Undergraduate Admissions

Admission Acceptance Policy
The acceptance of a student for admission into the School of Continuing Studies as a degree-seeking student (master's, bachelor's, associate, certificate and graduate certificate) remains in effect for a period of 12 months from the date of official notification by letter. If a student fails to register for classes within that time frame, the student must reapply for admission and may be required to re-submit supporting documentation.

Introduction
Students seeking admission to an undergraduate certificate, post baccalaureate certificate, associate degree or bachelor degree program in the Evening School must show evidence of high school graduation by submission of transcripts or the General Education Development (GED) equivalency; must submit transcripts from each and every college or university previously attended; and complete the New Student Information Form. Special admission may be granted to non-high school graduates.

A student who is not eligible to return to another college or university may not attend any Evening School program, even with unclassified status, until a minimum of one semester has elapsed. Official transcripts from all institutions previously attended by such a student must be filed in the Office of the Dean.

1. File the Undergraduate Application (PDF) with the School of Continuing Studies.
2. Have official transcripts from all colleges and/or universities forwarded directly to the SCS.
3. Have your high school or GED transcript forwarded directly to the SCS (only required if you do not have previous college work).

Use the transcript request form when ordering official copies of your college and/or high school transcripts. Duplicate as needed.

Please note:

• You may take classes while awaiting your transcripts. Continue to Evening School Registration for details.
• A transcript from each school you attended will be required before you can be admitted into a program. (It is recommended that you contact the school(s) in advance to determine the fee, if any, for this service.)
• Your application will be processed when all transcripts are received, and you will be contacted by mail at that time.

English Proficiency
Students whose native language is not English, or whose collegiate level or secondary level instruction was not English, must also earn a score of at least 550 on the paper-based or 213 on the computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) before admission and/or enrollment to the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies. The University may require additional evaluation for language proficiency through testing or individual interviews for students with TOEFL scores near the minimum score. Information on the TOEFL may be obtained from the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey 08541 or www.toefl.org. The TOEFL score must be no more than five years old at the time of application.

Academic Amnesty
The Academic Amnesty Policy is applicable for students seeking admission or readmission to the School of Continuing Studies as a degree candidate. Under the Academic Amnesty Policy, eligible students may, on a one-time basis, petition the School of Continuing Studies to disregard previously earned grades of D and/or F for the purpose of admission to the School of Continuing Studies as a degree candidate.

Conditions for academic amnesty are:

1. A grade point average of less than 2.0 in previous academic performance;
2. Non-enrollment as a full-time student in the past five years;
3. A minimum grade of C in each class in the first 13 semester hours of course work in the School of Continuing Studies. Certain course requirements may apply.

Failure to meet course and/or grade requirements will terminate eligibility for academic amnesty and require the student to achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 to be considered for admission to a degree program. All grades previously earned at the University of Richmond will remain on the student’s permanent academic record and will be included in the computation for graduation honors. If academic amnesty is granted, a statement to that affect will appear on the former University of Richmond student’s permanent academic record.

Students admitted under the Academic Amnesty Policy are not eligible to apply for financial aid until the conditions have been met and they are officially admitted to a degree program.