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Off Campus Approval Form
The Off-Campus Approval Form is used by Registration and Records to inform students of how courses from other institutions will transfer to Elizabethtown. It is not an advising recommendation or a sanction of which courses to take. It is the student's responsibility, along with their advisor, to determine which courses should be taken to complete graduation requirements.
First Name:
Last Name:
Etown ID #:
Address:
Class:	SR JR SO FR
Campus Email Address:
Campus Box Number:
Phone Number:

Students can transfer courses from accredited institutions that are judged by the Registrar and the appropriate department (in the case of courses for a major/minor) to be high quality, involve active delivery methods (ongoing exchange of ideas with an instructor) and are consistent with the mission and program goals of Elizabethtown College. NO INDEPENDENT STUDY OR CORRESPONDENCE COURSES CAN BE TRANSFERRED.
Major:
Minor:

Total Number of ALL Credits:
ALL credits includes: credits completed; already transferred; and in-progress. Students who have earned 60 or more credits may not enroll at a 2 year institution (e.g., a community college.)
REMINDER: Students may carry up to 18 credits in total during a semester and 12 credits total over the summer.
Complete Name of the School where course will be taken, include state or Country:
Course Title:
Other Schools Course #:
Number of Credits:
Is this Course and Online Course:	Yes No
Semester Course will be taken:	Fall Winter Spring Summer
REQUIRED: Please enter a web link or Course Description:

Does the Course have a Lab? Yes No
Have you previously attempted this course? Yes No
Why are you taking this course: Major Minor Elective Core
Writing Intensive A Course Syllabus Must be Submitted to Registration and Records to Support Writing Intensive Classification.
Elizabethtown operates on a semester credit system. Credits from schools that operate on a different system (e.g., quarter, unit, points, or hours) will be converted to semester credits. Only credits for courses assigned letter grades of C- or better will transfer. Courses graded P/NP will not transfer.

Conditions to take a Course Off-Campus Application to Take Courses Off-Campus 1. Students may transfer courses from regionally accredited institutions only. 2. Any student who has earned 60 or more credits may not enroll at a two-year institution (i.e., community college). 3. A course taken at Elizabethtown College in which a D, W/F, or F was obtained may not be repeated at another institution. 4. All courses taken off-campus must be cleared through the Office of Registration and Records PRIOR to enrolling in the course. The college is under no obligation to accept courses from other institutions that are not pre-approved. Students can transfer courses from accredited institutions that are judged by the Registrar and the appropriate department (in the case of courses for a major/minor) to be high quality, involve active delivery methods (ongoing exchange of ideas with an instructor) and are consistent with the mission and program goals of Elizabethtown College. NO ONLINE INDEPENDENT STUDY OR CORRESPONDENCE COURSES CAN BE TRANSFERRED. 5. Upon completion of courses taken off-campus, students are responsible for requesting that the institution send and official transcript directly to the Office of Registration and Records at Elizabethtown College. The transcript must be a final, official copy. Grade reports or transcripts issued to the student will not be accepted. 6. If you are completing graduation requirements off-campus, all Final official transcripts must be received in the Office of Registration and Records at least one week prior to the anticipated date of graduation. 7. Credits only for grades of "C-" or better from another institution are transferable to Elizabethtown College (i.e., the grades do not actually Transfer). Courses take P/NP will NOT transfer. 8. Elizabethtown operates on a semester credit system where each credit represents 15 hours of classroom time. Credits from schools that operate on a different system (e.g., quarter, unit points, or hours) will be converted to Elizabethtown's semester credits. Once quarter credit, for example, equals 0.67 semester credits (4 quarter credits would equal 2.67 semester credits and 5 quarter credits would equal 3.3 semester credits). 9. Approval is only valid for the semester indicated on the off-campus approval form. 10. The Off-Campus Approval Form is used by Registration and Records to inform students ofhow courses from other institutions will transfer to Elizabethtown. It is not an advising recommendation or a sanction of which courses to take. It is the student's responsibility, along with their advisor, to determin which courses should be taken to complete graduation requirements. 11. Students may carry up to 18 credits in a semester or 12 credits in a combination of course work during May term and the summer session. This includes credits in total from all institutions. Enrolling in more than 18 credits from any combination of institutions (or more than 12 in the summer) constitutes an overload and must be separately petitioned using the appropriate form. With approval, students may carry up to 20 credits per semester with an additional per credit charge for the 19th or 20th credit.
Yes ,I accept the above "Conditions" for completing a course off-campus?