AMCAS Question: Separating Graduate from Post-Baccalaureate Coursework?

[ThinkReallyFast]

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Background: I did my master's at Univesrity X. While doing my master's I took numerous classes that were not part of my my graduate degree, such as biochemistry, physiology, genetics, etc. I took these non-graduate program courses as an informal post-baccalaureate courses while completing my graduate degree. My transcript do not show a distinction between courses required for graduate degree, and those not required/taken graduate program required course. My graduate department progress forms show this, but there is no place within AMCAS for these documents.

Catch:

If you were enrolled in more than one program (e.g., undergraduate and graduate) at an institution, create a separate entry for each program. Please request separate transcripts for your undergraduate and graduate programs.

Question 1: Would the same logic apply to separating graduate from post-baccalaureate work, for example needing have two school listings, one post-baccalaureate, one graduate? It sounds like I should, but technically the post-baccalaureate wasn't officially considered a program and it is possible to classify this distinction at the course level under a single attendance at the university. Advice?


Question 2: My worry if following this line of reasoning is that when they review the graduate or post-baccalaureate school listing, they might believe signifiant numbers of courses are missing. Is this something to worry about, or will they go through it all and understand all courses are accounted for?

I called AMCAS. I am not sure they understand what I was asking, they said missing courses would not slow it down unless I hit some percentage.

 

[PrettyIvy]

Did you have to apply as a non-degree seeking student to take those undergraduate courses?

If I am understanding you correctly, I was in a similar situation when I applied last year. I was finishing up my master's degree but took organic chemistry courses (at the same school) that did not count towards my degree, during that time. I only put one entry for the school where I was doing my master's and took my organic chemistry classes. Additionally, I ended up designating courses that counted towards my master's as graduate and the organic chemistry classes as post-bacc undergraduate.

 

[ThinkReallyFast]

Thank you PrettyIvy -- exactly what I was looking for!