Undergraduate Petition for Graduate-Level Course

Students may petition to take a graduate level course while enrolled in a Bachelor’s program if they meet the eligibility requirements below.

Eligibility requirements

Students must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s program.
Students must have successfully completed 90 or more undergraduate hours. This may include transferred credit hours; however, at least 6 credit hours must have been earned at an APUS Institution.
Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Only ONE graduate level course petition may be granted during a bachelor's degree program.
The graduate course selected must be appropriate for inclusion in the student's undergraduate degree program.
The Department Chair over that course must approve the student's registration and will determine whether the selected course will apply as an elective or as required coursework for the undergraduate degree.
Credit from this course may only apply once towards a degree, so it cannot be used towards a subsequent graduate degree if a student continues at APUS.

If a student wishes to petition to take a graduate level course, they should email their request to [email protected].

Once a student's request is received, the Registrar will verify their eligibility and will notify the student if denied.
If a student's registration is approved, the Registrar’s office will register the student in the course and will email the appropriate academic advising team.
The student's Academic Advisor will contact the student to review the updates necessary to their academic plan.
The course will fulfill one of the student's elective requirements. A Dean’s or Department Chair's approval would be needed to use the course towards a program requirement other than an elective.