<p>Oberlin does not offer summer sessions so that’s not an option if a student is short on credits. I believe there is a cap on how many courses you can bring in from another institution (not including classes taken on an approved study-away through another institution). There is probably also a cap on how many credits you can bring in with AP/pre-matriculation college classes but I’m not sure what it is with the new changes to graduation requirements. I believe that with the new graduation requirements, none of those “brought in credits” can be used to satisfy distribution requirements. I wonder if that will have a bearing on graduation rates down the line?</p>
<p>I wonder if Oberlin has data on the number of “super seniors” (here I mean specifically kids who have the credits to graduate but stay an additional year to take other classes). At some schools it is quite common - a very few schools even support this with a ‘free’ fifth year (not for a BA/MA - that’s a different 5 year program)</p>