There are three classifications of special students:
- Visiting Student - Hearing, deaf, and hard-of-hearing students currently enrolled at an accredited college, university, or community college may take courses at Gallaudet and transfer all credits earned back to their home institutions. Visiting students must be a sophomore, junior, or senior at their home institutions and must have a current GPA of at least 2.5 or higher. Visiting students are invited to attend Gallaudet for up to two semesters. Visiting students often attend Gallaudet in order to enhance their current understanding of and involvement within the deaf community. Because instruction in the classroom and communication on campus are conducted in American Sign Language, visiting students are required to have a working knowledge of ASL.
- Exchange Student - Hearing, deaf, and hard-of-hearing students currently attending Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio or Western Maryland College in Westminster, Maryland may attend Gallaudet through the Exchange Student Program. Exchange students must be a junior or senior with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Exchange students may attend Gallaudet for one semester. Exchange students are also required to have a working knowledge of ASL.
- Non- Degree Special Student - Hearing, deaf, and hard-of-hearing students who are not currently enrolled at another university and do not wish to work toward a degree may apply as non-degree special students. Application for undergraduate non-degree special status must be made each semester. Non-degree special students are not limited in the number of semesters they may attend Gallaudet. If special students later wish to apply for admission to the undergraduate program, they must satisfy the requirements for undergraduate admission. All classroom instruction is conducted in ASL. Therefore, non-degree special students are required to have a working knowledge of ASL.
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