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withdrawn from Roanoke College as of that date; if eligibility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.