Nondegree-Seeking Applicants: those who wish to attend graduate school for professional and personal enrichment without seeking an additional degree. Nondegree-seeking applicants may apply for one (l) of the following classifications:

Postbaccalaureate: those who wish to pursue graduate study without advanced degree objectives. Postbaccalaureate admission is not a form of probationary admission to a degree program. Postbaccalaureate registration in courses outside the admitting department may require the permission of the department offering the course. A maximum of twelve (12) credit hours earned in appropriate courses taken in postbaccalaureate status, may, with departmental approval, be applied to an advanced degree program at Purdue, should the postbaccalaureate student later be admitted to an advanced degree program.

Certificate Program: Holders of a baccalaureate or advanced degree who wish to complete prespecified courses to attain a graduate-level, academic credit certificate in a specific area will be admitted through the certificate program classification. Students in this classification are subject to the same restrictions as are post baccalaureate students if they are subsequently admitted for degree study.

Teacher License: holders of baccalaureate or higher degrees who wish to work toward an advanced teacher license without working toward an advanced degree. Teacher license students who are subsequently admitted for degree study are subject to the same restrictions as are postbaccalaureate students regarding the use of course credits on a plan of study.

International Special: international students who, with the financial sponsorship of their governments, employers, or higher education institution seek to meet objectives not appropriate for an advanced degree.

Re-entry: those who previously have been enrolled as graduate students at Purdue University who have not enrolled for at least three (3) consecutive sessions. Summer school counts as a session.