2007-08 - Pitzer College

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ADMISSION TO PITZER
Application Fee
A $50 application fee or a request for fee waiver is required with each application. This
fee is not refundable. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Pitzer College.
VISITING STUDENTS
Students enrolled at other accredited colleges and universities who are in good academic
and disciplinary standing may seek admission as visiting students. Visiting students may
enroll part-time or full-time, but are not eligible for financial aid. They participate fully in
the life of the college like any other student, but are not degree seeking candidates. They
may later apply for regular status. Applications for the fall semester are due by April 15
and by October 15 for the spring semester.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Pitzer College is committed to the goals of international education and welcomes
applications from international students. In addition to the other required credentials,
students whose native language is not English need to demonstrate their English
proficiency by submitting their results from the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL). Students must receive a score of at least 95 on the Internet-Based TOEFL (240
on the Computer-Based TOEFL) to be eligible for our regular program, though a score of
iBT 100 will be considered more competitive. A Certificate of Eligibility (Form I-20 AB)
will be provided once the student has accepted Pitzer’s offer of admission.
We also offer the Pitzer Bridge Program for students who are well qualified for
admission to Pitzer but have not yet reached the necessary level of English proficiency. A
TOEFL score of at least 68 on the Internet-Based TOEFL (190 on the Computer-Based
TOEFL) is required for admission to the Bridge Program. Bridge students are admitted as
regular, full-time students. For more information about international admission, please
request the International Student Brochure.
All admitted international students whose native language is not English will have their
skills evaluated upon arrival on campus. Based on that evaluation, a student may be
placed in appropriate credit courses for International Students courses through PACE:
University and Profession English, regular credit courses, or a combination of regular and
PACE coursework.
Pitzer College is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students and will
issue a Certificate of Eligibility (Form I-20) to all accepted students. Federal law requires
that all international students present proof to the College and to the consular officer to
whom they apply for a visa that they have sufficient funds to pay the full cost of their
education in the United States. International students are not eligible for financial aid. See
also Program in American College English (PACE) for International Students, p. 31.
International Plus Admission
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For students who have earned the full certification associated with the following
examinations, Pitzer will grant up to one year of academic credit (eight courses). Students
must have original documentation of the examination results sent to the Pitzer Registrar
from the institution administering the examination. Students may be asked to pay for any
fees associated with translation or interpretation of these documents required by Pitzer
College. Credit is not granted for exams that duplicate each other, such as AP and IB
English Literature.
• General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Examinations (G.C.E. “A”
levels): three certificates with passes of A, B, or C.
• International Baccalaureate (I.B.)*;
• French Baccalaureate: minimum subject scores of 10 out of 20 in any series;
• German Abitur: minimum passes of ausreichend in each subject;
• Italian Maturita: minimum score of 36;
• Icelandic Studentsprof: minimum score of 4.5;
• Swedish Studentexamen: minimum score of 2.3;
• Swiss Federal Maturity Certificate: minimum score of 58.
Note: The distribution of credit on the Pitzer transcript and correlation with Pitzer’s
educational objective requirements will be determined by the International Student
Adviser and the student’s faculty adviser. If full certification is not completed,
individual courses or exams completed toward the certificate may be given credit.
Credit will not be awarded for subsidiary exams. For the G.C.E. exams, credit is
given at a ratio of 10.5 units per exam passed at the A, B, or C level.
* Eight courses will be granted for a diploma. For the I.B. courses, credit for individual
exams may be awarded only for higher-level exams (with passes for at least five) at a
ratio of 4 semester units per exam.
Advanced Placement (AP) Program Exams
Courses designed to accompany the College Board’s Advanced Placement Program
demand college-level work, and the Pitzer faculty may grant credit for superior
performance on an AP examination. Criteria may vary by field group, but no score lower
than four will be considered for credit. Credit is not granted for exams that duplicate
each other, such as AP and IB English Literature.
• AP credits are applied toward the 32 course graduation requirement, but may not
be used to satisfy an Educational Objective requirement.
• In general, AP credits do not apply to field of major requirements. Consultation
with the appropriate adviser/field group is required for possible exceptions.
CLEP
Pitzer does not grant credit for the College Level Examination Program, even when
students transfer from a college which gives credit for CLEP exams.