Admissions

Non-Degree Enrollment

Students may attend Towson University as a non-degree seeking student. A student with a non-degree classification allows them to take courses while awaiting admission to a degree program, to take course(s) of interest without the desire to continue on for a degree or to take courses necessary for job enhancement or certification requirements.

Admission Requirements

Students must submit the Graduate School application with the application fee. In addition, the student must submit within the first semester of coursework an official transcript verifying their highest conferred degree.

To apply online or download the application click here
If you would like the college to mail you a hard copy of the application please contact us at 410-704-2501 or grads@towson.edu.

All materials should be sent to the Graduate School at:

Towson University
Graduate School
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252

Important Things to Remember

• Students who wish to move into a degree seeking program, you can transfer up to 12 credits (4 courses) of graduate work from non-degree status to degree status with the approval of your program director
• Students taking courses as a non-degree are not eligible for financial aid
• Some departments do not allow non-degree seeking students to take their courses due to class sizes and class priority for degree seeking students
• Students who are taking more than 6 credits in one semester must submit Immunization paperwork to the Dowell Health Center to be eligible for registration.