Going Up in Catalog (Year)
Category: Registrar/ FERPA
Last updated: 12/03/2025
Statement
Guidelines regarding students wishing to go up in catalog
Purpose
To provide guidelines regarding students wishing to go up in catalogue from the year that they were admitted.
Audience
All members of the St. Olaf community
Definitions
Policy
St. Olaf Policy on Going Up in Catalog
Catalog
The St. Olaf College Academic Catalog is available only on the college’s website and is updated once each year by August 1. Academic regulations and procedures as they apply to students may change during a student’s time at St. Olaf. Students must meet the graduation requirements outlined in the catalog for the academic year in which they first enter St. Olaf as degree candidates. Students wishing to declare a major or concentration not available to them under the catalog year under which they entered the college may request to go up in catalog year in order to declare that major or concentration. Contact the Registrar’s Office for more information.
Exceptions to This Policy
Policy Implementation
Students who wish to declare a major or concentration not available to them under the catalog year under which they entered the college may request to go up in catalog year in order to declare that major or concentration. Contact the Registrar’s Office for more information.
Consequences of Violating this Policy
Related Information
https://wp.stolaf.edu/registrar/files/2021/10/St.-Olaf-Policy-for-Going-Up-in-Catalog-CC-Fall-2021.pdf
https://catalog.stolaf.edu/academic-regulations-procedures/academic-record/
Contacts
For questions about this policy, contact:
| Name/Office | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Ericka Peterson/Registrar’s Office | 507-786-3015 | registrar@stolaf.edu |
History
The most accurate and up to date policy can be found in the current academic catalog and supersedes prior policy and definitions. Prior and original policy for going up in catalog can be found in archived academic catalogs and on the Registrar’s website.