Non-matriculating courses

Take classes

as non-matriculating student

at a nearby university

that

offers course credit. (Go to

the best university possible.) You will not receive financial aid for these courses,

so plan wisely.

My recommendations on how to proceed are as follows:



If possible, speak to the Chair of Graduate Admissions

at the universities you’re interested in

attending. Typically

, this is

a faculty member in charge of graduate admissions for that

particular department). Ask what classes you might take as a non-matriculating student

through concurrent enrollment that would increase your potential for graduate admission.

Concurrent enrollment is the ideal way to take these courses, as you will be in the same

classes

with matriculating students.

Plan to take

these

courses over the next year

or two.

You

may need to take only one or two classes, or it could be as many as

three to five

.

The courses

that may be suggested

might

be graduate level courses.

Try to obtain “A”

grades.

Consider

dropping

the class if you’re getting a B.

Most graduate programs require students to obtain

3.5 GPA’s, so

faculty

may

discredit

your graduate school potential if you obtain B grades.

Stay in contact with the department (per

iodically contact the

faculty member you spoke to

and

inform them of your progress

).



If you can’t speak to

the Chair of Graduate Admissions prior to signing up for classes as a

non-matriculating student, take

foundational

classes (upper division or graduate), in

the

area

you’re interested in studying

.