Undergraduate Catalog - Fairmont State University

Introduction
ACT/SAT with specific scores may be the required test for
specific programs; please refer to the catalog for details.)
3.) Immunization Records (if born after January 1, 1957)
Probation
Students who are on probation from another institution or FS
with lower than a 2.0 GPA must submit a high school transcript
or a GED and ACT, SAT, COMPASS, and will be admitted on
probation.
Suspension
Pierpont Community & Technical College will evaluate on
a case by case basis petitions from the students who apply for
admission while on academic suspension from another institution
or from FSU. In general, only students wishing to do remedial
work will be granted admission prior to the suspension being
removed.
ADMISSION AS NON DEGREE-SEEKING
(Nonmatriculant)
Admission to Pierpont Community & Technical College as a
non degree-seeking or nonmatriculant student is open to anyone
who has completed fewer than 15 semester hours cumulative
at any college or university. The student must be a high school
graduate or a GED recipient. Admission is intended for students
registering for occasional college courses with no degree objective.
Students may complete up to a cumulative total of 15 hours of
college credit. A student who has completed 15 hours of regular
college credit is required to apply for admission to Pierpont
Community & Technical College for further study and meet all
the requirements for admission for a specific degree or certificate
objective.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
NON DEGREE-SEEKING ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
(High School students and transient students)
1.) Application for Admission
2.) Letter of Certification (only for high school students- principal
granting permission for students to take class, and for
transient students-home institutions granting permission to
take transferable class(es).
(After completion of 12 credit hours, students wishing to seek a degree
must submit an application for admission and additional credentials
and/or be tested for placement).
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TEST/SCHOLASTIC
APTITUDE TEST
Some degree and certificate programs in Pierpont Community
& Technical College require applicants to provide American
College Test (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores.
All students are encouraged to take the ACT or SAT, because
scores on the test are used in placing students in English and
Mathematics, for scholarships and loans, and in the academic
counseling program. High school students are urged to take the
test during their junior year. Financial aid applicants should take
the test either during the summer prior to the beginning of the
senior year, or on the September or October dates.
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT
All students of the State System of Higher Education under
the jurisdiction of the State College System Board of Directors
who were born after January 1, 1957, are required to provide proof
of immunity to measles and rubella. Students are requested to
provide proof of immunity on or before the date of enrollment.
Outstanding high school students may be admitted as non
degree-seeking students only, either in the summer following
completion of the junior year in high school or during the senior
year in high school. No more than 15 hours may be earned before
admission as a regular student. In addition a student must meet
the following criteria:
1.) File an application for admission.
2.) Complete the junior year of the high school curriculum.
3.) Maintain a minimum 3.0 high school grade point average.
4.) Receive recommendation of the high school principal.
5.) Pay regular college fees.
SPECIAL ADMISSION FOR HIGH SCHOOL
NONGRADUATES
Students who are not high school graduates may be admitted
to Pierpont Community & Technical College by passing the
General Educational Development (GED) Tests. They must be
veterans, or persons over 19 years of age, or persons past the age
they would have been had they remained in high school until
they graduated. Such persons must have been out of school more
than one year preceding application for admission. GED results
must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions from the testing
center.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Admission files must be complete six weeks prior to the start
of the semester. Upon acceptance, information will be entered
into SEVIS and an I-20 will be issued for application of F1 Visa.
Admission application forms and credentials include:
1.) Application for admission
2.) TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 173
computer or 61 Internet
3.) Proof of financial support
4.) Housing, if applicable
5.) Official certified English translation of high school transcript
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