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There are two kinds
of leaves of absence. Approved Off-Campus study, either abroad
or in the U.S.A., and Personal Leave, during which time the
student normally does not plan to pursue course work elsewhere.
A student intending
to study abroad should contact the International Study Office.
Approval from the International Study Office is required to
receive credit for study outside the U.S.A.
A student intending
to study at another institution in the United States and to
request that credit be transferred toward her Smith degree
should read carefully the Guidelines for Transferring Credit
from Another U.S. Institution (form available in the Class
Deans' Office and on the website).
Smith will accept transfer credit
from any accredited institution in the U.S.A. Only courses
where the student has earned a grade of C or better are acceptable
for transfer.
It is always best to obtain pre-approval
for transfer credit. A student can complete a Smith College
Petition for Transfer Credit (Petition
for Transfer Credit) and submit it with catalogue
descriptions of the courses she intends to take to the office
of her class dean. Courses will not be reviewed unless course
descriptions are attached.
It is not uncommon for a student
studying elsewhere to discover that a class she had planned
to take is not available. In that case she should send the
names and descriptions of the courses that she plans to take
to her class dean as soon as possible for approval by email.
The Dean can then approve or disapprove the course and the
transfer of credit form can be filled out upon the student's
return to campus.
A student who attends another
institution in the U.S. must order an official transcript
from that institution to be sent directly to the Smith College
Registrar, College Hall 6, as soon as possible after the completion
of her course of study.
Students should be aware that
Smith will only award the amount of credit awarded by the
host institution. If another institution awards three credits
per class, Smith will only award 3 credits for that class.
Many institutions award three credits per class and expect
students to take 5 classes per semester. Smith students should
be aware that they may return from study elsewhere with a
slight credit shortage.
Smith College will accept only
official transcripts sent directly from the host institution.
Student grade reports or transcripts issued to students will
not be accepted.
All students must also keep in
mind that college policy requires students entering the senior
year to have 96 credits on their Smith college record (these
can, of course, include transfer credits).
A student who intends
to study away for any part of her senior year must also complete
a Senior Year Elsewhere form and should discuss her plans
with the senior class dean. Senior
Elsewhere Application
A student who decides
to rescind part or all of her leave of absence and return
to Smith must notify her class dean in writing. The
letter should explain her intent to return and contain both
her signature and ID number. The class dean will then notify
the Registrar and the Housing Coordinator. A student who rescinds
a leave of absence is given the lowest housing priority. Students
who rescind leaves of absence are housed on a space-available
basis and are not guaranteed housing, and should contact the
Housing Co-ordinator immediately at x4940.
Normally, students who
withdraw from a Smith College Junior Year Abroad program are
considered to be withdrawn from Smith College and many may
not return to Smith the following semester. Please contact
the International Study Office for any questions about rescinding
leave while abroad.
Registration and housing
materials are sent to all students on a leave of absence during
the semester immediately preceeding their scheduled return.
Housing forms for the fall semester
( to secure a space in your previous house or teo enter the
lottery) are due by February 1. If you do not receive these
forms by November of the previous year, please contact the
Office of Student Affairs at x4940. Please file a leave address
with the Smith Registrar.
Questions concerning course registration
and transcripts should be addressed to the Office of the Registrar.
Questions concerning housing shoud be addressed to the Office
of Student Affairs.
Approved
Off-Campus or Personal Leave Form
Senior
Elsewhere Application
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