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ADMISSION Application Fort Lewis College adheres to the standards established by the Colorado Commision on Higher Education (CCHE). Students
may apply for admission to Fort Lewis College any time after completion
of their junior year of high school. An application should be submitted
as early as possible.
Application deadlines are subject to change The
require application form usually will be available at the office of any
Colorado high school counselor. It can always be obtained from the Administration
and Development Office, Fort Lewis College. To request an application,
call 1-970-247-7184. The FAX number is 1-970-247-7179. You may also apply for admission to Fort Lewis College electronically on the college's World Wide Web page at http://www.fortlewis.edu. Students
who wish to live in on-campus housing should early and must accepted by
the College before applying for on-campus housing.
The entering freshman class is selected from applicants who, by their records from high school and the American College Test or Scholastic Aptitude Test results, show promise of profiting from, and contributing to, the educational opportunities offered by Fort Lewis College. The Dean of Admission and Development and his advisors base their judgment on the high school record, the rank in class, and the ACT/SAT test results, as well as recommendations and other pertinent information. (See chart)
Those admitted to Fort Lewis College should be high school graduates who
have completed 15 acceptable secondary school units with preference being
given to students who have followed a strong college preparatory program. The
College recognizes the importance of advising high school students, their
counselors and instructors sufficiently early so that potential college
students can prepare adequately for a successful college career. Therefore,
the College has determined high school coursework most useful to college-bound
students. Students should understand, however, that the more nearly their
curricula meet the recommendations, the better prepared they will be for
college.
The annotated chart presents RECOMMENDED coursework for admission to Fort
Lewis College. Both prospective students and their counselors should realize
that, while specific courses are important for college preparation, of
perhaps even greater importance is the manner in which the courses are
presented. Studies indicate that even students who take appropriate college
preparatory courses often are unprepared for the quality and quantity
of reading and writing expected of them in college. The well-prepared
student will be able to read, write and calculate reasonably well before
entering college.
These recommendations are based on four years of high school.
1 The work in English should emphasize both reading and writing. Past
experience indicates that college freshmen are unprepared for the quantity
of both expected of them. 2
College preparatory math should include algebra and geometry and, when
a third year is taken, Algebra II.
3 A unit is accrued when a student takes a course five days a week for
one academic year. An academic unit is a unit earned in English, modern
languages, mathematics, natural science or social science.
Students who have not graduated from high school but who have satisfactorily
completed a GED program with a minimum score of 50 overall and no less
than 40 in each subject area may be admitted as degree-pursuing students
if appropriate ACT or SAT scores are attained. College
students wishing to transfer to Fort Lewis College should:
Applicants with a cumulative scholastic average of C and honorable separation from other colleges and universities may be admitted at the beginning of any term. College course credits that fulfill the requirements for a degree program at Fort Lewis College ordinarily will be acceptable for transfer if grades are C or better. A student with less than 30 semester credits may be reviewed on the high school record if deemed appropriate. Return
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courses to transfer to Fort Lewis College from another collegiate institution
the transfer institution must be accredited by a regional accrediting
association for colleges and universities such as the North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools. Regular
academic courses completed with grades of "C-" or better are
generally accepted in transfer to Fort Lewis College. Courses with grades
of "D+" or lower will not transfer. The transfer grade point
average is incorporated into the Fort Lewis cumulative grade point average.
All courses attempted will count in the Fort Lewis cumulative grade point
average, even courses not accepted in transfer. Credit will be allowed
in transfer for academic pass/fail courses in which a passing grade has
been received. However, these "pass" courses may not be used
to meet major, general studies, or auxiliary requirements for graduation.
