Fall 2008 Application Deadline: Freshman: Closed Transfer / Readmit: June 15, 2008 Generic Nursing and International: Closed Spring 2008 Application Deadline: Closed

Requirements:
Non-Degree

OVERVIEW
Ramapo College of NJ welcomes non-degree seeking (non-matriculated) students interested in pursuing personal enrichment or professional skill development, or to try out Ramapo College courses to see if they want to apply for a degree.

If you believe that you have the previous educational or professional experience to be successful in undergraduate course work, you may enroll in courses up to 11 credits each semester without formally applying to Ramapo College on a space-available basis.

Non-degree seeking undergraduates may earn up to 30 credits before applying to Ramapo College and matriculating in a degree program.

Summer courses are available to high achieving rising seniors who have completed high school honors courses.

VISIT RAMAPO
Applicants are encouraged to visit the campus. Other than Immediate Decision Day, acceptances are made on a rolling basis, and applicants should submit the completed application, transcript, and test scores as early as possible.

Campus Tours Website

NEW NON-MATRICULATED STUDENT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Please fill out The Student Information Form for Non-Degree Seeking Students form available below. This form will enable Ramapo College to enter your information in the computer system and allow you access to our Web for Students Registration Page.
Student Information Form for Non-Degee Seeking Students (PDF) 

CONTINUING NON-MATRICULATED STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS
(Registered at Ramapo for Fall or Spring) You are already in the system. You can register when your window opens. If it has been more than one year since your last registration and you have difficulty gaining access to the Web for Students, please call the Registrar's Office (201) 684-7695. We may need to update your status.

SUMMER SESSION
(Visiting non-matriculated student application requirements)
Enrolling as a visiting student from another college or university is easy at Ramapo College with web registration. Ramapo College welcomes visiting students in Good Academic Standing to our college to work on their degree requirement for their home college or university.

Registration is permitted on a space available basis. If there are compelling reasons, visiting students may ask for authorization to enroll in a closed course section by contacting the course instructor. With the approval of your home institution, visiting students in Good Academic Standing may be permitted to enroll for full-time course work at Ramapo College. All course prerequisites and College policies apply to visiting students.

Please contact the School Dean for procedures to be admitted in a course for which you have the prerequisite from your home institution. For information call (201) 684-7500, or see the online telephone directory.

Your form must be received no later than the day before the start of the session in which you are enrolling. This will enable you to web register on the first day of classes. The first day of any session is the last day to register for that Summer Session class.

Visiting students must complete the Visiting Student Form. They must also complete the Student Information Form for Non-Degree Seeking Students. Both are available online or can be obtained from the Admissions Office at (201) 684-7300, e-mail: admissions@ramapo.edu.

Student Information Form for Non-Degee Seeking Students (PDF)

Visiting Student Course Authorization Form (PDF)

For Summer Term:
Your form must be received no later than the day before the start of the session in which you are enrolling. This will enable you to web register on the first day of classes. The first day of any session is the last day to register for that Summer Session class.

PART-TIME STUDENTS
Students who wish to attend Ramapo College as part-time students may choose to enroll in degree-granting programs, certificate programs, or in courses taken for either personal enrichment or job-related skill enhancement. Part-time students may enroll in day, evening, or Saturday courses.

Advisement specialists in the Advisement Center are available to assist part-time students in designing their academic program and selecting appropriate coursework. Part-time students may be eligible for college credit for prior experience and learning through standardized testing or the PLEX program.

For further information, please contact the Advisement Center.
Room D-207
Phone: (201) 684-7441; 7519

THE ADVANCED CREDIT PROGRAM - COLLEGE COURSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
The summer months can be used to advantage for serious high school students who want to begin their college careers early.

The Ramapo College Summer Sessions offer a wide range of introductory courses in the humanities, social science, and science at the college level. In addition, credit-bearing courses are offered in the Ramapo College Athletics Center for students who wish to participate in physical and sports activities. Ramapo College summer courses, given in a shorter, more intensive schedule than regular semester courses, give students an opportunity to focus on course content and develop their critical reading and writing skills. Classes during the summer are generally small and the relaxed atmosphere of the college campus creates a positive learning environment.

Summer courses are available to high achieving rising seniors who have completed high school honors courses. Students may register for many lower level (100-200) courses (designated with the comment ACP) and may take a maximum of two college courses during the summer at Ramapo. Students wishing to take College English I and Calculus must arrange for a placement test by contacting Wanda Kosinski for English Placement Testing at 201-684-7560, or Marion Berger for Calculus Entrance Testing at 201-684-7711.

Students should complete the Student Information Form for Non-Degree Seeking Students. If you have further questions, please contact the Admissions Office at (201) 684-7300, 7301.

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