{"id":1199,"date":"2022-04-26T09:38:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T09:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/?page_id=1199"},"modified":"2022-06-14T13:51:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T13:51:25","slug":"visiting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/visiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Matriculated\/Non-degree\/Visiting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You don\u2019t have to be enrolled in a degree program to take courses at ECC.&nbsp; Some people just want to learn a few things for personal interest, or to fulfill high school graduation requirements, or career advancement or transfer to another college where they may be matriculated, without fully committing to a long-term program, and that\u2019s perfectly fine.&nbsp; Non-matriculated students are not eligible for financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-matriculating students must bring a college transcript or written permission from the home school to verify course pre-requisites<strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp; It is recommended that non-matriculated students enroll in no more than two courses a semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the completion of 12 credits, non-matriculated students are advised to meet with an academic counselor to review the requirements and complete the necessary paperwork for matriculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a great option for those who want to obtain a new skill for work, or just to learn something new for themselves. Credits obtained by non-matriculated students can be transferred into a degree program, or transferred to a different college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Non-Matriculated Status Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What you need to know about taking ECC courses as a non-matriculated student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Courses taken as a non-matriculated student count the same as they would for a degree-seeking student, but students must complete the admission process at ECC (or another college, if transferring) before applying them toward a degree.<\/li><li>Non-matriculated students take classes part-time \u2013 generally no more than two courses per semester. It is recommended that students change their status after completing 12 credit hours.<\/li><li>Non-matriculated students are NOT eligible for scholarships or financial aid, and must pay for courses out-of-pocket. Upon matriculation, students may apply for financial aid.<\/li><li>Non-matriculated status is a good option for those who are only interested in taking a few select classes, for high-schoolers looking to get an early start on their degrees before graduation, or for those who just want to see if ECC is right for them.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don\u2019t have to be enrolled in a degree program to take courses at ECC.&nbsp; Some people just want to learn a few things for personal interest, or to fulfill high school graduation requirements, or career advancement or transfer to another college where they may be matriculated, without fully committing to a long-term program, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1201,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"admission-inner.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1199","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essex.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}