Progress Toward Graduation

The College Catalog should be consulted for graduation requirements.
Normal progress towards graduation is:

• Class standing granted
• Sophomore (32 hours earned)
• Junior (64 hours earned)
• Senior (96 hours earned)

Special student classification is assigned to students not seeking their first degree from Macalester. The full-time course load ranges from 12 to 18 semester hours each term.

Graduation Requirements Substitutions

Students may not petition the waiver of a College graduation requirement. In rare and exceptional circumstances a student may request an alternative means of meeting a graduation requirement by providing a written statement to the Educational Policy and Governance Committee (EPAG) requesting the substitution. This statement must include a substantial and convincing rationale and must be approved by the student's academic adviser.