UC Davis "coursework only" status

Graduate School
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<p>I applied to Davis’s master’s program in structural engineering and was admitted as a coursework only student; I have my undergrad. in math and have some foundation work to complete. </p>

<p>I was surprised to find out that this status does not qualify for federal financial aid because it is characterized as nondegree seeking–I thought is was more of a conditional admittance type of thing. Has anyone out there had experience with this situation? What should I expect as a coursework only student?</p>

<p>I fully intend on getting my master’s from Davis and hope this is the way to go.</p>

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<p>Do you know where i can find the academic profile of the graduate student body for any of UC Davis’ graduate programs?</p>

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<p>They are using this as a worst-possible probation option, probably. Gives you a chance to take a few courses and prove you’re up to it, but will probably require some paperwork and approvals to get into degree status. Might take a little longer, too - most profs won’t start you on research when you are nondegree.</p>