The University of New Mexico course numbering system information is described in the UNM Catalog.  Courses numbered 500-600 are graduate courses and they carry graduate credit for all graduate students, whether in your area of study or not and will be calculated in your cumulative graduate grade point average (GPA) if taken while in graduate status.

 Some 300 and 400-level courses are available for graduate credit if listed in the UNM Catalog with either a single asterisk (*) or a double asterisk (**).  If you enroll in any 300/400-level courses listed with a single asterisk, you are automatically taking the course for graduate credit, whether in your area of study or not.  Those 300/400-level courses listed with a double asterisk are available for graduate credit only to students outside that particular area of study.  In order to receive graduate credit for a course with a double asterisk, an eligible student must complete and fully process a “Graduate Credit Authorization Form” by the published dates.  Courses numbered 700 are generally considered “professional courses” and may not carry graduate credit.