By Harry Jacobson-Beyer–

In the basement of the Houchens Building near the eastern edge of campus is the Office of Transfer and Adult Center/Office of Military and Veteran Student Services. This office is part of the Office of Admissions and works with transfer students, veterans and other adults who want to further their education – it’s also the office for continuing studies students.

Continuing studies students are adults, ages 22 and older, who want to attend the university for the first time or who have some college credit and want to get a degree. Other continuing studies students need additional course work before they can enroll in graduate school, and still others want to further their education to retool for the modern day working world.

Another group of continuing studies students are adults, 65 and older, who are not interested in obtaining a degree but want to attend classes just for the sake of learning something new. This class of students can attend the university tuition free; however, they must pay for books and parking. According to the University of Louisville Office of Institutional Research and Planning, there are 110 adults enrolled in the Continuing studies program. Of those, there are 53 adult students who are 65 and older.

Senior continuing studies students may audit their classes or, if they wish, they may work for a grade; however, those classes may not go towards a degree.

Continuing studies students must apply for admission either on line or in person at the Transfer Center, in the Houchens Building LL08. They can be reached at 852-0166. Students 65 and older must show proof of age at the Bursar’s office to receive tuition remission.

Once enrolled in the university, Continuing studies students 65 and older may sign up for classes online after the early enrollment period because traditional students get first choice in classes. If these senior adults want to audit the class, they must fill out the audit form, get it signed by their advisor and turn it in to the registrar’s office.

More information about the Continuing Studies program can be found online at http://louisville.edu/admissions/apply/cs.  Applications for tuition waivers are located to http://louisville.edu/financialaid/tuition-waivers.

Harry Jacobson-Beyer is a continuing studies student who qualifies for tuition remission. 

This is the first installation of a four-part series on continuing studies students.

Read on:

Pt. II Continuing studies at U of L: The Cardinal talks to Don Stern, Anita & Al Goldin

Pt. III: Continuing studies at U of L: The Cardinal talks to  Betty Neurath and Callie McCrocklin

Pt. IV: My UofL experience: The campus life of a  continuing studies student

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