Admissions Policy

Admissions Policy

Summary
The basic class assignment and lottery process will remain the foundation for BOLLI, continuing Active members who register by the deadline are included in the process.  New applicants will receive the same consideration as continuing Active members as of June 2010. Associate (L&L) members can remain in that category indefinitely, or may choose to convert to Active membership. New applicants for Associate membership will be admitted only on a space-available basis.


If you miss the application deadline, the remaining course openings are offered on a first come- first served basis.

Active Members

The admissions process for Active membership will be as follows: 

  1. Postmarked dates will be noted on all incoming applications.
  2. Continuing Active members and those who choose to convert to Active membership from Associate membership are given full consideration in the class lottery so long as their course applications are received by the registration deadline.
  3. Those continuing Active members unsuccessful in the class lottery will then be given preference in open courses immediately following the lottery, so long as they have registered alternative choices.
  4. Preference for acceptance into the BOLLI program will be given to spouses and legal partners (or equivalents) of Active members and then to other new applicants, both according to the postmark date of their applications, or the receipt date in the absence of a postmark.
  5. Late-registering Active members and new applicants will only be considered after this process is concluded.
  6. A new applicant who turns down an opportunity to register for open courses (and thereby become a full active member the following semester) must reapply in a subsequent semester, with no priority given to that application.

Associate Members

The admissions process for Associate membership will be as follows: 

  1. The maximum number of Associate members will be set currently at 40.
  2. Those registered in either of 2006-07 semesters may choose to remain an Associate indefinitely, or may convert to Active membership by September 1, 2008.
  3. After September 1, 2008, the conversion privilege ceases, and Associate members need to apply anew for Active membership.
  4. New applicants for Associate membership will only be admitted on a space-available basis after July 1, 2007, up to the maximum number set for this category. Subsequent transfers to Active membership status will require new applications.  

Inactive Members

No rule changes are being proposed for this membership category. Inactive Members are members who were Active Members in the prior semester and choose not to enroll as such in the current semester. They may maintain this status for only one semester in each 12-month period.

Adopted by the BOLLI Council, April 23, 2007, revised May 2010