Undergraduate Students Enrolled in Graduate Classes

All UW-Platteville undergraduate students are eligible to take graduate courses numbered 5000-6999 for graduate credit if:

• They have completed at least 60 undergraduate credits
• They have a university grade point average of 3.0 or higher
• They have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in all previous graduate coursework, if any
• They limit their total semester credit load to a maximum of 15 credits including graduate courses (a majority of the credits they take must be for undergraduate courses)
• They secure the approval of the Dean of the College in which the course is offered.

Undergraduate students shall register for the undergraduate courses through undergraduate registration procedures and for the graduate course through graduate registration procedures.  

Undergraduate tuition and fees are charged for undergraduate classes, and graduate tuition and fees are charged for graduate classes.  Graduate classes do not count toward the undergraduate plateau (12-18 credits). A maximum of 6 graduate credits may be transferred back to meet undergraduate degree requirements. 

Note:  Only UW-Platteville graduate credits can be applied toward completion of an undergraduate degree.

Non UW-Platteville undergraduate students may be eligible to take graduate courses numbered 5000-6999 for graduate credit if:

• They have completed at least 60 undergraduate credits at an accredited institution
• They have a university grade point average of 3.0 or higher
• They have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in all previous graduate coursework, if any
• They secure the approval of the Dean of the College in which the course is offered.

Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's Pathway

Select graduate courses may count toward both your undergraduate degree and your graduate degree at UW-Platteville. For additional information on the Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's Pathway, including eligibility requirements, please visit https://www.uwplatt.edu/accelerated-bachelors-masters-pathway.

Approved credits will count in both the undergraduate and graduate GPA calculations at UW-Platteville and will be transcripted as described below:

• Transcripting of Credit (Undergraduate): Upon enrollment in approved course(s) – the course(s) will appear on the undergraduate transcript and calculate into the cumulative credits. 
• Transcripting of Credit (Graduate): Upon admission to a Graduate Program at UW-Platteville, the approved courses will be processed as internal transfer credit. The courses(s) will then appear on the graduate transcript and calculate into the cumulative credits and GPA. In the event the cumulative GPA at the time of admission is below a 3.0 the student's admission status will change to Probationary Full Admit (Full on Probation). Courses not completed successfully (C- or better) will appear on the graduate transcript and will calculate in the GPA but will not count toward the program requirements.

Student accepted into the Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's Pathway will be charged the current online graduate tuition rate for their Graduate classes regardless of residency or course modality.