Admissions Policy

Summary

The basic class assignment and lottery process will remain the foundation for BOLLI, but be applied initially as of fall, 2007 only for continuing Active members who register by the deadline. New applicants will receive consideration as part of a secondary process. Associate (L&L) members can remain in that category indefinitely, or may choose to convert to Active membership by September, 2008. New applicants for Associate membership after July 1, 2007 will be admitted only on a space-available 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. After this preliminary process, new applicants who have applied by the registration deadline will be given an opportunity to select from open courses. 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