A-4: NONDEGREE

Senate Policy 14-00:  Nondegree Students

Procedure: Resident Instruction

1. To enroll in the University as a nondegree-regular student, a person who has not been dropped as a degree or provisional student for poor scholarship must complete an Undergraduate Nondegree Student - Credit Enrollment Data Form (form C-5) and a Registration/Drop/Add form. To enroll for subsequent semesters, only the Registration/Drop/Add form is required each semester a student registers.

2. Students who have been dropped for poor scholarship and wish to enroll as nondegree-conditional students must obtain on the Registration/Drop/Add form the signature of the adviser/counselor designated for nondegree-conditional students in the academic unit to which admission or reinstatement and re-enrollment is desired.

3. All nondegree students are accommodated in credit courses on a space available basis.

Approved: ACUI (4-29-76)

Revised: ACUI (9-15-77)

Revised: ACUI (10-28-82)

Revised: ACUI (3-10-83)

Editorial: (5-6-85)

Revised: ACAS (4-8-88)

Revised: ACUE (7-26-96)

Procedure: Continuing and Distance Education

To enroll in credit courses through Continuing Education, a nondegree student must complete the appropriate Continuing Education registration forms. The registration forms serve as an application for admission and may be obtained from any Continuing Education office throughout the Commonwealth.

Approved: ACUI (9-15-77)

Revised: ACUE (7-26-96)

Procedure: Implementation

1. A person dropped as a degree or provisional student for poor scholarship may enroll as a nondegree-conditional student in accordance with Senate Policy 14-00. A student may enroll for a maximum of 12 credits per semester while in nondegree-conditional status.

NOTE 1: In determining the total credit load per semester for nondegree-conditional students, all resident instruction, continuing education and World Campus courses already in progress at the time of the drop action will not be included in determining the maximum credit load.

2. The Registrar's office will monitor the registrations of nondegree-conditional students previously dropped from degree or provisional status. If students are found to have exceeded the restrictions contained in paragraph 1 above, the Registrar will notify the appropriate academic administrator. The academic administrator will assist the student in making a decision about which course(s) will be cancelled. The academic administrator will notify the Registrar, by means of a memorandum, to cancel one or more courses to reduce the student's schedule to the maximum limit. The Registar's office will notify the Fee Assessor to effect a full refund for courses cancelled because of invoking the provisions of Senate Policy 14-00.

NOTE 2: Cancellations will not be made retroactively, i.e., if the student who is exceeding the limit completes a course undetected, and the grade is recorded, the course will not be cancelled.

Senate Policy 14-00:  Nondegree Students

Approved: ACUI (11-16-78)

Revised: ACUI (3-10-83)

Effective: Fall Semester 1983

Revised: ACUE (7-26-96)

Revised: Editorial (11-1-07)

The University may make changes in policies, procedures, educational offerings, and requirements at any time. Please consult a Penn State academic adviser for more detailed information. Penn State is an affirmative action, equal opportunity university.