Academic Progress

The normal course load per semester is four courses (the equivalent of 16 credits) in order to complete the degree in a maximum of eight semesters. The record of each student who is not enrolled in a minimum of 16 credits will be reviewed by the Committee on Academic Standing at the end of each semester. Poor scholarship is not grounds for diminution of the normal course load. A student must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits to be eligible for on-campus housing. Campus housing is not available for RTC students.
Students seeking to receive a bachelor’s degree in fewer than four years must obtain approval for their course of study from their major adviser and from the Committee on Academic Standing.
Students who plan to complete degree requirements at the end of a summer or the end of a fall semester must formally petition through their adviser and the Committee on Academic Standing. Students granted such permission should not terminate studies without a careful check of the academic record to see that all credits and grades are in order.
The evaluation of transfer and pre-first year college credit is determined by the Office of the Registrar. Transfer credit is granted only for courses with an approximate counterpart in the Connecticut College curriculum with grades of C or higher.
Although advisers will give all reasonable aid and direction, students will be held responsible for errors in their choice of studies. Students should regularly seek guidance on their academic programs; they should consult their academic advisers until they have elected a major and their major adviser thereafter. After such consultation, students are free and responsible to choose their own program, subject only to College, departmental or interdisciplinary program regulations.
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For additional explanation of the academic regulations, see Section II in the Student Handbook.