Admissions and Registration Process
All applicants:
- Complete, sign and submit an "Application for Admission"
- Submit an official high school transcript or GED (General Education Diploma) score report if under the age of 21. Persons under 18 who are not high school graduates must provide a letter from the appropriate educational authority verifying permanent withdrawal from the school system. NOTE: Applicants seeking entry into any health technology curriculum must provide a complete transcript, or a copy of the high school diploma or GED.
- Take the college's placement tests
Transfer applicants:
In addition to or instead of placement testing shall:
- Complete and submit a "Request for Transfer Evaluation" form, available from the Admissions and Records Office, and then contact all previous institutions to have official transcripts sent directly to the Admissions and Records Office for evaluation.
- Provide unofficial copies of grade reports or transcripts to the academic advisor assisting with the first semester's registration if an official evaluation has not yet been completed.
Readmission applicants:
After an absence of two years or more must submit a new application for admission and then follow all procedures currently in effect for newly admitted students unless previously completed work would indicate otherwise.
Nondegree-seeking applicants:
Must submit the "Application for Admission," indicating code "990" for curriculum code on that form, and must meet all prerequisites for any courses they wish to take, either through testing or through proof of prior college work.
Permanent resident applicants:
You are an official U.S. resident but are not US citizens. Such applicants must:
- submit proof of status to the Admissions and Records Office at the time of application. Such proof would include an alien registration card, a valid visa, or a permanent resident card.
- follow the procedures in place for all other applicants. 3. arrange for English proficiency testing through the college's Testing Center, if the native language is other than US English, and follow the course placement recommendations.
International applicants:
Those asking to attend the college under an F-1 visa. Such applicants must:
- apply for admission as degree-seeking students using the special application form for F-1 students.
- submit the application along with all previous school documents (transcripts), financial certification forms, and results of the Michigan Test or the TOEFL (Test of English as a Second Language) by May 1 for fall, by October 1 for spring, and by February 1 for summer school. NOTE: Applications cannot be accepted from anyone other than the applicant. The application for admission must be completed, signed and returned directly to the college by the applicant in person, through the US postal system, or by independent courier service (UPS, Federal Express, DHL, etc.) from the applicant's current address, without third-party intervention. Sponsors, relatives, friends, etc., cannot submit the application on the student's behalf.
- achieve a minimum equated score of 55 or better on the Michigan Test (or 450 or better on the written TOEFL, 133 or better on the computer-based TOEFL). Applicants admitted on the basis of TOEFL scores are required to take the Michigan Test for course placement prior to registration. Students must achieve an equated score on the Michigan Test of 91 or better and achieve an acceptable evaluation of the writing sample or they will be required to enroll in English as a Second Language (ESL) courses.
F-1 students:
If you wish to have money sent directly to the college for payment of tuition and fees, you are limited to a per semester amount of $3,700. (Checks with a total amount higher than this will not be accepted.) Any refund due the student will be issued in accordance with the refund timelines in effect for that semester.
It should be noted that each F-1 student admitted to Prince George's Community College will receive a Letter of Admission. The letter will indicate the date by which the student is to report to the college and be tested. Students who do not abide by the listed dates will be denied admission/ registration. NOTE: Acceptance of the I-20 form from the college to use for the receipt of an F-1 visa precludes any residency classification other than "out-of-state" for tuition purposes.
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