Visiting Students (non-degree) 1 courses provide the same high quality as face-to-face instruction, as VISITING STUDENTS (NON- governed by the regulations and principles of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Please DEGREE) see University Policy 846, Distance and Online Education (https:// policy.rice.edu/846/), for further details. Inter-Institutional Graduate Students Rice Online for-credit Courses A number of inter-institutional graduate student enrollment agreements Each academic year Rice offers a number of for-credit courses online. have been established enabling graduate students from one institution These courses use the online method of instruction, indicating that to take graduate-level courses at other participating institutions. The the majority of the class time instruction is occurring when and where institutions currently participating in inter-institutional agreements students and instructors are not in the same place. These online course include Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health offerings can be found in the official Rice Course Schedule (https:// Science Center, University of Houston, University of Texas Health Science courses.rice.edu/admweb/swkscat.main) by querying by method of Center at Houston, and the University of Texas Medical Branch at instruction. Galveston. The number of credits allowed per term/semester and the course offerings may vary depending on the policy of the host school. Online-Distance Education for Visiting Students (non- Registration Rules and Guidelines degree) Rice offers for-credit online-distance education opportunities to visiting The following registration rules and guidelines apply to graduate students students (non-degree) or as non-credit course offerings. A complete list (at participating inter-institutional institutions) seeking to be Rice of all of Rice University's online course offerings, both for-credit and non- University visiting students under an inter-institutional agreement: credit offerings, can be found at Rice Online (http://online.rice.edu/). • The student must be registered full-time (9 credit hours) between Visiting students seeking to register for a Rice Online for-credit course the student's home institution and the host institution during the should follow the application procedures documented on the Visiting semester they register for courses. Student Programs (https://visitingstudents.rice.edu/) website. Upon • Requested class must not be offered by the home institution during admission and registration of a Rice Online for-credit course, all students, the requested term/semester. including non-degree seeking visiting students, must abide by and • Requested class must be necessary for completion of graduate support the Honor System at Rice University. Prior to the first day of degree at the home institution. classes, affirmation and acknowledgement of the Honor Code (https:// • Over the course of their degree, the student may take up to a total honor.rice.edu/) will be required of all visiting students enrolled (for credit of 12 credit hours at Rice University through the inter-institutional or for audit) in any for-credit Rice course. agreement. • Tuition and fees are paid to the home institution. State Authorization and Professional Licensure • All paperwork with the appropriate approval signatures must be Requirements completed before the registration deadlines. Information about State Authorization and Professional Licensure may • Foreign students taking inter-institutional courses must be found here (https://ga.rice.edu/important-notices/state-authorization- submit additional paperwork (e.g., passport, I-94 arrival/ professional-licensure-requirements/). departure card, and Check-In Sheet (https://rice.app.box.com/s/ kizgx3ht9i3fx80w8b133h2q28q2ilbu/)). Rice Faculty and Staff Members • For a comprehensive list of Registration Deadlines (including Fall and Spring Semesters Add, Drop, Variable Credit deadlines etc.), please consult the semester-specific Rice University Academic Calendar (https:// With the appropriate authorizations, benefits-eligible employees of registrar.rice.edu/calendars/). Rice may take one course per semester, either for-credit or audit. (See important note below regarding eligible courses.) Please see University Please Note: Policy #409 (https://policy.rice.edu/409/) and/or #432 (https:// policy.rice.edu/432/) for complete details about benefits eligibility. • Inter-institutional graduate students may not take a course Pass/Fail. Employees must meet a six-month probationary period before using this • Due to the structure of the summer sessions at Rice University, this benefit. inter-institutional registration arrangement is not available to non- Rice students during the summer sessions. The registration period is the first two weeks of the semester. The following registration rules and guidelines apply to Rice benefits-eligible For more information, including the enrollment process under an employees during the fall and spring semesters: inter-institutional agreement, please see the Office of the Registrar's website: https://registrar.rice.edu/students/inter_institutional (https:// • Complete a Tuition Waiver Application Form (https:// registrar.rice.edu/students/inter_institutional/). people.blogs.rice.edu/hr-forms/tuition-waiver/). • Get an authorizing signature of the employee’s supervisor, the Online-Distance Education for Visiting course instructor, and Human Resources. Students • Course registration is limited by availability, and priority is given to enrolled, degree-seeking students. Rice University provides online-distance education courses and programs to extend its academic reach and enhance classroom instruction. Such courses are available for credit to degree-seeking students. These 2021-2022 General Announcements PDF Generated 09/23/21 2 Visiting Students (non-degree) Retirees, spouses and domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees • Official ACT/SAT scores (visiting high school students only) are also able to audit one course per semester. Spouses and domestic • Dean of Students Recommendation Form (https://rice.app.box.com/ partners should follow the same registration procedures as benefits- s/lpwympahtvzguapi60w70ipakflv7in2/) (visiting high school and eligible employees. visiting undergraduates from other institutions) Please Note: All graduate courses in the Jones Graduate School of • Release and Hold Harmless Agreement (required if under the age of Business, all courses offering individual instruction in the School of 18) Architecture, all undergraduate and graduate courses offering individual • Proof of Meningococcal Vaccination Record or Waiver (required if instruction including musical performance or composition in the under the age of 22) Shepherd School of Music, and Glasscock School of Continuing Studies • Visiting Student Financial Responsibility and Parental Consent Form classes are excluded from this program. (https://rice.app.box.com/s/bcsvgvdpz0tgm27cnuzrc5ltb16pndwr/) Summer Sessions Guidelines The tuition waiver or audit benefit is not available to Rice benefits-eligible • Tuition is due in full at registration before the beginning of classes. employees during the Summer Sessions; however, with the appropriate • Enrollment in courses during the summer sessions carries no authorizations, benefits-eligible employees of Rice may take courses implications for regular admission to Rice. offered during Rice's Summer Sessions (https://registrar.rice.edu/ • Visiting students may not take courses on a pass/fail basis. students/summersessions/) and apply for tuition reimbursement. Please see University Policy #432 (https://policy.rice.edu/432/). It is essential that students follow the deadlines listed on the summer website at https://registrar.rice.edu/students/summersessions/ and The following registration rules and guidelines apply to Rice benefits- the Academic Calendar (https://registrar.rice.edu/calendars/). Students eligible employees during the Summer Sessions: may apply after the deadline (but before the start of classes) by paying • Adhere to the deadlines to apply as a visiting student (https:// a late fee. Course offerings are at the discretion of Rice and may be registrar.rice.edu/students/summersessions/#enroll_nonrice), canceled at any time for any reason. depending on the session in which enrollment is requested. • Application for tuition reimbursement. (https:// Visiting Post Baccalaureates people.blogs.rice.edu/hr-forms/tuition-reimbursement- The visiting post baccalaureate (VPB) program at Rice allows a form/) This needs to be signed by the employee's supervisor visiting student who has an undergraduate or graduate degree from an and turned into Human Resources before the start date of the accredited college or university to take courses at Rice for credit but course. not in a specific degree program. Students interested in taking courses, • Visiting Student Application (https://visitingstudents.rice.edu/ but not for credit, should audit the courses. (See Auditors (https:// facultystaff-seeking-take-courses/). ga.rice.edu/non-traditional-students/auditors/).) Course registration is limited by availability, and priority is given to VPB Applicants must have a 3.00 (B) or better grade average in the degree-seeking students. previous undergraduate or graduate program or be granted the explicit approval to be a VPB by the dean of graduate and postdoctoral studies as part of the application process. Registration requires