Open cross-registration or Five College Interchange offers students enrolled at one college the option of taking courses at any of the other four without paying additional fees. In principle, any course whose content conforms to the definition of a liberal arts study may be taken for credit through interchange. The existence of the interchange makes possible a whole range of Five College curricular structures, including the two departments in Astronomy and Dance and a wide variety of Five College programs. Approximately 4,500 cross registrations take place each year. The guidelines observed by all five institutions state that:

"Any student in good academic standing at the home campus is eligible to take a course, at no additional charge, at another campus, if the course is deemed beneficial to the overall educational program worked out between the student and his/her advisor."

Among the supporting arrangements that make interchange as accessible as possible are:

• fare-free buses (see campus maps and tours for help finding your way once you're there)
• the Five College online course catalog
• open library borrowing
• meal exchange

For more information, contact Nate Therien, (413) 256-8316.

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