Graduate Jumpstart
The graduate jumpstart program allows currently enrolled Angelo State University undergraduate students to advance their education by enrolling in graduate-level courses.
To be eligible, the undergraduate student must have an overall 3.00 or better grade point average and have completed (prior to the first day of their first graduate class) at least 90 semester credit hours of academic work towards a baccalaureate degree.
Interested?
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Discuss with your Undergraduate Advisor
Interested students should discuss graduate jumpstart with their undergraduate advisor
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Connect with the Graduate Advisor to Apply
Students will then meet with the advisor for the graduate program in which they plan to take classes to complete an ASU Senior Graduate Student Form. Once completed, this form is submitted by the graduate program advisor to the College of Graduate Studies and Research.
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Register for Graduate Classes
Once approved by the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Research, permits to enroll in graduate classes are issued, and the student may register for the appropriate graduate classes. Graduate jumpstart students may enroll in graduate classes outside of their undergraduate major field of study, provided they are approved by the graduate program advisor.
Graduate jumpstart status allows a student to register for a maximum of six semester credit hours of graduate-level work during the Fall or Spring semesters or three semester credit hours of graduate-level work in a summer term. The total number of graduate semester credit hours taken as a Senior-graduate is not limited, and it is possible for Senior-graduates to complete all of the hours needed for a master’s degree. Graduate jumpstart students cannot be awarded a master’s degree prior to the conferral of the baccalaureate degree.
Graduate courses taken through the graduate jumpstart program will not apply toward a baccalaureate degree. Graduate jumpstart students are eligible for integrated baccalaureate-master’s degree scheduling if their major departments offer such plans.
It is very important for graduate jumpstart students to visit the Financial Aid office since taking graduate courses will likely affect their financial aid package.
To continue in a graduate program after completing their baccalaureate degree, an ASU student must apply for admission to the graduate program and submit all required documents. However, the graduate studies application fee is waived for any student who earned graduate hours through the graduate jumpstart program.