What is Extended Enrollment?

General Extended Enrollment Policy

At times, students may have completed their academic program, but still have outstanding certification requirements, meaning that they are ineligible for their initial certification. In states where enrollment in the institution is required for students to maintain an active provisional license, while students pursue their certification and/or where Relay is actively providing support for certification (e.g., additional classroom observations, EdTPA support, etc.) students may opt to remain enrolled through an extended enrollment option. 

Students extending their enrollment for certification support will be enrolled in appropriate courses (e.g. TC-304: Planning for the edTPA) and/or receive other services of certification support from Relay faculty members (such as classroom observations). Students who sign up for extended enrollment will be enrolled for up to one additional academic year (sequential Summer, Fall, and Spring terms from initial graduation date) and will be liable for payment of all applicable fees per the below tuition policy. 

In order to be eligible to enroll for the extended enrollment (certification support) option, the student must:

• Have completed their academic program
• Be pursuing an initial teaching certificate in their state
• Be continuously enrolled in a program at Relay (minimum 1 term of enrolled coursework prior to requesting Extended Enrollment)

Additionally, students who extend their enrollment are held to the same tuition standards as other students namely, students must have their total balance paid below $500 on a term by term basis to remain enrolled. Failure to do so will result in an administrative withdrawal, graduation from Relay, if applicable, and disqualification from future terms of extended enrollment.

Extended Enrollment is not a stand-alone program and as such students may not return to Relay from a status of Leave of Absence, Withdrawal, Dismissal, Graduated, Graduation on Hold, Did Not Graduate or any other non-enrolled status for the sole purpose of participating in Extended Enrollment. This option is solely for students who at the end of their coursework require additional time to complete state certification requirements.

Please note that students opting into Extended Enrollment will be delaying their program completion date (e.g., if a student from the Class of 2022 extends their enrollment through Fall 2022, their program completion and degree conferral date will be January 9, 2023 rather than June 6, 2022).

You are not eligible for Extended Enrollment if:

• You have not been continuously enrolled at Relay (minimum 1 term enrolled coursework prior to requesting Extended Enrollment)
• You are beginning another Relay program (e.g. AC-SPED) in the year which you are requesting Extended Enrollment for
• You have not completed your academic program requirements
• You have a prior term(s) balance of greater than $500
• You have already graduated from the program which you are requesting to extend your enrollment in

Please note that students opting into this option will have their degree conferred at the end of term of their last term at Relay (i.e. if a student extends their enrollment through Fall 2022, their degree will be conferred January 9, 2023; if a student extends their enrollment through Spring 2023, their degree will be conferred June 5, 2023)

Tuition for Extended Enrollment 

In the Fall & Spring terms, the student will be charged a $150 flat rate fee with an extended enrollment status.

Students who cancel their extended enrollment prior to the census date of a term will be eligible for a full refund of the applicable term fee, per Relay’s refund calendar. Students will be able to cancel their extended enrollment after the term census date but will be responsible for this fee according to Relay's tuition refund policy.

Upon a student's withdrawal, their program completion date will be the end of the current term, or in case of withdrawal between terms, the end of the last term in which they were enrolled(e.g. If a student withdraws on January 20, 2023, their program completion date will be the end of the Fall 2022 term NOT the Spring 2022 term),

1. If a student signs up for AY22-23 but their circumstances change such that they no longer need Extended Enrollment, the student must withdraw prior to 06/21/2022 to not have their degree conferral delayed.
2. All students who are enrolled at the end of the Spring 2023 term will be withdrawn from Extended Enrollment, however they may withdraw prior to 02/15/2023 to not be charged for the Spring 2022 term.

Financial Aid Policy

Students who are extending their enrollment will be enrolled in a non-credit bearing course. As such, students will not be eligible for federal financial aid nor loan deferment. This means that students with prior student loans may be required to start making payments, as per the terms of their prior loans. Your loan service provider will reach out to you directly with next steps, if required.

Changing your Extended Enrollment Status

Students on Extended Enrollment may not request a Leave of Absence from Relay except under compelling personal circumstances, as described here. Students on Extended Enrollment who request a Leave of Absence for other reasons will be withdrawn from Extended Enrollment with implications listed below. Please note, taking a leave of absence for compelling personal circumstances may impact your eligibility to hold your current certification. 

Students can sign up for Extended Enrollment for up to one full academic year, which consists of sequential Summer, Fall and Spring terms. Should a student wish to cancel their extended enrollment prior to the end of the final Spring term, they must complete a withdrawal form, indicating a withdrawal from Extended Enrollment specifically. Upon a student’s withdrawal, their program completion date will be the end of the current term, or in case of withdrawal between terms, the end of the last term in which they were enrolled. All students who do not withdraw during the school year will graduate at the end of their final Spring semester (June 05, 2023 for students originally in the Class of 2022). Please reach out to support@relay.edu for any questions about withdrawing from or otherwise ending your extended enrollment