Patten University Gives Graduate-Level Credit for a Straighterline Course!

[Jonathan Whatley]

I concede that for graduate credit you, HES says the course "may have additional or different assignments and generally are required to perform at a higher level than students enrolled for undergraduate credit." However, they use the word "may" quite conspicuously and based on the information from their site and courses I looked at, the materials used are in fact the same.

In the HES syllabi I've seen recently for courses offered for graduate or undergraduate credit, there are by far most often different work requirements for graduate and undergraduate credit. Assigned, basic readings are often enough the same, but of course if you're doing, for instance, an additional 15-page graduate-level research paper you should be expected to draw on additional scholarly sources for that.

My sample is mostly from biology and psychology. It may vary by department. Where's your sample from? And while you say materials are the same, are assignments in the courses also the same?