Fort Lewis does not accept vocational, remedial, developmental, or English
as a Second Language courses. Credits
more than 10 years old in the student's declared major or auxiliary requirements
will not be automatically accepted. The major department at Fort Lewis
College must validate these credits. General Studies credits more than
10 years old may be transferred. Lower-division
credits are freshman and sophomore level credits (courses numbered 100
and 200 respectively at Fort Lewis College). Upper-division credits are
junior and senior level credits (courses numbered 300 or 400 respectively
at Fort Lewis College). Lower- and upper-division designation is based
on the transfer institution's lower- and upper-division designation. Course
equivalency may be granted for a lower-division course from another college
for an upper-division course at Fort Lewis College but the course will
not be given upper-division credit at Fort Lewis. Credits earned at a
two-year college cannot be used to meet Fort Lewis College's credit requirement
in upper-division courses. A
maximum of 72 semester credits or equivalent from a community/junior college
transfers to Fort Lewis College; however, once a student reaches 72 credits,
no further credits can be transferred from a community/junior college.
A maximum of 100 semester credits or equivalent from a four-year college
transfers to Fort Lewis College; however, once a student reaches 100 credits,
no further credits will transfer. The catalog in effect for graduation requirements for a transfer student is the catalog in effect when the student transfers to Fort Lewis College. The student then follows any subsequent policies governing graduation requirements and effective catalog. Return
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Lewis College has an articulation agreement with the Colorado Community
College and Occupational Education System which includes Aims Community
College, Arapahoe Community College, Colorado Mountain College, Colorado
Northwestern Community College, Community College of Aurora, Community
College of Denver, Front Range Community College, Lamar Community College,
Morgan Community College, Northeastern Junior College, Otero Junior College,
Pikes Peak Community College, Pueblo Community College, Red Rocks Community
College, and Trinidad State Junior College. The transfer of credit from
these two-year colleges are the same as listed above under "Transfer
of Credit" with the following three exceptions. (1)
Fort Lewis accepts the community/junior college general education common
core curriculum toward the general studies requirements at Fort Lewis
College if the student is a core completer from one of the Colorado two-year
colleges under this articulation agreement. Specific transfer guides are
in place with these colleges. Copies of these guides are available in
the Reference Section of the Fort Lewis library and at the various two-year
colleges in Colorado under this articulation agreement.
(2) When a student has not completed the 33 or 34 credit hours in the
Colorado Community/Junior College General Education Common Core Curriculum
prior to transfer, Fort Lewis College will review and accept common core
courses on a course-by-course basis after evaluation of those courses
in relation to college requirements. The college will be guided by the
following principles: (a) Fort Lewis College will count community/junior
college courses in the same way that it counts equivalent courses offered
on its own campus in the degree programs of native students, and (b) Fort
Lewis College will count community/junior college courses as indicated
in transfer guides and articulation agreements between community colleges
and Fort Lewis College.
(3) The community/junior college transfer student under this agreement
can graduate under the requirements of the Fort Lewis College catalog
of the year the student entered the Colorado community/junior college
provided the student is a core completer or has been awarded the Associate
of Art or Associate of Science degree and attendance is continuous at
the Colorado community/junior college. If the student is absent from the
Colorado community/junior college for two consecutive terms, the student
is not considered a continuous student. That student must use the current
Fort Lewis College catalog in effect when the student matriculated at
Fort Lewis College.
Fort Lewis College has transfer agreements with the state-supported four-year
colleges or universities which include Adams State College, Colorado School
of Mines, Colorado State University, Mesa State College, Metropolitan
State College of Denver, University of Colorado at Boulder, University
of Colorado at Colorado Springs, University of Colorado at Denver, University
of Northern Colorado, University of Southern Colorado and Western State
College. Copies of these agreements are available in the Reference Section
of the Fort Lewis library and at the various four-year colleges in Colorado.
The transfer of credit from these four-year colleges are the same as listed
above under "Transfer of Credit" with the following three exceptions.
(1) Fort Lewis College accepts the completion of the total general education
core if the student completed all the lower education requirements at
another Colorado public higher education institution under this transfer
agreement. However, Fort Lewis College does not accept individual courses
with grades of "D+" or less even if those courses are part of
the general education core. The completion of the total general education
core will be honored but total credits will be evaluated separately. It
is the student's responsibility to request documentation from the state-supported
four-year college that the student completed the general education core
at that state-supported four-year college under this transfer agreement.
