors at Rowan University who have earned a 3.0 GPA may request permission from the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) to register for one graduate-level course per semester for two semesters, not to exceed a total of
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six (6.0) credit hours. Students may take a graduate course for application to an undergraduate degree.
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If the number of graduate semester hours is to be applied to a graduate degree, the student must request a transfer of credit from the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). Approval from the instructor of the graduate course(s), the department chair
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of the graduate program,
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the
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undergraduate program advisor, and the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) is required for a student to be allowed to enroll in a graduate course for undergraduate credit.
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Students must be matriculated in an undergraduate degree program at Rowan University and must have:
- Earned at least 90 semester credit hours at the undergraduate level
- Achieved a cumulative Rowan undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.000
- Met the required pre-requisites for the graduate course
Graduate coursework completed under the Undergraduate Senior Privilege Policy is billed at the undergraduate tuition rate, recorded on the student’s undergraduate record, and counts toward the undergraduate GPA. Graduate coursework may count as elective credit toward the undergraduate degree or with permission of the advisor may fulfill an undergraduate degree requirement,
Students may transfer graduate coursework completed under the Undergraduate Senior Privilege Policy to a graduate program if applicable. The courses and credits will appear on both the undergraduate and graduate records, but grades will only appear on the undergraduate transcript and will not count toward the graduate GPA.
Applying graduate coursework to an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree:
If available, students may matriculate in an accelerated dual undergraduate/graduate degree (4+1) program. Accelerated dual degree programs permit students to register for a total of 12-18 semester credit hours at the graduate level while they are undergraduates. This graduate coursework is billed at the undergraduate rate and counts toward both the undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. Grades appear on the graduate transcript and count toward the graduate GPA. Students transition to graduate academic and billing status during the fifth (+1) year and complete remaining coursework for the master’s degree.
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Permission and final approval for exceptions to the policy must also be obtained from the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies (SGS), who reserves the right to limit the number of graduate courses in which seniors may register. Undergraduate students who register for graduate level courses without permission of the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) will have their registrations withdrawn.