Early Admission
Early Admission is a Special Program for UNH Seniors Only. Qualified University of New Hampshire seniors may be admitted to the Graduate School provided they have followed normal application procedures.
Advantages
- Can get dual credit for both undergraduate and graduate course work
- No additional tuition (direct financial aid)
General Information on Early Admission
Please see the online catalog for the policy and requirements on applying for early admissions.
- Early admits can not accept an offer of acceptance online.
- Meet with the Academic Counselor of the Graduate School.
- Complete acceptance form.
- Register indicating you are an early admit student.
- Complete dual credit form and return it to Graduate School Dean's Office.
Example of Early Admission
Question: I will graduate in the Spring with my Bachelor’s degree, to which semester should I apply under the Early Admission program?
Answer: You should apply to the LAST semester of your senior year, in this case you would apply for the Spring semester (which is from January to May). If you intend to graduate in December with your bachelor's degree, you would apply for the Fall semester (which is from September to December)
Description: For example Joe Smith is currently a Senior at UNH for the Spring semester of 2007 (term 200602). He plans on graduating in May 2007 with his Bachelors degree. He wants to become an early admit. So when he applies to the graduate school as an early admit (dual degree student working on both his undergrad and graduate degree at the same time) he must apply for the same term that he is currently an undergrad at UNH and plans on graduating. Since that is Spring of 2007 (term 200602) he would submit his graduate school application for Spring 2007 (200602) as well. This is because he will be working on BOTH degrees at the same time and therefore has to be in both programs during the same semester. Once he graduates with his undergrad degree he will then begin work as a regular graduate degree student for the following semester.
For further questions or clarification, contact Dovev Levine at dovev.levine@unh.edu or by phone at (603) 862-2234.
Becoming a graduate student ...
- Enroll as a regular graduate student once you complete your undergrad degree
- Should you fail to graduate with your undergrad degree in the time frame required notify our office immediately
- As a graduate student you are required to be enrolled every semester
- Graduate tuition for both full and part time is higher than undergraduate tuition
- Mandatory fees for graduate students are less than undergraduate fees
