After the fourth year of enrollment in the program, the student will have to petition each semester in order to continue their course of study. The letter of petition is to describe progress they have made since their last period of enrollment and plans for completing their program. Letter is to be directed to the attention of the Dean, and is to be filed when the student registers. This status is either for students preparing to enroll at the IBS as a degree program student, in which case the status is normally maintained for no more than one academic year, or for students wishing to take classes for credit to transfer to another institution. The same tuition and registration fees, policies and procedures apply to Special Students as apply to degree program students.
Most courses are open to enrollment by auditors.
No grade is given to the auditor for the course, nor is any record of attendance maintained by the Institute. Transcripts are not available for audited classes. Permission to audit classes and any specific reading and preparation requirements are given by the instructor. Auditors are expected to be able to work at the graduate level and to participate fully in the class. Use of the IBS library is by arrangement for Auditors.