<p>i know that students at claremonts can take classes at other members of the consortium. but does this mean you can take ANY class at any other college? or is it limited to certain intercollegiate programs?</p>
<p>Not certain of each school's policy, but for a Pomona student I believe the policy is: up to one-third of the total of 32 courses necessary for graduation can be taken at one of the 4 other campuses. </p>
<p>I believe these "cross-registration" classes must be electives and cannot be general ed classes (which must all be taken at Pomona, but there are not too many of these requirements); and, there are also some limits as to what electives can be taken at another school, given your particular major. </p>
<p>I also believe that Freshman/soph are limited to 1 "cross-over" class per semester and jr/sr may take up to 2 "cross-over" classes per term.</p>
<p>There are also many study abroad programs and domestic "exchange" programs with Colby, Smith, Spelman and Swarthmore colleges.</p>
<p>Bottomline, even with these guidelines the admin is pretty flexible in allowing you to meet your needs, create your own major, etc.</p>
<p>well, i think the only claremont i have a good chance of getting into is pitzer. and i'd like to take music comp classes at pomona. do you know if the same rules apply at pitzer?</p>
<p>There are limitations on some of the classes you can take. Pomona, in particular, seems to have a large number of classes tagged as "for Pomona students only." I would advise checking out the consortium course catalog, which is available online (check the Pitzer site first as that is where I have accessed it in the past). It is my understanding that taking classes outside of your college is also limited during the first year.</p>
<p>I think first semester they like you to take classes in your school to get adjusted, unless it a class that is not offered at your school. Many students take 1-2 classes at another college each semester and I have not heard it to be an issue although check with Pitzer for specifics. All the Claremonts offer a great education!</p>
<p>I thik HMC only lets you take 2 courses at another campus...I'm not sure if this is per semester, year, or over 4 years. Also, I remember hearing this from a friend, so I don't know if its true. My friend wanted to take music classes at another campus.</p>
<p>I've never met a Harvey Mudd student that has time to take electives at the other schools, Mudders study till 3:00 am!</p>
<p>well, according to the pdf file i found, it's max one course/semester in freshman and sophomore year, and max half your schedule in junior and senior year. but it also says that exceptions can be made. does anyone have any experience with asking for exceptions? the thing is, i'm looking at the courses for each college, and there are quite a few classes i want to take that are not offered at pitzer (basically, the music composition and japanese courses). would there be a better chance of getting exceptions because the classes i want to take are related and not a bunch of random electives? or should i just accept that the college i can get into does not have the courses i want, and move on?</p>
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<p>Sup man, I'll give you the rundown.</p>
<p>Classes that are "------ Only" are there to insure that students of that college can get into them first. All you have to do to get that waved is email or talk to the prof and get them to agree to let you into their class. From firsthand experience this is NEVER a problem. </p>
<p>Langauge classes are different then other classes offered at the claremonts. They do not count against your 1-2 class maximum (depending on what year you are). That means you could take both the music comp class and japanese if you want to.</p>
<p>Every prof I have ever met wants kids who really want to be in their class there. If you show interest profs will be happy to have you.</p>
<p>Also, final note: The policy at Pomona at least regarding GE is that you must take the class at Pomona if it is possible, i.e. the class is offered at both schools, you must take it at Pomona. However, you can take the class at another school if it isn't offered at Pomona during a given semester. You can also appeal for approval of an off-campus class.</p>
<p>thanks, that definitely makes pitzer a contender. but i have a question... since pitzer is the only college that isn't a far reach, would i wanna bother apply to any of the other claremonts? the only reason i would, now that i know i can take the courses i want even if i go to pitzer, is for financial aid reasons. are any of the claremont colleges better with financial aid than any others, or is it all pretty much the same?</p>
<p>financial aid wise I'm pretty sure all the colleges are similar (all are need blind admissions). From what I understand, Pitzer is very generous to those that need it. I think they added something like 35 new scholorships a year ago (which when your student body is only 800 or so makes a difference). If you can pay for it all, Pitzer will make you pay for it all, however, if you can't they will DEFINITELY help out.</p>