Computer Science - Burlington County College

ADMISSION
Burlington County College has an
Open Enrollment Policy.
BCC’s vocational opportunities are
accessible without regard to race, color,
national origin, sex or handicap.
You may begin your studies at BCC if:
you have a high school diploma
or
you have an equivalency (GED)
certificate
or
you are a high school or home-schooled
student with permission
or
you are a non high school graduate
with ability to perform college-level
work and benefit from a post secondary
education
Applying to the College
1. Submit a completed application for
admission and $20 (non-refundable
processing fee) to the Office of Ad missions;
you may apply online at www.bcc.edu and
the $20 application fee is waived.
2. Request an official transcript from your
secondary school showing subjects
completed, grades earned, and date of
graduation. A General Education Diploma
(GED) may be submitted as evidence of
high school graduation.
3. Request official transcripts to be
forwarded to the Office of Admissions
from any college previously attended.
Note: Some programs have selected admissions.
Refer to specific program brochures (American
Sign Language/Interpreter Education, Dental
Hygiene, Nursing, Health Information
Technology, Radiography, Diagnostic Medical
Sonography, Respiratory Therapy and
Hearing Instrument Science and Coding
Certificate program) for policies specific to
each program.
College Assessment
The State of New Jersey requires all institutions
of higher education to assess all full-time and
part-time entering students for proficiency in
reading, writing, computation and elementary
algebra. Students will be assessed after they
have been admitted to the college. All degreeseeking
students must show ability to benefit
from college-level courses. The assessment will
be used for course placement purposes. No
student will be denied admission to the college
based on the assessment results but course
selection may be restricted based on the
student’s performance on the assessment.
The assessment is taken after application
materials have been processed.
Students may be exempted from taking the
assessment if they:
are enrolled in a bilingual or English
as a Second Language (ESL) program.
They must be evaluated after they
complete the program.
already hold an associate degree or higher
from an accredited college or university and
can provide proof of completion.
have successfully completed the equivalent
of English Composition (ENG 101) and
college-level math (MTH 107 or higher)
with a grade of “C” or higher and can
provide proof of completion.
scored 540 or higher on SAT Critical
Reading and 530 or higher on SAT Math,
or have the ACT score of 23 in Reading
and 20 in Math and provide proof
of completion.*
have met the College’s requirement for
CLEP or Advanced Placement in English,
computation and elementary algebra.
have completed developmental courses
comparable to BCC’s highest level
of remediation at another regionally
accredited college. Students must
provide a transcript and a catalog
course description.
are not working toward a degree and
want to attempt fewer than 30 credits.
The assessment will be required prior
to attempting the 30th credit.
have taken the assessment at another
New Jersey college and the results
have been forwarded to:
Test Center
Special Test Coordinator
601 Pemberton Browns Mills Road
Pemberton, NJ 08068
Applicants cannot register for English
Composition (ENG 101) or college-level
mathematics (MTH 100 or higher) or courses
with a math or English prerequisite if they
have not taken or been exempted from
the assessment.
*Note: Burlington County College is committed to an
analysis of the new SAT Reasoning Writing scores
submitted to the college beginning with the graduating
class of 2006. This study will examine the relationship
of SAT Writing scores, Accuplacer performance and
grades earned.
Pre-Enrollment Session
The college provides this service to all students
who have taken the College Assessment. During
the session you will receive your scores and
will be assisted in interpreting them. You will
be provided with information on academic
programs and the transfer process. In addition,
you will receive assistance in selecting and
registering for courses.
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Spring Ahead! Program
High school seniors at Burlington County high
schools may participate in a program for early
enrollment at Burlington County College. The
program offers BCC information sessions and
college assessment at most high schools and all
schools participate in the registration/visit
session. By acquiring information and taking
the assessment early, students are able to get
the best selection of courses, locations and
times during the Spring registration/visit.
For more information, contact your high
school guidance office or BCC’s Office of
Recruitment at ext. 1522 or 1310, at
(609) 894-9311 or (856) 222-9311.
Transfer Students
An applicant who has attended another
post-secondary institution and who wishes
to have any credits earned at the previous
school applied toward his/her degree
requirements at Bur lington County College
must fulfill the following requirements:
1. an applicant must be enrolled in a degree
or certificate program.
2. an official transcript from each school that
the student has attended must be
received by the BCC Admissions Office.
3. Students who have attended international
universities must have their transcripts
evaluated (course by course) by any
NACES (National Association of Credential
Evaluation Services) Member. The evaluation
must be submitted to the Admissions Office.
Applicants to the American Sign Language/
Interpreter Education, Nursing and Allied
Health programs must consult admission
information brochures for specific policies
about transferring college courses into each
discipline. Students interested in transferring
college courses into one or more legal
specialty courses of the Paralegal program
should refer to page 124 of this catalog.
After the Registrar’s Office has determined
the acceptability and appropriateness of the
credits to the student’s program, a copy of
the evaluation will be mailed to the student.
Generally, Burlington County College accepts
transfer credits, not grades, from accredited
colleges and universities provided that they are
submitted as official transcripts and have been
completed with a grade of ‘‘C’’ or better. The
maximum number of credits that can be
accepted cannot exceed 75% of the required
credits in a program, usually 48 credits.
Appeals of transfer decisions are to be
directed to the Vice President of Academic
Programs.