hours) or part-time (fewer than twelve semester hours) student, although almost all special students are part-time students. Degree-seeking students may apply for entry in the fall or spring semester, although it is more common for them to enter Lyon in the fall; non-degree-seeking students may apply for entry in the fall, spring, or summer term. Only degree-seeking students (full- and part-time) are eligible for financial aid. A regular student who has earned a high school diploma or a GED certificate but has not enrolled full-time as a degree-seeking student at another institution of higher learning prior to enrolling at Lyon is classified as a first-time student or freshman. A regular student who has earned a high school diploma or a GED certificate and has enrolled full-time as a degree-seeking student at another institution of higher learning prior to enrolling at Lyon is classified as a transfer student. A student who enrolled at Lyon as a regular student, withdrew prior to completing a baccalaureate degree, and seeks readmission as a regular student may be classified either as a transfer student or as a readmitted student, depending on circumstances. There are also several categories of special student. An auditing student is one who enrolls in a course without receiving credit. A post-baccalaureate student is a full- or part-time student who already holds a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. A transient student is a student who is pursing a degree at another institution of higher learning while taking courses at Lyon. A part-time high school student is a student who is still in high school but is taking a course at Lyon to earn college credit or partake of curricular offerings that the high school does not offer. Non-degree-seeking students who wish to move to degree-seeking student status, degree-seeking students who were accepted as part-time students and wish to move from part- to full-time status, and students seeking readmission to Lyon must submit a new application to the enrollment services office and obtain the approval of the Admission and Financial Aid Committee. All grades that a student earns at Lyon, regardless of his or her status, remain a part of the student’s permanent record and will be used in the calculation of his or her grade point average.
Application Procedures All persons who wish to enroll at Lyon must submit a completed application to and be accepted for admission by the enrollment services office. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, which means that applicants can ordinarily expect an admission decision within one week of the submission of their completed application. Applicants for fall semester enrollment are encouraged to complete their applications for admission no later than the May 1 National Candidate’s Common Reply Date. The final application deadline for all students is one week prior to the first day of the academic session for the fall, spring, and summer terms.
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