2021-2022 College Catalog

Admission Procedures

Application Fee

Educational Requirements

Assessment

Documentation of Residency and Citizenship

Citizenship Requirements

Eligibility for In-State Tuition

  • Students who file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and are eligible for federal student aid will have their lawful presence verified as part of the FAFSA process.

  • A clear copy of an original or certified U.S. Birth Certificate showing the student was born in the U.S. or a U.S. territory, A U.S. Certificate of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State (DS-1350) or a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240). The copy must very clearly show the raised or written seal to be acceptable.

  • A U.S. Certificate of Naturalization (USCIS form N-550 or N-570).

  • A U.S. Certificate of Citizenship (USCIS form N-560 or N-561).

  • A current U.S. Passport.

  • Unexpired Georgia and select out of state Drivers licenses and state ID cards can be accepted under certain conditions. It must be a Real ID and not contain any of the verbiage in the chart below. If the copy received has the top portion of the card cut off the document will not satisfy lawful presence.

  • A current military ID (service member only, not dependent). Documented using the Confirmation of Review of Military ID Worksheet - A photocopy is not acceptable.

  • A current, valid Permanent Resident Card (USCIS form I-151 or I-551). We require both the front & back sides of your Permanent Resident Card to be submitted. It must not expire before the first day of class of the term the student will start classes.

  • Students admitted on an F, J or M Visa will have their lawful presence verified through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).

  • Students admitted on any other Visa will have their lawful presence verified through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program.

State

DL/ID Requirements for Acceptance

Alabama

Must NOT be marked “FN”

Alaska

Must NOT be marked “Limited Term”

California

Must NOT be marked “Limited Term.” Instruction Permits, Commercial Learner’s Permits, and temporary licenses cannot be accepted.

Delaware

Must NOT be marked “Limited Term” or “Temporary”

Florida

Must NOT be marked “Temporary”

Georgia

Must NOT be marked “Limited Term”

Idaho

Must NOT be marked “Limited Term”

Iowa

Must NOT be marked “Limited Term”

Kentucky

Must NOT be marked “Not for REAL ID purposes”

Louisiana

Must NOT be marked “Limited Term”

Maryland

Must NOT indicate “T” restriction

Missouri

Must NOT be marked “Limited Term”

Montana

Must NOT be marked “Limited Term” or “Temporary”

Nevada

Must NOT be marked“Limited Term”

North Carolina

Must NOT be marked“Limited Term”

Ohio

Must NOT indicate that it is “nonrenewable and nontransferable”

Oklahoma

Must NOT be marked “Temporary”

South Carolina

Must NOT be marked“Limited Term”

Tennessee

Must NOT be marked“Temporary”

Texas

Must NOT be marked “Limited Term” or“Temporary”

Vermont

Must NOT be marked“Limited Term”

Wisconsin

Must NOT be marked“Limited Term”

 

Application Deadline

Regular Status

Provisional Admission

Special Admission Status (Non-credential seeking)

Transient Student Admission

Readmission of Former Students

Transfer Student Admission

First Year Experience Seminar

Dual Enrollment

Home Schooled Applicant Guidelines

Admission Requirements

Satisfactory scores on the Classic Accuplacer, Accuplacer Next Generation, ACT, SAT, PSAT, Georgia Milestones ELA, or GED or HiSET, or an earned associate degree or higher from a regionally or nationally accredited postsecondary institution recognized by the United States Department of Education, or official transcripts from a regionally or nationally accredited postsecondary institution recognized by the United States Department of Education documenting equivalent program-level English and math coursework successfully completed with a C or better. Algebra placement test scores are required for certain diploma programs and all degree programs.

Eligible Applicants