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class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\">Lifelong Learning Students<\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Continue Learning at Your Convenience<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of graduate Lifelong Learning status is to permit and facilitate access to UM-Flint graduate courses to students not formally admitted to a UM-Flint graduate degree program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-517822c23a3eaab014e8564fe40e53f7\"><strong>General Policies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students who have a bachelor\u2019s or master\u2019s degree from an accredited institution and wish to take graduate courses without being formally admitted to a UM-Flint degree program are considered graduate Lifelong Learning students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate Lifelong Learning students must provide proof of a bachelor\u2019s degree.*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instructor and\/or program director approval is required for each course the student wishes to elect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prerequisites, grading standards, class assignments, and attendance requirements of a course apply to all students in that course, including graduate Lifelong Learning and guest students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colleges, departments, schools, and programs determine rules of access to their courses and may limit enrollment of graduate Lifelong Learning and guest students in certain courses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate Lifelong Learning students are not eligible for most sources of financial aid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate Lifelong Learning students who wish to be admitted to a UM-Flint graduate degree program in the future must apply for that program using the Graduate Application for Admission in accordance with established application deadlines. Courses taken as a graduate Lifelong Learning student do not guarantee admission to a program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In general, up to six graduate credit hours elected as a graduate Lifelong Learning student may apply toward a UM-Flint graduate degree. In certain circumstances, some programs may accept up to nine credits. The student must receive admission to a degree program, and the program director must determine that the courses are acceptable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate Lifelong Learning admission is for one term only. Students who wish to enroll in a future term as a graduate Lifelong Learning student must submit another Application for Graduate Lifelong Learning or Guest Admission and receive course approvals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*A student in his\/her final semester of undergraduate study at UM-Flint who wishes to elect a graduate course for the following semester as a graduate Lifelong Learning student must submit a memo from his\/her academic advisor stating when all degree requirements for the baccalaureate degree will be completed as well as a signed <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vRGsfQJODO5lOMqXqLnDznGai9_vgwl68YtR5iji6yWFymnDNcbtyiL4j_U-kcEIJ_3ges9EhcFUaFz\/pub\">Statement of Understanding<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4edb51ee7981db0082ca12ee5a5d6018\"><strong>Applying for Lifelong Learning Admission &amp; Guest Admission<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-2\">Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1IyCiPF4kpjUFHetVWqAMumQH4iZrpaAKxHOxqx30s0Q\/edit?usp=sharing\">Application for Graduate Lifelong Learning or Guest Admission<\/a> and submit it together with the following supporting documents to the University of Michigan-Flint, Office of Graduate Programs, 303 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI&nbsp; 48502-1950:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A transcript or diploma with bachelor\u2019s or master\u2019s degree posted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicants whose native language is not English (this includes U.S. citizens and permanent residents whose native language is not English) must demonstrate <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vS-pMXK7s98cOGR9XmEsNLRKxwrYfPWEyw8zqCLSdsgJsG9VFdKZC3DWcqL9on1_wT8IMdSBL61Khyr\/pub\">E<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/english-proficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nglish proficiency<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicants who are in their final semester of their undergraduate studies who wish to elect a graduate course for the following semester as a graduate Lifelong Learning student must submit a memo from their academic advisor stating when all degree requirements for their baccalaureate degree will be completed as well as a signed <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vRGsfQJODO5lOMqXqLnDznGai9_vgwl68YtR5iji6yWFymnDNcbtyiL4j_U-kcEIJ_3ges9EhcFUaFz\/pub\">Statement of Understanding<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once admitted to the university, you must contact the academic department or program that offers the course to get a departmental override. Once the override is issued, you may register for the course(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d9d21d5835ef34eed355f23ad961e967\"><strong>Deadline to Apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While most departments do not have a deadline to apply to take a graduate course under Lifelong Learning status, it is highly recommended that you apply with sufficient time to get instructor permission, submit any required supporting documents, register for the course(s), and take care of any university business (ID card, parking pass, tuition payments, etc.) associated with your course(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>School of Management Courses<br><\/strong>Lifelong Learning students wishing to take courses beginning with the prefix MGT or ACC must apply by the following deadlines:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fall: Aug. 15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winter: Dec. 15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spring: Feb. 15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summer: May 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of the deadlines is so that you may attend new student orientation, which includes information important to your success in MGT classes.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take graduate-level courses at UM-Flint without formal admission. 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