Non-degree Candidates

Special Students

Students who have earned four-year college degrees and who wish to take courses without pursuing an additional degree at Loyola are considered special students. A special student must submit an application and only the official college transcript that verifies receipt of the college degree. An application fee is not required. Deadlines: see below.

Visiting Students

Students who take courses at Loyola that count toward a degree at another institution are visiting students. A visiting student must submit an application and an authorization letter from an official at the degree-granting institution. This letter should specify the courses to be taken at Loyola and should verify that the student is in good standing. Visiting students who intend to take a course above the introductory level must send all college transcripts so that prerequisites can be verified. Outstanding high school students may also be considered for admission as visiting students. Visiting students from high school must submit an authorization letter, a high school transcript, and SAT or ACT scores. Visiting students do not pay an application fee. Deadlines: see below.

Application Deadlines

NOVEMBER 15 for Spring Term
MAY 2 for Summer Term
JULY 15 for Fall Term

We encourage Special and Visiting students to submit their applications early, especially for Fall Term.