Enrollment in Graduate Courses
Transient Graduate Students
Seniors
Teacher Certification or Recertification
University Employees
Restrictions
Enrollment in Graduate Courses
Transient Graduate Students
A student who has been admitted to a degree program at another institution and who wishes to take courses for transfer to that institution may be permitted to enroll as a nondegree student in graduate courses on receipt of Form GS8-Transient Graduate Student Status, which may be obtained from the Graduate School at Clemson University. This form, an abbreviated application to the Graduate School, must be presented two weeks prior to registration. A student may earn no more than a total of 12 semester hours while in transient status.
Seniors
Enrollment in any graduate course is subject to approval by the department offering the course and the Graduate School. This approval is required prior to registration and may be obtained by completing and returning Form GS6 to the Graduate School office. The total course work load for the semester must not exceed 18 hours, and the cumulative graduate credits earned by seniors shall not exceed 12 semester hours.
Seniors with a cumulative grade point ratio of 3.0 or higher may enroll in 700- and/or 800-level courses and may choose to use these courses to meet requirements for the bachelor's degree. However, courses used for this purpose cannot be counted later toward an advanced degree. Alternatively, such students may take 600-, 700- or 800-level courses in excess of the requirements for their undergraduate degrees and may request that these courses be included as a part of their graduate program if they are subsequently admitted to the Graduate School at Clemson. Courses cannot be taken at the 600-level if their 300- and 400-level counterparts are required for the undergraduate degree in the same academic major as the proposed graduate degree.
A senior with a cumulative grade point ratio less than 3.0 may apply to the Graduate School for conditional acceptance. If accepted, the student may enroll in graduate courses for inclusion in a future graduate program, subject to approval of Form GS6. The form must be turned in and accepted by the Graduate School before a student can preregister or register for graduate courses.
In all cases, the credits and quality points associated with senior enrollment in graduate courses will be part of the undergraduate record.
Teacher Certification or Recertification
Initial certification (endorsement) at the graduate level is available only in educational administration, reading and personnel services (elementary and secondary counseling). Students seeking admission to these programs should hold an appropriate teacher's certificate.
Those who possess a bachelor's degree or higher and who want initial certification in a teaching area must complete the undergraduate courses needed for certification in a postgraduate status administered by the Office of Transfer Admissions and may not enroll in graduate courses until their eligibility for certification has been established by their major department.
Prospective students should understand that the material in this catalog applies only to requirements for graduate degrees and has no direct relation to certification or recertification for public school teachers. The Graduate School gives no assurance that a program for a graduate degree and a program for a certificate or recertification thereof will coincide. Students interested in professional certificates should, prior to beginning any work, confer with the dean of the College of Health, Education and Human Development or the appropriate department chair in that college.
University Employees
With the approval of the appropriate dean or director, a qualified employee of Clemson University may pursue graduate work for credit. However, no member of the faculty or staff who has a rank higher than instructor or its equivalent may be considered as a candidate for an advanced degree in the academic department where employed. Payment of an application fee is required.
Limitations on the number of hours taken per semester are explained under " Enrollment Limits."
Restrictions
Enrollment in any graduate course is subject to approval by the department offering the course and requires permission of the instructor, whether or not such is specifically stated in the course description. To enroll in or receive credit for any courses of the 600 series or above, the student (with the exception of certain seniors) must have been officially admitted by the Graduate School either to a degree program or as a nondegree student, or must have been granted conditional acceptance.
Students may not enroll in 600-level courses for which undergraduate credit has been awarded, nor can graduate credit be awarded retroactively for undergraduate courses already completed.
