Policy
Courses below the 500 level may not be applied toward the required credits needed for a post-baccalaureate 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû. Effective fall 2018, undergraduate (UG) courses will no longer count for credit toward Duke graduate students’ 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû requirements or toward graduate students’ GPA calculation. 
With the approval of the department, graduate students may enroll in lower-level courses, but these courses will not count toward any graduation requirement and will not be included in a student’s GPA calculation.
Note: Selected graduate-level courses are offered concurrently with their undergraduate-level counterparts. Graduate students enrolled in these courses are required to complete the requirements and meet the rigor delineated on the graduate-level syllabi which must be distinct from – and more rigorous than – the requirements for UG credit.
Undergraduate courses are tallied in units, and 1 unit =3 credits for grad/prof students. Therefore, when grad/prof students enroll in a 1-unit undergrad course, the DukeHub will automatically change the value from 1 to 3 credits.
CREDITS ON YOUR TRANSCRIPT
UG courses that you took before fall 2018 will be shown like before, because they still count toward graduate 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû credit and GPA.
UG courses taken in fall 2018 and beyond will be shown on the transcript with an asterisk next to the grade (e.g., A*, B*, C*, F*). The asterisk denotes that the course does not count for graduate 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû credit and does not factor into your GPA.
PERMISSION TO ENROLL FORM
Nicholas School students who wish to enroll in an undergraduate course (below the 500 level) need to complete a permission request form that must be approved by the NSOE Registrar. If instructor consent is required, consent must be obtained before submitting the form to the NSOE Registrar. If approved, a graduate student may enroll in UG courses, but those courses will not count toward any graduation requirement and will not be included in a student’s GPA calculation.
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Effective Date
August 2018 – View policy announcement & FAQs