Course, Program and Graduation Policies

Academic Residency Requirements
Adding and Dropping a Course During the Drop/Add Period
Additional Associate Degrees or Certificates
Auditing a Course
Change of Major/Program
Course Loads
Course Prerequisites
Courses Taken at Another College while Enrolled at Northern Essex Community College
Credit Hour Policy
Directed Studies Courses
Dropping a Course
General Studies and General Studies Individualized Option
Graduation Requirements
High School Articulated Credits
Math Policy for Newly Matriculated Students
Matriculated Status
Program/Course Requirements
Readmission to an Academic Program
Repeating a Course
Special Notice about Dropping a Course or Withdrawing from College
Transferring and Awarding of Credits Designated as Satisfying the Mass Transfer Block
Transfer Credit
Transfer Credit Appeals Process
Veterans’ Access, Livelihood, Opportunity, and Resources (VALOR ACT) Evaluation of Credits
Withdrawing from College