Enrollment

The College believes in the educational validity of the four-course program for each semester. The rate of progress toward the degree may be accelerated or diminished, and individual students are advised to consider their own powers and preparation in determining the rate at which they move forward. A student may register for a maximum of five and three-quarters courses in one semester; three courses are the minimum for a full-time program. Full-time residential students will be expected to complete degree work in no more than 10 semesters. 

Part-Time Student Status

Certain degree-seeking students may, after consultation with their academic adviser and the registrar, enroll on a part-time basis for a short period of time. Students must submit a written request for part-time status to the registrar and may enroll in no more than 2.75 Scripps courses
while part-time.

• Students wishing to complete the entire Scripps BA degree program on a part-time basis must submit a written request for permanent part-time status to the registrar but may enroll in no more than 2.75 courses per semester for their entire program at Scripps. Permanent part-time students enrolled half time (a minimum of one and one-half courses) or more may be eligible for financial aid, as funds permit.
• All part-time students will pay the current per-course fee plus student body fees and are not eligible to live in the residence halls.

Second Major After the BA:

A student who has received a Scripps BA degree may return and fulfill the requirements for another major. Upon completion, this major will be recorded on the student’s transcript according to the following provisions:

1. The student must be in residence at Scripps for at least two semesters.
2. The student must fulfill the course requirements for the major at Scripps and/or the other Claremont Colleges.

A student who has completed such a second major will not take part in a second graduation ceremony nor receive a second degree from the College.

Non-degree-seeking students: Non-degree-seeking students should contact the registrar’s office for enrollment information. Cross-registration is not available to these students. In general, these students include:

1. Community members and others may enroll for Scripps courses during the add period as part-time, nonmatriculating students on a space-available basis with instructor permission. These students are not seeking a Scripps degree or certificate, pay the current per-course fee, and earn credit and grades for courses completed. Core, studio art, music lessons, and similar high-demand courses are not available for enrollment by nonmatriculating students.
2. Auditors pay a $100 per-course fee and earn no credit or grade. Core, studio art, music lessons, and similar high-demand courses are not available for audit enrollment. Auditors enroll with instructor permission on a space-available basis during the add period. See “Audit of Courses” for additional information.
3. Visitors (See “Visiting Students”).
4. Local high school guests pay $100 per course. Contact the registrar’s office for specific enrollment restrictions that apply to high school students.

Cross-Registration at The Claremont Colleges

Students may cross-register without the express permission of the adviser if off-campus courses fall within the guidelines below. Students are normally expected to enroll on the home campus for courses offered at more than one of The Claremont Colleges. Cross-registration may be limited or prohibited in certain courses. Priority in course registrations generally is granted to home-campus students.

1. First-year students usually register for their entire first-semester program at Scripps. Second-semester, they may register for one course at one of the other Claremont Colleges.
2. Sophomores may register for one course per semester at one of the other Claremont Colleges.
3. Juniors and seniors may register for up to one half of their courses in each semester at another of The Claremont Colleges.
4. Cross-registration for courses in excess of those outlined above must have the signed permission of the student’s adviser. There is no additional tuition for enrolling in courses at the other Claremont Colleges.
5. Keck Science courses, courses in other joint or cooperative programs in which Scripps participates and Claremont Colleges Intercollegiate program courses (i.e., AA, AF, CH) are considered as courses offered by the home campus.

By agreement of the presidents of The Claremont Colleges, a student from another Claremont College may be banned from the Scripps campus for just cause. Determination of just cause may be made by the president in consultation with the dean of students and/or dean of the faculty. Banishment implies that the student may not enter the Scripps College campus for any reason, including class attendance. Generally a student would only be banned from the campus for egregious violation of appropriate student conduct. Banishment may be lifted when appropriate, by order of the president, upon resolution of the conduct charge against the student in question. Scripps students may likewise be banned from the campuses of the other Claremont Colleges.

Audit of Courses

Regularly enrolled students and members of the Claremont community may register as auditors only on a space-available basis and only with written permission of the instructor. Core, writing, studio art, and music performance courses may not be audited. Forms to request to audit courses are available in the registrar’s office.

Audited courses do not earn credit and may not be used to meet any degree requirement (general education, major or minor), and do not meet prerequisite requirements for a higher level course. A student who audits a class may not subsequently enroll for credit (letter grade or pass/fail) for the same class with the same instructor.

