Graduate courses at the 500, 600 level are open to juniors, seniors and to sophomores who have declared their major. Undeclared sophomores require special permission. If you are a first-year student, you are not allowed to take 500, 600 level graduate courses. Exceptions are extremely rare. Graduate courses at the 700 to 900 level are not open to undergraduates, although exceptions are made on rare occasions. A listing of graduate programs can be found on the Duke Graduate School website.
Professional school courses, for example those in the Divinity School, Fuqua School of Business, School of Nursing, and School of Law, are also not open to undergraduates, although exceptions are made on rare occasions. Courses in the School of Medicine are not available to undergraduates.
To determine if a course is a graduate or professional school course, look up the course on DukeHub and see what is listed under "Career" on the course detail page. The career entry will indicate the origin of the course, e.g., "Undergraduate", "Graduate", "Divinity School", "Fuqua School of Business", etc.
The policies for enrollment are below. Note that you may count no more than a total of 6.0 credits from 700-900 level graduate courses and professional school courses toward the 34 credits required to graduate.
The form must be submitted to your academic dean's office by 5 p.m. on the last day of drop/add.
ONLINE FORM: Enrollment in a 500, 600 Level Graduate Course
You are not allowed to enroll in 700 - 900 level graduate courses (i.e., those courses with a career entry of "Graduate", "Nicholas School of the Environment" and "School of Public Policy"). However, under rare and exceptional circumstances, a junior or senior may request permission to enroll. Permission is not guaranteed. These courses will not carry curriculum codes.
To apply for permission, download the form below and then obtain written permission from
The form must be submitted to your academic dean's office by 5 p.m. on the last day of drop/add.
ONLINE FORM: Enrollment in a 700 - 900 Level Graduate Course
You are not allowed to enroll in professional school courses - those with a career listing of "Fuqua School of Business", "Divinity School", "School of Law", "School of Nursing" or other course with a professional designation. For example, some engineering courses are considered "Graduate" and others as "Engineering Professional". Under rare and exceptional circumstances, a junior or senior may request permission to enroll. Permission is not guaranteed. These courses do not carry curriculum codes.
To apply for permission, download the form below and then obtain written permission from
The form must be submitted to your academic dean's office by 5 p.m. on the last day of drop/add.
ONLINE FORM: Enrollment in a Professional School Course