Courses Counted in Graduate Programs

Courses at the 500 level and above are designated as graduate courses at Indiana University. Not all courses listed in this bulletin are offered every year. Inquiries concerning the availability or suitability of a particular course should be directed to the appropriate departmental chairperson.

Courses counted toward the requirements for one advance degree or certificate may not be counted toward requirements for another at the same level.

Course Availabilty and Abbreviations

Not all courses listed in this bulletin are offered every year and on every campus. Inquiries concerning the availability or suit­ability of a particular course should be directed to the appropri­ate departmental chairperson.

The number of hours of credit given a course is indicated in pa­rentheses following the course title. The abbreviation “P” refers to the course prerequisite or prerequisites. Similarly, the ab­breviation “R” indicates recommended prerequisites.

Credit Overlap Between Degrees

Courses taken while an undergraduate and counted toward the requirements of a baccalaureate degree may not also be counted toward a graduate degree except as part of an approved accelerated degree program.

Courses counted toward the requirements for one advanced degree may not be counted toward requirements for another degree at the same level.

Transfer of Credit

Upon recommendation of the department and with the ap­proval of the dean, work taken for graduate credit at other institutions may be transferred in partial fulfillment of degree requirements. No course may be transferred from another institution unless the grade is B or higher and unless the course was completed within the time limit prescribed.  Transferred coursework cannot account for more than 20% of the total credits required for the graduate degree.

It must be emphasized that the transfer of credit is not an au­tomatic occurrence, not are departments required to consider it for their degree programs. Students must obtain the written consent of both their departmental advisor and the dean before credit earned at other institutions will be added to their records.

Course Expiration

Normally, a course may not be counted toward degree requirements if it has been completed more than 4 years prior to the awarding of the degree.  For information please see the section in the bulletin regarding course revalidation.