Saint Michael's College accommodates the needs of those students who are covered by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992. If the college is provided with reliable and sufficient documentation of a disability or disorder, it may grant a tuition waiver for a maximum of eight (8) summer session courses at Saint Michael's College under certain circumstances. Typically, summer courses are taken as follows: up to two (2) courses in the Summer Session following the first year; up to two (2) courses in the Summer Session following the second year; up to four (4) courses in the Summer Session following the junior year.
Students should earn an average of 31 credit hours per year in order to graduate at the end of eight semesters. If unable to do so because of a documented disability or disorder, a student may be eligible for a tuition waiver for up to two (2) courses during the summer sessions immediately following the academic year, provided the student has full-time status (12 credit hours minimum) in both the preceding fall and spring semesters. Credit hours for tuition waivers are calculated on the total number of credits in which the student was enrolled at the end of the first week add-drop period. If a student is enrolled in a total of 24 to 26 credit hours during the preceding academic year, the student is eligible for a tuition waiver for up to two (2) courses. If the total credit hours are 27 to 29, the student is eligible for tuition waiver for one (1) course.
During the summer between the junior and senior years, a student may take a maximum of four (4) courses with tuition waived in order to receive a diploma the following May, assuming that 1) the student is eligible for tuition waiver for two courses based upon credit load in the junior year, and 2) that the course load planned during the senior year would provide eligibility for a tuition waiver for two additional courses by the aforementioned criteria. In such cases, a listing of the proposed course selection for both semesters of the senior year and the total number of credit hours should be presented in writing with the petition for the waiver.
If a senior is planning to take the last two courses in the summer following the graduation ceremony, that student may process at graduation and "cross the stage," although no diploma will be awarded.
Please note that the college's fee waiver is for tuition only at Saint Michael's College. It does not extend to room, board, other fees, or tuition at an institution other than Saint Michael's.
Those students who take a course load of eleven (11) or fewer credit hours in a given semester or drop to this level before the second week of the term are considered part-time students. Students who have part-time status (fewer than 12 credits in either the preceding fall or spring semester) are not eligible for the summer tuition waiver.