2010-11 College Catalog - South Florida State College

sfccII.Technical CreditA. Admissions:1. If you plan to enter technical early-college/dual-enrollment classes, you will be requiredto complete the Early-College/Dual-EnrollmentAdmissions Application form prior to testingand/or enrolling in academic or technicalcoursework. You will not be permitted to testor enroll in coursework prior to completion ofthe application process.2. The application must list the technical programin which you plan to enroll.3. The SFCC Admissions Office will coordinatedissemination and collection of admissionsapplications.B. Initial Testing:1. The SFCC Testing Center will coordinatewith the appropriate departments, campuses,centers, and high schools to provide the TABE.2. Test results will be forwarded to the technicalinstructors and to the high school. If you donot attain certification scores for your technicalprogram, you will be advised of your optionsfor remediation.C. Registration:1. When you have completed the admissionsprocess, have evidence of appropriate testscores, and have an unweighted GPA of2.0 or above, you will be eligible to registerfor technical early-college/dual-enrollmentcourses. NOTE: If you are designated asperformance based, you will not be requiredto meet the 2.0 unweighted GPA requirement.D. Orientation and Advising:1. All early-college/dual-enrolled students arerequired to complete an orientation. Orientationsession times will be coordinated throughSFCC and jointly planned with the high schoolguidance staff. Parents and students willreceive advanced notification of scheduleddates and times.2. General information sessions will be scheduledtwice annually at each high school (Octoberand April). These sessions will promote studentsuccess, introduce participants to educationalresources, and provide counseling related tospecific programs and majors.Private/Home School Procedure - early-college/dual-enrolled students at private or home high schoolsuse the following steps to participate in college credit ortechnical credit coursework through SFCC.A. Admissions:1. If you are attending a private or home schoolprogram, and plan to enroll in early-college/dual-enrolled classes, you must submit anAdmissions Application to the Registrar’s Officeprior to testing and/or registration. You mustbe between 15 - 17 years of age (younger agerequires the approval of the dean of StudentServices).2. You will not be permitted to test or enroll priorto completion of the application process.B. Testing:1. You must contact the SFCC Testing Center toschedule an appointment to take the collegeplacement test prior to registration. Test scoreswill be submitted to the registrar for interpretationand to determine whether you are eligible to enrollin classes. ACT and/or SAT scores should besubmitted along with the Admissions Application,if you plan to use these tests to meet the testingrequirement.2. Retesting: You may retest after 30 days uponapproval of the SFCC Testing Coordinator.3. Notification of Test Results: You will receivenotification of test results from the SFCCTesting Center. If you do not meet test scoreeligibility, you will not be permitted to register.C. Registration:1. The registrar is responsible for approving yourregistration form each term. You may registerduring the regular registration scheduled datesat any SFCC campus. (Registration conductedat the other SFCC locations must have approvalof the registrar.)2. Parents or school officials must submit to theRegistrar’s Office a list of courses you need tocomplete your high school education. You mustbe at the secondary level of education and musthave a minimum of 3.0 GPA for college transfercourse enrollment and 2.0 for technical courseenrollment.3. Transcripts of high school, home school, and/orprivate school courses previously taken mustbe submitted to the SFCC Registrar’s Office forevaluation prior to registration.4. At the end of each year, an updated transcriptmust be submitted to the registrar prior to eachfall term registration.5. Parents must submit a signed affidavit of HomeEducation Program approved by the countyand/or a signed affidavit from private schooladministrators.22