Graduate credit may be earned only by students enrolled in the Graduate School and in courses listed in the Graduate section of this catalog. UND seniors who have obtained special permission as described in pages 162-163 may also receive graduate credit for graduate courses. All courses listed in the "Departmental Program" section carry graduate credit and are eligible for use in the major or minor of any program of study for a graduate degree, subject to the approval of an advisor or Faculty Advisory Committee and the dean. Only those courses listed in the Graduate Catalog may be used in the major or in a minor.

All UND courses numbered 300 and above and listed in this catalog may be applied to the cognate part of a program of study.

When a graduate student elects to use a 300- or 400-level course for graduate credit, it is understood that the student will be required to do additional work over and above that typically required of undergraduates. Usually, such work is of an independent nature.

At least one-half of the credits for all degrees must be in courses numbered 500 or higher.

Graduate courses used for credit for one degree at UND may not be used for credit toward a second UND graduate degree.

Only those who have been officially admitted to the Graduate School as Degree Students on the basis of a letter from the dean may work for an advanced degree.

A UND faculty member above the rank of instructor may be admitted to and enrolled in a graduate degree program at this University two years after the date of termination as a faculty member. In those instances where there is clearly no potential for serious conflict of roles or interests, the two-year interval may be waived by the University Graduate Committee upon the recommendation of the department to which admission is sought. This policy does not apply to members of the Department of Military Science.