Requests. Once submitted, the Assistant Director of Graduate Academic Programs will ensure that the course meets the MPP criteria. As a general rule, the course must be taught at the graduate level (5000+) and related to leadership or public policy. Exceptions to this rule are approved in consultation with the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Contact the Assistant Director of Graduate Academic Programs with questions. Consult the online Course Directory in SIS for course offerings in a given term. Please note, however, that the Darden School of Business and the School of Law do not use SIS. Consult the websites of these schools for course offerings. For more detailed information about the specific enrollment process required by other UVA graduate schools, please reference this document (link to attached). Historically Batten students have chosen electives in the following schools. If interested in a course at a UVA school not listed below, please consult with the Assistant Director of Graduate Academic Programs.