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DOCUMENT TYPE:
Policy
PURPOSE:
To define the process by which undergraduate students may earn undergraduate credit for 800- or 900-level courses.
APPLIES TO:
Undergraduate Students
CAMPUS:
Edwards, Lawrence
POLICY STATEMENT:
Well-qualified undergraduate students may be permitted to count 800- or 900-level courses for undergraduate credit with the approval of the department and school. The student must obtain a Count Toward Degree form, have the form signed by a department representative and the school or College, and present the form to the Registrar's Office. Courses taken for undergraduate credit may not be transferred or otherwise counted for graduate credit.
CONTACT:
Office of Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs
graduate@ku.edu
785-864-8040
RESPONSIBLE UNIT:
Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs
APPROVED BY:
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
APPROVED ON:
2009-06-24
EFFECTIVE ON:
2009-06-24
REVIEW CYCLE:
Annual (As Needed)
CHANGE HISTORY:
01/06/2026: Technical edits. Graduate Studies name change to Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs.
10/20/2025: Updated formatting.
04/01/2025: Migration to TeamDynamix from Drupal.
07/27/2023: Fixed broken link, updated Approved by to Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor.
03/31/2022: Reviewed and updated policy.
11/13/2017: Updated Approved by section.
07/15/2016: Policy formatting cleanup (e.g. bolding, spacing).
07/15/2016: Annual review; technical edits and link updates; Gender-inclusive policies initiative
TITLE:
Undergraduate Student Enrollment in Graduate Level Courses