2002-2004 Catalog - St. Charles Community College

Admissions & RecordsSt. Charles Community College maintainsan open-admissions policy providinghigher education to all persons who canbenefit from its programs and courses.The college serves students from a variety of educationalbackgrounds in keeping with its goals of providingquality, low-cost education to residentsthroughout the area.Once admitted to SCC, you may enroll in anycourse or program as long as individual courseprerequisites are met and space for effectiveinstruction is available. The college may guide yourenrollment based on Academic Skills Assessments,interviews, previous achievement, and other criteriaas explained in this section.Students applying for the programs with selectiveadmissions criteria may be required to takeadditional tests for admissions purposes. If you donot meet the standards for admission into a certainprogram, you may enroll in developmental coursesdesigned to help you qualify.Before you register for credit courses, you mustbe admitted to the college. You may apply foradmission anytime during the year. Admission policiesand procedures are explained below.ADMISSIONS POLICYAny person seeking regular admission to SCCmust meet one of the following requirements:• Earn a high school diploma.• Earn the GED certificate.• Reach the age of 18 and demonstrate theability to benefit through the studentassessment process.The following persons also may be admittedwith special student status as defined below:• High school juniors and seniors 16 years ofage or older who have completed dualenrollment requirements. Dual enrollmentis a special program whereby high schoolstudents may enroll in up to 6 hours asemester of college courses with the permissionof high school and college officialsand parents. For more information on thedual enrollment program, contact your highschool guidance office or the SCC StudentDevelopment Office.• Young adults 16 years of age or older whocan verify that they have severed all connectionswith their high school district anddemonstrate the ability to benefit throughthe student assessment process.• Students under 16 years of age who areenrolled in a gifted or accelerated learningprogram. For more information, see “SpecialAdmission for Students Under Age 16”on page 15 in this chapter.Admission to the college does not guaranteeentrance into a particular course or program ofstudy. The college reserves the right to establishselective admissions procedures and to give preferenceto residents of the St. Charles Community CollegeDistrict. Prospective career-technical studentsmust see a counselor before they declare amajor in the program.REGISTRATIONEach semester the college publishes a classschedule that includes detailed information on thecourses available, registration procedures anddates, add/drop periods, and refund policies. Registrationis only official when all tuition and feeshave been paid.Student registration and payment of all tuition,fees, and fines can be made at the walk-upwindows in the main hallway of the AdministrationBuilding (ADM).13