Dual Enrollment
A Northwest senior who needs fewer than 30 semester hours to complete the baccalaureate degree and who needs less than a full enrollment of required undergraduate courses in any term of the senior year may petition to take courses for graduate credit, provided prerequisites are met and he or she follows the approval procedures. The student must: 1) have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.50 or above, 2) fill out a petition for dual enrollment online , 3) apply for admission to the Graduate School if from another regionally-accredited university, and 4) have approval of the appropriate advisor or chairperson, and the Dean of the Graduate School. The maximum load is 16 hours for any trimester in which graduate credit is involved, and no more than seven hours in a four-week summer session.
Dual enrollment is available at the graduate and the undergraduate level:
A Northwest graduate student may petition to take an undergraduate class (500 level) which is not required for their graduate program, pay undergraduate fees and receive undergraduate credit. The Petition for Dual Enrollment for Undergraduate Credit for Graduate Students must be completed during the first week of class and cannot be changed to graduate credit at any time in the future. Petitions for Dual Enrollment for Undergraduate Credit for Graduate Students are available online and must be approved by the Graduate Program Director and Graduate Dean. The maximum load is 16 hours for any trimester in which graduate credit is involved, and no more than seven hours in a four-week summer session.