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ADMISSIONS
Section Three
A. GENERAL
The Office of Admissions at Darton State College is responsible for providing information
to prospective students, evaluating their applications, and notifying them concerning
admission. The Admissions Office, located in the B.R. Tilley Academic Services Building,
can be reached by telephone at (229) 317-6740 or toll-free at 1-866-775-1214 and by mail
at 2400 Gillionville Road, Albany, Georgia 31707. The Darton State College website may be
accessed a
t www.darton.eduB. STANDARDS FOR ADMISSION
FRESHMAN ADMISSIONS: Students applying for admission to Darton State College who
have not previously attended a college or university must provide a transcript of secondary
school credits showing evidence of graduation from an accredited high school or a GED
certificate, a completed application form, a non-refundable $20 application fee, and a
completed immunization form.
Darton State College has raised its regular admissions standards as an incentive for high
school students to reach their full preparation potential. However, the University System of
Georgia wants to assure that all students with the potential to benefit from a college education
have access to admission. Therefore, all two-year colleges have special admission
categories and standards for those who may not quite meet the regular admission standards.
These categories include high school graduates with career/technical diplomas, GED
recipients, students who have been out of high school for at least five years (non-traditional
students), international students, and home-schooled students, among others.
Please
review ALL of the admissions categories described below to see which you should
select to guide your application.
1.
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS AND ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREES - TRANSFER
PROGRAMS
Regular Admissions
Applicants must have completed all 17 of the required 17 College Preparatory
Curriculum (CPC) courses in high school, or all 13 of the required 13 Career/Technical
Preparatory Curriculum courses in high school.
Students who have not completed the
17 units of the CPC and who intend to be in degree programs leading to baccalaureate
degrees must take additional courses to make up for CPC course deficiencies.
Students graduating from high school with a College Preparatory Diploma must
present a 2.0 high school GPA. Students graduating from high school with a
Technology/Career Preparatory Diploma must present a 2.2 high school GPA.
SAT I and/or ACT scores are not required for regular admissions; however, minimum
SAT scores of 430 verbal (17 English ACT) and 400 math (17 math ACT) may be
submitted to exempt COMPASS placement testing, provided the applicant has
graduated from high school with a College Preparatory Diploma and the scores are
five years old or less.
Online-Only Students
Students residing outside the 14-county Darton State College service area – including
out-of-state students – who do not plan to attend any classes on the main campus or
at any off-campus class site, may apply as Online-Only students. Online-Only
applicants must meet the standards as required for Regular Admissions and may
qualify for special admissions categories including transfer, transient, and international
students, among others. Online-Only applicants are not required to submit proof of
immunizations. These applicants should sign the “Distance Learning Exemption” of
the immunization form and submit the form to the Office of Admissions. This form may