Enrollment Deposit
An enrollment deposit of $300 is required of all entering students by the date stated in the letter of admission. The fee will be applied toward the first payment of tuition and fees, and is nonrefundable.

Final Transcript
The student’s final secondary school or college transcript must be submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Admission. Transcripts of summer session work should be forwarded to the M Center as soon as they are available. Students who are studying abroad must submit official results of all final and leaving examinations. Students should request that these documents be sent to Mills prior to leaving their country of study. These results must be received before a student will be allowed to enroll or before financial aid funds will be disbursed. All offers of admission are contingent upon maintenance of the standard of performance on which admission was based. Final official transcripts must be received by August 1 (earlier if possible) for students enrolling in the fall and by January 10 for students enrolling in the spring. Students may not be allowed to enroll if their final documents are not on file at Mills.

Deferrals
An admitted student may request, in writing, to delay entrance for up to one year provided she does not take any courses elsewhere. A $300 nonrefundable enrollment deposit is required to hold a place in the class. If a student defers, financial aid and/or merit scholarships are not guaranteed in subsequent semesters of entry. The student must inform the Office of Undergraduate Admission of her intent to enroll at least three months before the semester of entrance.

Room and Board Agreement
Students who will live in campus housing are also required to submit a $150 security/reservation deposit to the College prior to June 1 for priority housing for fall admission and December 21 for spring admission. Students housed in Prospect Hill Apartments or the Courtyard Townhouses should refer to the "Guide to Living on Campus" brochure for security/reservation deposit information. The security/reservation deposit may be refunded in accordance with the provisions stated in the College Expenses section.

College Credit for Work Completed Prior to College
Up to one year of credit may be awarded upon completion of the courses and the national examination for advanced high school work, the equivalent of the 13th year of school. A final evaluation of credit is subject to receipt of official documents and information about the courses of study completed. Credit may be given upon approval by the M Center.

Advanced Placement (AP)
Any student who has taken college-level work at her secondary school may take the College Board Advanced Placement examinations and submit her test results for consideration. Generally, a student will receive 1 course credit for a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Examination. AP credit usually does not count toward major course requirements, but a student may be exempt from certain lower-division course requirements upon the approval of the department. A maximum of 8 AP credits will be accepted toward the Mills bachelor's degree.

International Baccalaureate (IB)
Mills College participates in the International Baccalaureate Program. One course credit per subject is awarded for a grade of 5, and 2 course credits per subject are awarded for grades of 6 or 7 at the Higher Level. Credit is not awarded for passes at the Subsidiary Level.

Note: A student who has taken A-level examinations and participated in the IB program will not receive credit for both A-level grades and IB grades.

College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
An applicant may submit a maximum of four CLEP examinations for consideration prior to enrolling. Credit will only be granted for single-subject tests passed at or above the 65th percentile. No more than 2 credits may be accepted in any field; Mills academic departments may specify which examinations each will accept.

College Course Work Previously Completed
Students who have completed college course work at another institution while concurrently enrolled in high school may receive Mills College credit subject to the approval of the M Center. Students must submit official copies of the college transcripts to the Office of Undergraduate Admission for consideration. Generally, if the completed course work has been counted toward graduation requirements for high school, it will not be counted for credit at Mills.