2) Fort Lewis College accepts any lower-division course (with a grade
of "C-" or better) designated in a state-supported four-year
college's catalog as a general education course within a specific content
area (e.g. arts and letters, social science, natural science, etc.) to
fulfill the credit hour and distribution requirements at Fort Lewis College
with the General Studies Requirements listed in this Fort Lewis College
catalog. If the state-supported four-year college's catalog does not designate
which courses meet general education, it is the student's responsibility
to request documentation from the four-year state-supported college that
the course(s) meet general education at the Colorado state-supported four-year
college under this transfer agreement.
3) The transfer student from a Colorado state-supported four-year college
under this agreement can graduate under the requirements of the Fort Lewis
College catalog of the year the student entered the Colorado state-supported
four-year college provided the student's attendance is continuous at the
Colorado state-supported four-year college. If the student is absent from
the Colorado state-supported four-year college for two consecutive terms,
the student is not considered a continuous student. That student must
use the current Fort Lewis College catalog in effect when the student
matriculated at Fort Lewis College. The
published transfer guides and agreements state Fort Lewis College's transfer
policies in detail. Fort Lewis College also has articulation agreements and transfer guides with San Juan College, New Mexico, and Diné Community College in Arizona. These guides are on file in the Reference Section of Fort Lewis College library and at both two-year colleges. Those published agreements and transfer guides govern transfer policies for those two colleges. Return
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In cooperation with Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College offers
programs in agriculture, forestry, and engineering. In forestry and engineering,
a student may take two years of work at Fort Lewis. If the student follows
the prescribed program and maintains a 2.5 average, the work will be transferred
as a block to Colorado State University at the beginning of the junior
year. A grade point average of 2.0 is required for students planning to
transfer to CSU under the Guaranteed Transfer Program in agriculture.
For more information about the above programs, see Programs
of Study.
A transfer agreement in forestry between Fort Lewis College and Northern
Arizona University is also in effect. Engineering
agreements also have been established in cooperation with the Colorado
School of Mines, the University of New Mexico, the University of Southern
Colorado, New Mexico State University and the University of Colorado at
Boulder. By taking a prescribed block of courses at Fort Lewis College
in the first two years, a student can transfer to any of these institutions
with junior standing if all requirements are met. These programs are,
of course, transferable to other schools as well, on the basis of a course-by-course
evaluation. In
engineering, Fort Lewis also offers a 3-2 cooperative program in which
the student spends three years at Fort Lewis followed by two years at
Colorado State University. At the conclusion of the program, the student
receives a Fort Lewis College degree in mathematics and a degree from
Colorado State University in engineering. The
appeals process is explained below. Appeal levels 1, 2 and 3 apply to
transfer appeals from Colorado public colleges with which Fort Lewis College
has transfer agreements. Appeal levels 1 and 2 apply to transfer appeals
from all other accredited colleges. The
student may appeal a decision regarding the transferability of a specific
course(s). The student may appeal a decision regarding the placement of
a specific course(s). The student may file an appeal regarding Fort Lewis
College's failure to provide a transcript evaluation within the designated
thirty (30) calendar day period. This thirty (30) calendar day period
begins after the date of admission or after all the official transcripts
are received, whichever is later. The
student must file an appeal within 15 days of receiving the transcript
evaluation by writing the Assistant Registrar, Records Office, Fort Lewis
College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301-3999. In writing the appeal
the student must identify name of the college, the course and department
number, and the course title. The student must be specific as to the appeal.
The student must state what the reasons are for the appeal. Instead of
a letter the student may use the "Transfer Evaluation Appeal Form."
The "Transfer Evaluation Appeal Form" is available at the Records
Office, 108 Miller Student Center. The decisions made in the transcript
evaluation will be binding if the student fails to file an appeal within
this time frame.
