Undergraduates must complete a petition for each semester they desire enrollment in graduate level courses.
REQUIREMENTS: In order for this application to be considered, the student must:
Have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative GPA
Have senior standing during the semester they wish to enroll in graduate level classes
Not be enrolled in more than 18 credit hours of combined UG/Grad coursework for the semester
Not exceed the limit of 12 credit hours of total graduate coursework allowed as an undergraduate
Students must submit this form to the Office of Graduate Studies no later than the last day to add/drop for the
semester and no sooner than the first day of registration. The form will be reviewed and if approved, the student will
be administratively added to the graduate level courses by the Registrar’s office.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Last name
First Name
Middle Initial
SMU student ID number
Email address
Preferred phone number
ACADEMIC INFORMATION:
Current cumulative GPA
Major
Expected graduation date
Class standing (for semester of petition)
Number of graduate credits already completed
List ALL courses you will enroll in during the semester (graduate and undergraduate)
Course number
Credit hours
Semester / year
___ I AM PETITIONING AS AN ACCEPTED 4+1 GRADUATE STUDENT OF (PROGRAM):____________________________
___ I AM PETITIONING JUST AS AN UNDERGRADUATE REQUESTING ENROLLMENT IN A GRADUATE COURSE
REQUIRED SIGNATURES
Undergraduate advisor - Print name
Undergraduate advisor - Signature
Graduate program director - Print name
Graduate program director - Signature
Dean of Student’s Major Print Name
**
Dean of Student’s Major - Signature
DEAN’S APPROVAL OF REQUIREMENT EXCEPTIONS:
Approved Disapproved | No Exceptions Exist
Student acknowledgement:
I acknowledge that it is required that I earn a minimum grade of “B” in all graduate-level coursework. As applicable, I must still apply and be
admitted to the graduate program as a 4+1 student before I am considered a graduate student. I understand that no more than 12 credit hours
of graduate coursework taken as an undergraduate can be counted towards a graduate degree. Only 6 of these 12 credits can also be used
towards the undergraduate degree. Permission to enroll in graduate coursework or the 4+1 program is not a guarantee of graduate program
admission.Students retain their undergraduate student status until they graduate with their Bachelor’s degree, apply for, and are admitted to a
graduate degree program. I certify that all answers and statements are true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
Student signature:
** The Dean should sign all petitions as acknowledgement of review. For any exceptions to the requirements, the Dean’s approval
is required and approval box should be checked as appropriate or that no exceptions exist regarding petition.
cc: Student Financial Services, Office of the Registrar, respective school of student's major OGS verify 4+1 acceptance: __
Undergraduate Petition to Enroll in
Graduate Level Courses