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Reduced Programs
Students, other than seniors and those in the Continuing Education
Program, who wish to enroll for fewer than eight term credits
in an academic year, must obtain the permission of the Academic Standing
Committee. Permission is usually granted if the student will (1) gain
additional educational or professional experience related to the major
or field of concentration, or (2) resolve physical, psychological,
personal, or financial problems that may otherwise prevent her or him
from continuing at Cornell. The petition must also contain a description
of how and where the student plans to spend the terms when he or she
will not be taking classes at Cornell. Students on reduced programs surrender,
during those terms when they are not taking courses, the privileges of
regularly enrolled students and are, therefore, not permitted to live in
College housing, to use College facilities, or to participate in any
Cornell-sponsored extracurricular activities in ways that are not also
open to the general public. Students on reduced programs may not
transfer to Cornell any coursework taken at another school during the
regular academic year (September through May). The financial aid of
students on reduced programs will be affected and such students should
discuss the implications with the Financial Assistance Office.
Refunds and adjustments in a student's tuition, fees, and room and board
charges are not made for vacation terms except, under certain
conditions, for graduating seniors who can fulfill their degree
requirements in fewer than eight terms. Because the ninth term is free,
no refund is given to seniors or others who do not take it.
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