Auditors may not change their enrollment status to receive credit after the last day to add classes; credit enrollments may not be changed to audits after the last day to drop classes. Instructors have the option of dropping auditors who attend fewer than half of the class meetings, and such dropped courses will not appear on student transcripts.

Regularly enrolled students pay no additional fees to audit courses. Applicable fees for members of the Claremont community to audit courses are indicated in the “Expenses ” section of this catalog under “Fees.”

Because this is a pilot program that has not been evaluated by Scripps faculty, during the 2012-13 academic year Scripps students may not receive credit for courses taken in the intercollegiate Self-Instructional Language Program (SILP). This policy will be evaluated during the 2012-13 academic year.

Quarter Credit (.25) Course Limits

Scripps students may earn .25 course credit for registering and participating in physical education activities, including intercollegiate athletic team sports, but official enrollment is not required for participation. Students may earn up to a total of 1.0 Scripps course credit (four .25-credit enrollments with passing grades) exclusively for physical education, including intercollegiate and intramural athletic team sports. Some physical education activities have additional fees and registration requirements; see the current schedule of courses for current fee information. (See Physical Education  in the Special Programs section and Athletics  in the Student Life section of this catalog for additional information.)

A number of quarter-credit courses are offered for which Scripps students may cross-register, including dance, foreign languages, music, and theatre. Scripps students may earn up to a total of 1.0 Scripps course credit (four .25-credit enrollments with passing grades) exclusively for quarter-credit enrollments other than physical education.

Scripps students may not earn more than 2.0 credits total for quarter-credit enrollments at The Claremont Colleges. Transfer credit will not be accepted for any similar activity enrollments at other colleges and universities.

Changes in Registration

All registration changes must be accomplished either through the academic portal or on a special form by the deadline indicated in the current academic calendar. Students must petition to the Committee on Academic Review for exceptions to published registration deadlines; repeated petitions for exceptions to published deadlines are not likely to be approved. Registration and petition forms are available in the registrar’s office.

Adding Courses

Students may add courses through their academic portal accounts during the first 10 instructional days of a semester. Registration for some courses, e.g., senior thesis, independent study, and independent internship, require specialized forms as do requests for pass/fail or audit grading statuses.

Dropping Courses/Withdrawal

A student may drop most courses via the academic portal during the first seven weeks of the semester, and no record of that course is made on the transcript. However, students must petition to the Committee on Academic Review to drop Writing 50 or any of the three Core courses. After the last day to drop courses, a special withdrawal form is required and a grade of W will appear on the transcript; no course withdrawal forms will be accepted after the last day of classes before reading days and final examinations begin except in cases of emergency by petition to the Committee on Academic Review.

Mid-Semester Leave or Withdrawal

If for unanticipated reasons a student needs to request a leave of absence or to withdraw from the College before the end of the semester, the student must contact the Dean of Students Office and the registrar. Any student who initiates a leave or withdrawal after the last day to drop courses will be assigned a grade of W for each current course enrollment. (Refer to the “Expenses  ” section of the catalog for possible refund information.)

Change of Audit Status

Students auditing courses may not change their enrollment status to receive letter grades or credit after the last day to add classes; credit enrollments may not be changed to audits after the last day to drop classes.

Indicating Plans for the Following Semester

Returning to Campus in Continuous Enrollment

You must confirm your intent to enroll for the following semester by submitting a Confirmation of Enrollment to the registrar by November 5, 2012, for the following spring semester or by the deadline to drop spring classes (March 14, 2013, before spring break) for the following fall semester. Failure to do so by the date stated will result in the forfeiture of your commitment fee (if you signed a waiver, your security deposit). In addition, students who do not return this form to the registrar’s office will not be permitted to draw for campus housing or preregister for classes.

Taking a Leave of Absence from Scripps

If you plan to take a leave of absence from the College, you should indicate this on the Confirmation of Enrollment Form by the November 5 deadline for the following spring semester or by the March 14 deadline to drop spring classes (before spring break) for the following fall semester. Failure to do so by the date stated will result in the forfeiture of your commitment fee (if you signed a waiver, your security deposit). You must make an appointment with the dean of students for an exit interview; additional exit interviews will be required in the financial aid office and with the registrar.

Whether planned before or after the confirmation of enrollment deadline, students must complete an official Intent to Take a Leave of Absence form (including signatures from the above offices and your adviser for on-campus students) and return it to the registrar’s office before the leave is authorized. Financial aid students should also consult with the director of financial aid to determine the impact of a leave on their aid.

