If you are interested in taking graduate level courses without entering a degree program you must apply as a non-degree student.

To apply as a New Non-Degree Graduate Student...

Read the following information prior to completing the application

• You must submit an unofficial transcript showing evidence of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college to the Graduate Office before you will be permitted to register for graduate level courses. NOTE: Please verify that the name of the Degree granting college is on the Transcript.
  
  Please email an electronic copy to: gradoff@oswego.edu,
  or mail a copy to:
  Office of Graduate Studies
  606 Culkin Hall, SUNY Oswego
  Oswego, NY 13126
  Questions please call 315-312-3152
  
  NO faxed copies please as they are illegible.
• You must meet all course prerequisites prior to taking a graduate level course.
• No more than nine credit hours of work completed prior to admission to a degree program will be allowed as transfer credit for application to the degree program. This nine credit hour total includes any off-campus, prior to admission to the degree program course work.
• No more than six credit hours may be transferred from other institutions into a degree program at SUNY Oswego.
• If you are contemplating entering a degree program, but choose to take non-degree courses at this time, it is recommended that you seek advice from the department where the degree is offered.
• To complete the Non-Degree Application, apply here.

For a list of Graduate Program directors or to see a list of programs offered, click on the appropriate link to the right. To speak to a representative in the Graduate Studies Office, call us at 315.312.3152.

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