The student is responsible for supplying course descriptions, general
education requirements, major requirements, and any other supporting documentation
from the student's transferring college with the appeal.
Any appeals will be first reviewed by the Assistant Registrar. Appeals
that cannot be resolved by the assistant registrar will be referred in
writing to Academic Department Chairs, Assistant or Associate Academic
Deans, or Academic Deans.
Fort Lewis College has thirty (30) calendar days to review the student's
appeal and inform the student in writing of the decision on the appeal
including the rationale for that decision. This thirty (30) calendar day
period begins after the written appeal and all supporting documentation
has been submitted to the Assistant Registrar.
In addition, the student shall be informed in writing about the process
for appealing the appeal decision should the student feel that reasonable
doubt exists. If the college fails to inform the student of the available
appeal options, the first appeal decision shall be null and void. The
student's request prevails and cannot be overturned by any institutional
administrator or committee. The
student may appeal the first appeal decision by writing the Vice President
for Academic Affairs, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango CO 81301-3999.
The appeal must be filed within fifteen (15) calendar days of the postmark
date of the letter notifying the student of the departmental decision.
If the student fails to file an appeal within this time period, the original
decision shall be binding.
Fort Lewis College must hear and reach a decision on the appeal within
fifteen (15) calendar days after the appeal is filed. The
student will be notified in writing by Fort Lewis College of its decision
regarding the transfer appeal and the rationale for the decision. In addition,
Fort Lewis College shall inform the student that the student may appeal
the decision by writing the governing board.
The student may appeal the institutional decision by writing the Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the State Board of Agriculture, Colorado
State University System, 110 16th Street, Room 640, Denver CO 80202. The
appeal must be filed within five (5) calendar days of the postmark date
of the letter notifying the student of the institutional decision. If
the student fails to file an appeal within this time period, the institutional
decision shall be binding.
The State Board of Agriculture Staff shall review and reach a decision
on the appeal within five (5) calendar days after the appeal is filed The
student will be notified in writing by the State Board of Agriculture
of its decision regarding the transfer appeal and the rationale for the
decision. In addition, the institution shall inform the student that the
student may appeal the decision by writing the Colorado Commission on
Higher Education. The appeal must be filed within five (5) calendar days
of the postmark date of letter notifying the student of the State Board
of Agriculture's decision. A former student is one who registered for classes at Fort Lewis College at any time in the past but has withdrawn and/or has not been registered during the last two consecutive trimesters. Students in this category must petition to resume studies. Students who have been under academic suspension must also petition to resume studies. If the student has attended other collegiate institutions in the interim, complete transcripts of all work taken must be submitted from each institution attended. Petitions should be submitted to the Office of Admission and Development, according to the deadline on Page 16. Students who apply late may be assessed a late application fee. Credit
for some courses may be earned through special examination. This procedure
is limited to regular catalog courses, and may not apply to such courses,
as Special Topics or Independent Study. The
student should apply to the appropriate department chair, who may assign
a faculty member to administer the exam. The chair will assure that the
reasons for the course challenge are legitimate, and, if the course is
an advanced one, that the student has the necessary prerequisites. A
student may not take a special exam for a course which he or she has already
taken in the regular fashion, regardless of the grade earned previously. The
fee for credit by examination is listed in the current year Tuition and
Fee Schedule, and must be paid before the exam is given.
College credit also is awarded for exceptional performance on tests administered
by three external testing agencies.
Fort Lewis College also grants additional credits on the basis of appropriate
results of the Subject Matter Examinations of the College Level Examination
Program. Further information may be obtained from the Learning Assistance
Center or from C.L.E.P., Box 1821, Princeton, NJ 08540. Students who demonstrate outstanding writing ability may be exempted from Comp 150, entitled "Reading and Writing in College." Exemptions from Comp 150 may be awarded to students who meet one of the following requirements: 1.
A score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Test for English Composition/Literature.
