Graduate Courses Taken by Undergraduates
Certain graduate level courses listed in the ISU General Catalog may be used in the program of study even though they were taken for graduate credit by the student as an undergraduate at ISU. The following conditions must be met: the POS committee can request approval from the Dean of the Graduate College that up to nine hours of such credit to be applied toward meeting advanced degree requirements (these courses must be clearly marked on the POS); credits earned in these courses must be in addition to those used to meet requirements for the bachelor’s degree and must have grades of B or better; the student must be classified as an undergraduate and not a special student (credits taken as a special student are not allowed); a letter of certification must be obtained from the Graduation Office (10A Alumni Hall) indicating that the courses were not taken as a special student and were not used toward fulfillment of the undergraduate degree program. This letter must be submitted with the POS form.

Admission of Undergraduates to Concurrent Graduate Degree Programs
Programs in ten departments (Accounting, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Animal Science, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Materials Science and Engineering, Psychology, and Zoology and Genetics) provide opportunities for well qualified ISU juniors and seniors majoring in those curricula to apply for admission to programs leading to both an M.S. and a B.S. awarded at the end of a fifth year of study. Students interested in a research career may apply for graduate research assistantships during their fourth and fifth years of study. Students should contact the above departments about applying to these programs early in their undergraduate careers. Undergraduate students seeking admission to concurrent graduate degree programs in fields other than the ten above must submit a written proposal for an individualized program, co-signed by their advisers, to the Graduate College for review and approval. The graduate degree will only be awarded at the same time as, or after, the undergraduate degree is conferred. For more information about transferring credits, consult the Gradudate College Handbook.

Veterinary Medicine Students in Concurrent Graduate Degree Programs
Students may be concurrently enrolled in the professioal curriculum leading to the D.V.M. degree and in a graduate program leading to the M.S. or Ph.D. degree after completion of 128 semester credits. The graduate program may be in the College of Veterinary Medicine or in another college.

Interested students must complete a graduate application, complete a “Concurrent Enrollment Request” form available in the Graduate College office or on the web site at www.grad-college.iastate.edu/deadline/formss.html, submit both forms with appropriate transcripts and letters of recommendation to the Office of Admissions (100 Alumni Hall). (Copies of the forms may be obtained from the Office of Admissions.) State on the application that the application is for a concurrent degree program. Signed approvals on the Graduate Admissions Evaluation form are required from the graduate program, the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Dean of the Graduate College. On admittance, the student receives an admission notification from the Office of Admissions. For more information see the Graduate College Handbook.

Graduate Students in Concurrent Undergraduate Programs
Graduate students interested in enrolling in a concurrent undergraduate program should contact the Office of Admissions (100 Alumni Hall) to obtain admission information (even if the student has been previously admitted as an undergraduate). A “Concurrent Enrollment Request” form should be obtained from the Office of Admissions or on the Graduate College Web site at www.grad-college.iastate.edu/deadline/formss.html and circulated for the appropriate approvals. The student must be formally admitted both as a graduate student and as an undergraduate student. Official enrollment and fee payment will be as a graduate student. Credits transferred from the graduate permanent record to the undergraduate permanent record are no longer available for use on a graduate program of study.

Courses Taken as a Special Student
A person classified as a “special student” is considered an undergraduate and may not use courses taken under that status in a graduate degree program. A student who has received the baccalaureate degree must register as a graduate student if he/she is to receive graduate credit for courses.