<p>JHS,</p>
<p>I understand. You articulate one reason why cross disciplinary/cross level courses are tough, and not often done. My D had a similar experience at UofC with a seminar course that had both undergrads and grads. </p>
<p>What you are more likely to see is a course dually listed for both upper division undergrad credit and lower level grad credit, or a course that bridges two disciplines (such a law and econ), but both listed at the grad level. Most of the time, the course catalog will mention dual listings.</p>
<p>What undergrads need to be aware of, and what I was hinting at above, is the flexibility that exists in any academic environment to do things outside the normal channels. For instance, if a student convinces a prof the student can handle a higher level grad course, the prof might let the student in, but enroll the student as an independent study student or something similar. </p>
<p>And even stranger things can happen. Summer after my D’s freshman year, she was working on campus in a lab. Labmates suggested she enroll in a particular faculty member’s seminar taught that summer. D talked to prof, who told her to do the seminar, and check with him at the end of the summer to see how she did. If she did well enough, they’d sign her up in the fall for an independent study course (or something like that - D did it, not me). She did well enough to get the credits with an A, and it did not cost extra either, since it was done as a fourth course in the fall quarter. </p>
<p>I never would have imagined they could or would do something like this, but it happens. The key is that a student must impress the faculty member enough that an exception would be made, and the student must be flexible enough to settle for knowledge, not a specific course number on the transcript. </p>
<p>Colleges in general like to keep undergrad education separate from grad education, and don’t particularly like double counting of courses, but do sometimes develop joint BA/MA programs to meet particular needs. But again, it is dangerous to generalize, since so many exceptions happen.</p>