Admission and Enrollment
Admitted Student Status (undergraduate, graduate, certificate):
Applicants are admitted to Excelsior University degree and certificate programs when they meet all admissions requirements for the specific program of study. Admitted student status lapses after 7 months from a student’s admission date, and individuals who fail to enroll within 7 months must reapply to pursue enrollment. See Academic Policy Date and Degree Admission for academic policy date assignment.
Some degree programs have special criteria for admission See school catalogs for details.
Enrolled Student Status:
Admitted students are enrolled in Excelsior University if they engage in one of the following activities within 7 months of the academic policy date:
1. registered for an Excelsior University course or exam which applies to their program of study,
Or
2. transferred newly earned credit from an approved source which applies to their program of study and is not reflected on the official evaluation.
To satisfy requirements for transfer credit noted in number 2, the credit must have been earned after the academic policy date and within 7 months of the date of admission.
Enrolled Students, in degree programs or certificates, are expected to attempt a minimum number of six (6) credits per year. Excelsior University credit and/or newly earned credit transferred from approved sources which applies to students' programs of study will be applicable to the credit minimum. Students who do not meet this expectation will be withdrawn from the program.
Excelsior University students who have been approved for graduation (i.e. Specialist Approved – SA Status) may apply to an undergraduate or graduate program if they meet admissions requirements for that program. After a student with a status of “SA” has been accepted for admissions, the student is considered to be admitted in the new program.
Please Note - As of February 12, 2024, the following policy updates will take effect:
Applicants are admitted to Excelsior University degree and certificate programs when they meet all admissions requirements for the specific program of study. Some degree programs have special criteria for admission. See school catalogs for details.
Admitted students who register for Excelsior course(s) that have a term start date within the next two 8-week terms after the term in which they became admitted, will be considered enrolled in their certificate or degree program when they have successfully remained in at least one of these courses past the cancellation period. Students who fail to register and remain enrolled in their first class by the end of the previously mentioned time frame must reapply to pursue enrollment.
To remain enrolled, students in degree programs or certificates, are expected to maintain continuous enrollment in Excelsior coursework. Students may only take off a maximum of either a) two consecutive 8-week terms or b) one 15-week term from first term of enrollment or reactivation.
As an exception, to remain enrolled, Associate of Science or Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts students are expected to attempt a minimum number of six (6) credits per year. Excelsior credit and/or newly earned transferred from approved sources which applies to students’ programs of study will be applicable to the credit minimum. The capstone the cornerstone, and the information literacy courses are the only required Excelsior courses for the Associates of Science or Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts.
Students who do not meet expectations to remain enrolled will be withdrawn from the program. Students will no longer be expected to maintain the minimum credits per year when they meet the requirements for graduation.
Excelsior students who have been approved for graduation (i.e., Specialist Approved – SA Status) may apply to an undergraduate or graduate program if they meet admissions requirements for that program. After a student with a status of “SA” has been accepted for admissions, the student is considered to be admitted in the new program.
