Master’s of Professional Writing and Technical Communication Program Post-Baccalaureate Students

If you want to take courses on the graduate level without pursuing a graduate degree at UHD, you will need to apply as a post-baccalaureate student on the undergraduate level.

UHD considers you a post-baccalaureate student if:
• You are seeking a master’s degree at another university and come to UHD to take courses that will transfer to that institution.
• You want to take courses and do not want to pursue a degree at another institution, nor pursue a graduate degree at UHD.
  
  

Required admission materials:
• Application form : use undergraduate application which includes post-baccalaureate admission
• Application fee : same as for undergraduate post-baccalaureate admission
• Official transcript : from the institution where your bachelor’s degree or equivalent was awarded.

International admissions:
• If you are an international student, you will need to meet international admission requirements.

Advising and registration:
•  As a post-baccalaureate student, you are advised by University College.
•  You may self-advise; however, you will not be able to self-register for graduate courses in the MSPWTC program because you will need the approval of the graduate coordinator.
• Post-baccalaureate students may have limited graduate course availability since degree-seeking graduate students will have registration priority in MSPWTC courses.

Taking graduate and undergraduate courses:

• The university will allow you to take up to nine graduate semester hours without being admitted to a graduate program; however, please note that you may transfer no more than six graduate hours into your MSPTWC degree.
• You may take undergraduate courses with your graduate courses. Undergraduate courses are not subject to the nine semester-hour graduate maximum.
As a post-baccalaureate student taking graduate courses, you will
• Have the same privileges as post-baccalaureate students taking undergraduate courses.
• Perform the same work and be evaluated according to the same standards as graduate students enrolled in that course.

Transferring post-baccalaureate course credit to the MSPWTC:

• You may petition to transfer post-baccalaureate courses for graduate credit.
• The graduate coordinator, considering each petition individually, will determine if courses taken by a post-baccalaureate student may be transferred to the MSPWTC.
To be considered for transfer credit, your petition must demonstrate that the course was:
• In professional writing or a closely-related field,
• Completed with a grade of B or better (official transcript, if transferred from another university), Not previously counted toward an undergraduate or graduate degree,
• Completed no later than six years from your date of graduation.
• If the courses are from another graduate program, you will need to provide course descriptions, syllabi, and/or readings lists.

Admission to a graduate program:

• Admission to UHD as a post-baccalaureate student does not guarantee acceptance into a graduate program.
• If you decide to pursue a master’s degree at UHD, you must apply to the graduate program and meet all the admission requirements.
• If you are denied admission to the MSPWTC, you will be allowed to apply as a post-baccalaureate and will be allowed to reapply later.

You may not apply simultaneously for both graduate and post-baccalaureate status.

 

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Last updated or reviewed on 6/14/10