DUAL ENROLLMENT

An undergraduate student at Sam Houston State University may apply for admission to Graduate Studies at the beginning of a given semester if he/she:

• is within twelve (12) hours of graduation at the beginning of a fall or spring semester; or
• is within six (6) hours of graduation at the beginning of a summer school; and
• meets the appropriate entrance examination requirements; and
• has a “B” average or better for the last three semesters of course work.

The student must complete his/her undergraduate work and obtain the bachelor’s degree during the first semester or summer session following admission to Graduate Studies. An undergraduate student may enroll in a graduate course for graduate credit only with the written approval of the appropriate academic dean. The combined undergraduate and graduate course load shall not exceed fi fteen (15) semester hours in a fall or spring semester or six (6) semester hours in a summer session. Neither a graduate nor undergraduate course may simultaneously count toward graduate and undergraduate degrees.