<p>I remember first year grad students without previous design degrees in my upper lever design classes; they composed about one third of the class… The grad students probably had slightly different course requirements than the undergrads (more reading and more writing but same projects) and were graded separately from the undergrads. It seemed totally reasonable to everyone.</p>
<p>In grad school, the Biostats classes were similar in that grad students from the Biostats department had different requirements than non-Biostats grad students. Getting a high pass took the same level of work for all students and was very difficult but it was easier for non Biostats students to get a pass.</p>