Students may choose to take a leave of absence for personal reasons or to attend another college or university program for a specific period of time. Students planning to attend and transfer credit from another college or university should refer to the transfer credit policy. Students will not receive transfer credit from a study abroad program completed outside the purview of Scripps Off-Campus Study. Please see “Transfer Credit  ” within the “Academic Policies and Procedures ” section of this catalog for additional information.

Students normally take a leave of absence for one or two semesters. Students wishing to extend a leave of absence for one or two additional semesters must petition to the Committee on Academic Review to do so. Students wishing to extend their leaves of absence beyond four semesters may be withdrawn from the College and requested to apply for readmission when they wish to return.

Returning to Scripps from a Leave of Absence or Off-Campus Study Program

You must complete the Confirmation of Enrollment Form sent to you during your absence from Scripps and return it to the registrar’s office by the November 5 deadline for the following spring semester or by the March 14 deadline for enrolled students to drop spring classes (before spring break) for the following fall semester. Failure to do so by these deadlines (indicated on the Confirmation of Enrollment form mailed to you) will result in forfeiture of your commitment fee (if you signed a waiver, your security deposit), and you will not be guaranteed housing based on available space or be approved to participate in preregistration for the following semester. Financial aid students should also consult with the director of financial aid of their planned return.

Students who attended a college or university while on a leave must have an official transcript mailed to the registrar upon completion of the work and must be in good academic standing at all institutions attended while on leave to be eligible to return to Scripps. Students not meeting this requirement should contact the registrar to discuss the petition process for an exception.

Withdrawing from Scripps

If you plan to withdraw from the College, you should indicate this on the Confirmation of Enrollment Form by the November 5 deadline for the following spring semester or the March 14 deadline to drop spring classes (before spring break) for the following fall semester. Failure to do so by these deadlines (indicated on the Confirmation of Enrollment form sent to you) will result in the forfeiture of your commitment fee (if you signed a waiver, your security deposit). You must make an appointment with the dean of students for an exit interview; additional exit interviews will be required in the financial aid office and with the registrar.

Whether planned before or after the confirmation of enrollment deadline, an official Notice of Withdrawal form must be completed (including signatures from the above offices as well as your adviser and Denison Library). The completed form must be returned to the registrar’s office and all books returned to the libraries before any refunds will be authorized. In addition, students withdrawing from the College are requested to complete and return an anonymous Withdrawing Student Survey to the Office of Assessment and Institutional Research.

Readmission Following Withdrawal, Suspension, or Dismissal

A former Scripps student wishing to return to complete degree requirements must provide the following documents to the registrar:

1. An application for readmission, available from the registrar;
2. A short essay describing activities and experiences since leaving the College;
3. Official transcripts from any college or university attended since the student left Scripps.

These items must be submitted to the registrar by April 1 for possible readmission for the fall semester or by November 1 for possible readmission for spring. Students applying for financial aid and readmission must meet earlier financial aid deadlines, limitations, and requirements; they should also be aware that aid may be severely limited or unavailable.

Students must be in good academic standing at Scripps and at all colleges or universities attended since withdrawal. Readmission will be judged primarily on the basis of the student’s standing at the time of withdrawal and all academic work completed since withdrawal.

Students not meeting readmission requirements should contact the registrar to discuss petitioning for readmission. A student who has been suspended or dismissed may petition the Committee on Academic Review for readmission on probation. The Committee will evaluate the petition for readmission based upon evidence that the student will perform successfully if readmitted. Such evidence may include one or more full-time terms of successful academic performance in an equivalent academic environment, academic history, positive changes in health or personal circumstances, and/or recommendations from Scripps or off-campus faculty or other professionals. Such evidence, however, will not guarantee readmission by the Committee. If readmitted, the Committee will define the probationary terms under which the student may continue enrollment.

Visiting Students

Current students in good academic standing at comparable college or university liberal arts programs who wish to enroll at Scripps for one semester or one year, but who do not intend to seek a Scripps degree, may apply as visiting students. An Application for Visiting Students is available from and must be returned to the registrar by April 1 for the following fall semester and by November 1 for the following spring semester along with the following credentials:

1. An application, available from the registrar;
2. $60 nonrefundable application fee;
3. Two faculty recommendations for visiting students; and
4. Official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended.

Attendance at Scripps as a visiting student does not obligate the College in any way to accept the student as a degree-seeking student should the student choose to apply. Community college students are ineligible to apply for visiting student status. On-campus housing and financial aid are not available to visiting students.