Special Students
Students who wish to pursue academic courses for purposes
other than a Roanoke College degree are admitted to the
College as special students. Special or non-degree students
must be eligible to return to their previous institutions if they
were not graduated and must possess the requisite academic
background for college-level course work. Students may have
to submit a transcript showing that a prerequisite has been
met. Special students are subject to all academic rules and
regulations of this College. If a special student later applies to
be a degree candidate and is accepted, any courses completed
as a special student at Roanoke College may be applied
toward the degree.The residency requirement of 17 units,
however, must be completed after acceptance as a degree
candidate.
A student whose eligibility verification is not available due to
a late application for admission as a special student may be
admitted to the College under the classification of temporary.
This classification and the student's enrollment remain valid
only until the last day for students to withdraw from the
College for that term under normal circumstances. If at that
time the Admissions Office has not received written
verification of graduation or of eligibility to return to
previous institutions, the student will be automatically
withdrawn from Roanoke College as of that date; if eligibility
is verified, a student is reclassified as special-non-degree.