You may apply as a beginning freshman if you meet one of these standards:

• You are a graduate of an accredited high school.
• You are a graduate of an unaccredited high school and are 18 years of age or older.
• You earned a General Education Diploma (G.E.D.).
• You are at least 18 years of age and do not have a diploma or G.E.D (may be admitted by individual approval).
• If you are under the age of 18, are no longer enrolled in high school of any kind, and do not have a diploma or a G.E.D., you may be admitted by one of the following:
  • A written recommendation of the principal or superintendent of the last high school you attended, or
  • TASP or alternative assessment results indicating you have the ability to benefit from the programs at the college.
• If you are 16, did not graduate from an accredited school, but did graduate from a non-accredited high school, or were schooled in a non-traditional setting (i.e., home-schooled), you may be admitted if you meet all of the following conditions:
• Present a written recommendation of the principal or superintendent of the last school you attended, or TASP or alternative assessment results indicating you have the ability to benefit from the programs; and
• Present a notarized record of the high school equivalent work completed and the date of successful completion; and
• Complete the enrollment agreement noting you understand and accept that academic freedom and the collegiate environment is supported in all courses within the college, and
• Agree to limitations on conditions of admission established by the college.

After you are admitted, but prior to registration, you must either present TASP scores or take the alternative assessment.