Special Student Status

With Special Student status, individuals may take a maximum of nine (9) degree-applicable credits prior to formal admission to the Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Registration as a Special Student requires program approval and may be on a space available basis. In addition, candidates may be required to provide documentation such as transcripts, resume, a statement of intent, and/or schedule an interview with the program faculty before being granted Special Student status. Not all classes are accessible to students who wish to register as a Special Student. Please contact your program of interest for specific information regarding course availability as a Special Student.

The following programs require approval prior to registration as a Special Student:

• Professional Mental Health Counseling-Addictions
• Professional Metal Health Counseling
• Educational Leadership: Educational Specialist, Master of Education, and license only programs
• Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy
• School Counseling
• School Psychology.
• Teacher Education - all Inservice programs

The following programs do not allow Special Student status:

• Doctor of Education in Leadership
• Teacher Education - Preservice programs 

NOTE: Special Student status does not guarantee formal admission to the Graduate School of Education and Counseling.

How to register for classes as a Special Student

Information about course offerings, times, and locations, can be found by using WebAdvisor. Use the links below to find course times and complete the Special Student registration form.

Course Schedule

Special Student Registration Form (pdf)

 

Information for current Lewis & Clark undegraduates

A Lewis & Clark undergraduate student may also register for graduate level classes as a Special Student. He or she may be eligible to register for designated courses at the graduate school if he or she have completed 93 undergraduate credits, is registered as a full-time student* during the semester of cross-registration (taking no fewer than 12 credits) at the College of Arts & Sciences, and obtained the consent of the graduate course instructor and graduate registrar.

In order to apply credit earned in a graduate course to an undergraduate major, the student must obtain approval in advance from the major department chair in the College of Arts and Sciences.

*During summer, students need not be registered as full-time students at the College of Arts & Sciences, but regular graduate tuition rates will be assessed for graduate credits.

FORM

  Cross Registration Form (pdf)

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For detailed information about programs and policies, read the Graduate School’s catalog and the graduate student handbook.