Undergraduates Taking Graduate Courses Policy

Policy Statement

Eligibility criteria for Brockport undergraduate students who wish to enroll in graduate courses; potential degree requirements fulfilled by those courses.

Purpose/Scope

The purpose of this policy is to define eligibility criteria for SUNY Brockport undergraduates seeking permission to register for SUNY Brockport graduate courses.

Applicability

This policy applies to all matriculated undergraduate SUNY Brockport students who qualify per the eligibility criteria identified in this policy.

Definitions

There are no definitions for this policy at this time.

Policy Procedures

Eligible undergraduate students, matriculated at SUNY Brockport but not enrolled in either an accelerated pathway program or a combined degree program, may take up to nine credits of graduate coursework at SUNY Brockport (but no more than six credits of graduate coursework in a single semester).

Eligible undergraduate students enrolled in accelerated/combined programs may take up to (15) credits of graduate coursework at SUNY Brockport (but no more than six credits of graduate coursework in a single semester), including 500 or 600-level courses if they:

1. Have successfully completed at least 60 undergraduate credits (**may be higher based on program requirements)
2. Have successfully completed at least 12 credits at Brockport in their current matriculated status
3. Have a cumulative Brockport undergraduate GPA of at least 3.00 (**may be higher based on program requirements)

In no case, will an undergraduate student in an accelerated/combined program who has completed less than 60 undergraduate credits (12 of which must be Brockport credits for transfer student) be allowed to take graduate courses.

Undergraduate students may not enroll in 700-level courses.

Graduate credits earned at SUNY Brockport by matriculated undergraduates may be applied to their undergraduate degree requirements or those credits may be applied to their undergraduate major requirements by approval of the major department chairperson. If the student matriculates into a graduate program at SUNY Brockport within five years of taking graduate credits, those credits may be applied to the graduate degree program (per program requirements in effect at the time).

Earning graduate credits as an undergraduate is not a guarantee of future admission into any graduate program at SUNY Brockport.

Links to Related Procedures and Information

Undergraduate Taking Graduate Course – Student Request form

Contact Information

Center for Graduate Studies
Rakov 101
(585) 395-2525

History (in descending order)

Approval

This policy was approved by Brockport University Senate & SUNY Brockport President on 2026-02-24 (Senate Resolution 2025-2026 #6)