Students who are exempted from Comp 150 by the Advanced Placement Test
will receive six credits; students exempted from Comp 150 by the International
Baccalaureate will receive four credits in addition to the exemption because
that test is accompanied by a year-long writing course. Students who are
exempted from Comp 150 by the SAT II Writing Test will not receive course
credit. Students who are in the block transfer programs are advised not to accept the Comp 150 exemption, because other colleges or universities may not accept the exemption, thus invalidating the transfer. All students who plan to transfer at any time should be especially careful to check with their advisors before accepting any course exemption. Return
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Lewis College, offers as a matter of policy and in compliance with state
law, Native American students, as defined below, full-tuition waivers
to attend the institution.
Fort Lewis College adheres to the following definition: "The term
Native American shall include all persons of Native American descent who
are members of any recognized Native American tribe now under federal
jurisdiction, and all persons who are descendants of such members who
were, on June 1, 1934, residing within the present boundaries of any Native
American reservation, and shall further include all persons of one-half
or more Native American blood. Eskimos and other aboriginal people of
Alaska shall be considered Native Americans." (United States Code,
1964 Edition, Vol. 6, Title 25, Chapter 14, Section 479, Page 4, 897.)
The College will review all applications from Native American students
to determine if they qualify for the full-tuition waiver. If a Native
American qualifies according to an appropriate tribal certification and
admission standards, such student will be offered the full-tuition waiver. Fort Lewis College is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant international students. In general, the same qualifications for admission are required for international students as for American applicants. A brief statement concerning the admission policies for foreign applicants may be obtained from the Admission and Development Office. Return
to Top Under special circumstances students are permitted to register without having been admitted formally to the College. Usually these are adults whose objectives may be realized by taking a few courses rather than by pursuing a degree. The privilege of continuing may be withdrawn at any time when the accomplishments of a student are not deemed satisfactory. Satisfactory performance as an unclassified student may qualify such a student to apply for regular admission. Unclassified students seeking regular admission must contact the Admission and Development Office according to the application deadlines listed on Page 16 as to the procedure for establishing regular status. Unclassified students may need to seek permission from professors to enroll in classes. Return
to Top Fort Lewis College is authorized by the state approving agency according to federal law to educate students receiving benefits through the Veterans Administration. The Veteran's certifying official is located in the Records Office, 970-247-7350. Return
to Top Veterans often are allowed credit for previous education. Credit for military experience also may be allowed according to the American Council on Education recommendations. The D.D. 214 form and other relevant information should be submitted to the Records Office at the College. The student must make a written request for an evaluation of credits for military service. Return
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high school juniors and seniors who attend a high school within commuting
distance of the campus may be admitted as part-time freshmen to take one
or two courses. Concurrent students who wish to be considered for regular
admission to the college must meet the same criteria and submit the same
application as first-time freshmen students. Students
wishing to participate in this program should obtain further information
from the Admission and Development Office or their high school counselor. During the summer months, Fort Lewis College conducts several freshman orientation programs for new freshmen and their parents. The orientations provide an opportunity to register early, make new friends, and meet faculty and staff. Information regarding these special programs is mailed to all accepted freshmen during the spring. Return
to Top Transfer students also will have a couple of opportunities during the summer to get advised and register for classes. Information will be mailed to accepted transfer students during the spring. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ADMISSION NOT ANSWERED HERE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO: OFFICE
OF ADMISSION AND DEVELOPMENT Phone
970-247-7184 E-mail:
steinle_h@fortlewis.edu
New students who have not yet registered for classes wishing to withdraw or delay their admission need to contact the Admission Office in writing. Please indicate the term which you plan to attend.
Students registered for an upcoming term or a current term need to process a withdrawal based on the following criteria:
Prior to the start of a term, students may withdraw by contacting the Records Office, preferably by mail, informing the college of your intent.
Students who have reserved space in a residence hall need to contact Housing.
Once a term has begun, students who wish to initiate an official withdrawal from the college must contact the Learning Assistance Center, 280 Noble. Withdrawal past census date requires the instructor to assign a grade of "W" or "F" which will become part of the student's official transcript. |