| Building an Academic Career: Requirements,
Policies and Special Opportunities
Enrollment Policies
Student Classifications
Regular degree-seeking
students are those who were admitted to the College with the expectation of completing the Bachelor of Arts degree.
While attending Earlham, regular students who have earned fewer than 28 credits are classified as first-year students. Sophomores are those who have earned 29-58; juniors have earned 59-88; and seniors have earned more than 89 credits.
It is possible to earn an Earlham degree in any of our regularly offered majors within eight semesters, and most students who earn Earlham degrees complete them within this time. Some students choose to complete their degree in slightly less time, and some extend the time beyond four years.
Transfer students are defined as those who are admitted to the College having completed a semester of academic work in a degree-seeking program at an accredited college or university.
Part-time students seek
the degree while enrolled in fewer than 12 credits during a semester.
A student must seek permission from the Registrar's Office to pursue
a degree as a part-time student. Part-time status is generally granted
only to seniors in their final semester as they complete degree
requirements.
Dual enrollment students are high school students who complete college-level work that is counted toward the completion of their high school diploma. If such a student earns 16 semester hours, he or she is then considered a transfer student at Earlham, and the credits are counted toward Earlham requirements. If the student has completed less than 16 semester hours, he or she is considered a regular degree-seeking student and is expected to complete all of the requirements for an Earlham degree.
Special students include non-degree-seeking and postgraduate students. |
