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Programs with More Than 12 Semester Hours of Core Courses
Applicants presenting a
College Preparatory Diploma from high school must submit a 2.0 GPA. Applicants
presenting a Career/Technical Preparatory Diploma from high school must submit a 2.2 GPA.
Programs with Fewer Than 12 Semester Hours of Core Courses
Applicants must have a
high school diploma from an accredited institution with a minimum 1.8 GPA or have
completed 12 of the 16 required CPC courses or have earned a GED. Students in these
programs may take only those core courses specified in their programs.
Students admitted to career degree or certificate programs who are required to take the
COMPASS test must take the required Learning Support course(s) indicated by their
placement scores for any course which has a Learning Support requirement.
3. NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS
: Non-traditional students are identified as students who
have not attended high school or college within the previous five years, as well as students
who were admitted to previous colleges as non-traditional students and completed fewer than
30 transferable semester hours of college credit. These students are required to do the
following:
a. Submit a properly completed application for admission and a $20 non-refundable
application fee.
b. Meet all University System and institutional admissions requirements, depending upon
program of study.
c. Take the COMPASS test and complete any Learning Support requirements.
4.
TRANSFER ADMISSIONS
: All persons seeking admission who have been previously
enrolled in other institutions of higher education shall be admitted according to the following
policies:
a. A properly completed application for admission and a $20 non-refundable application
fee.
b. A certified transcript from all colleges, universities, schools, technical schools/colleges
previously attended. Transcripts are required even if courses will not transfer. If a
college or school was attended, we need the transcripts before classes begin.
c. Applicants who have completed fewer than 30 transferable semester hours shall complete
all the requirements for freshman admission.
d. An applicant shall not be considered for admission unless he or she is academically
eligible to return to the college or university last attended or unless the officials of the last
institution recommend the applicant's admission. If, however, two or more calendar years
have elapsed since the applicant's dismissal from the last college or university attended,
the College may review the application and make a decision as to the applicant’s
eligibility.
e. Students who have not completed Learning Support requirements at another System
institution shall be admitted only in accordance with Darton State College's Learning
Support guidelines.
f. An applicant, with less than 30 transferable semester hours, applying for a program
leading to a Baccalaureate Degree, and transferring from an institution or program that
did not require the College Preparatory Curriculum, shall submit a transcript of secondary
school credits. Transfer students who have not met all College Preparatory Curriculum
requirements must make up these deficiencies before, or simultaneously with, taking any
other courses.
5.
TRANSIENT ADMISSIONS
: An applicant who is enrolled in another college or university
and seeks temporary admission shall submit the following:
a. A properly completed application for admission and a $20 non-refundable application
fee.
b. A completed immunization form.
c. A letter from the registrar or other designated official of the institution in which the
student is enrolled recommending admission as a transient student.