<p>I've read that if you are deficient in some courses, that you haven't taken enough courses in another area, you need to take more courses in addition to your master's or phd program, has anyone experienced this, and is it unnecessary or burdensome like 5 extra courses or something? And could you state what you needed it in and why, like what does it have to do to relate with your program</p>
<p>Each graduate program (and often each individual graduate committee) determines the requirements for the degree. Occasionally a student will be asked to complete one or more undergraduate courses that are considered pre-requisites for the graduate courses in the program. It is unlikely that a student would be asked to take more than a couple of these kinds of courses because if the student didn’t have enough background in the subject area he/she wouldn’t have been admitted to the grad program in the first place.</p>
<p>The only exception that I can think to this general rule, would be in a field such as history where the grad student might need to pick up (or greatly improve) several foreign languages in order to pursue a specific research topic.</p>
<p>I agree. I think that totally depends on the school. The courses are mostly likely essential for your degree, otherwise they should state them clearly even before admission.</p>