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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
B. 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 – GUIDED
PATHWAYS
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 may request an immunization waiver by signing the “Distance Learning
Exemption” of the immunization form and submit the form to the Office of Admissions. This
form may be found at If an Online-Only
applicant intends, at any time, to take courses on campus, the student must submit proof of
immunizations. See Darton’s Admissions Websit to download
application materials or to apply online.