ENROLLMENT OF MINORS

This regulation establishes the conditions under which College of the Redwoods may enroll students who are not at least 18 years of age and who have not graduated from high school.

1. College of the Redwoods may enroll minor students if all of the following conditions are met:

• The student has completed the eighth grade.
• The student is recommended for enrollment by his/her school principal.
• The student has parental (legal guardian) consent to enroll.
• The student is accepted for enrollment by the President of the College, or by his/her designee, on the basis that the student is able to benefit from instruction as determined by the College.

  Students not meeting all of these conditions may be considered for enrollment on an individual petition basis.

  Approval for the enrollment of a minor student must be granted or renewed on a term-by-term and course-by-course basis.

2. Enrollees in Summer Sports Clinics.

Minor students who enroll in Summer Sports Clinics/Camps will be considered an exception to the conditions specified in paragraph 1, above. As long as these students only enroll in courses numbered 399 for a summer term, they will be required to meet only the following conditions:

• The student has completed at least the third grade.
• The student’s school principal has waived his/her right to approve the student’s participation in the program.
• The student has parental (legal guardian) consent to enroll.
• The student is accepted for enrollment by the President on the basis that the student is able to benefit from instruction as determined by the college.

Approved by Board of Trustees: August 15, 1977
Revised: June 1993; March 1994; March 6, 2001; October 1, 2002