Catalog - Sussex County Community College

sussex.edu • 973.300.2207ADMISSIONS AND REGISTRATION 2 5Admissions Office • 973.300.2223/2253Sussex County Community College has an open enrollmentpolicy. Admission to the College is open to all high schoolgraduates, those holding a General Equivalency Diploma(GED), or other persons 18 years or older. Admission andregistration are available on a rolling basis.Eligible high school students may take SCCC classesthrough our Concurrent Enrollment Program or the EarlyCollege Advantage Program. (See Chapter 5 for moreinformation.)Students under the age of 18 will be required to obtain asigned, parental-enrollment consent form in order to takeclasses at SCCC.Applying to SCCCAn application for admission is available from theAdmissions Office or can be mailed upon request.Applications may also be completed online or downloadedand printed from the College website at sussex.edu. Thereis a $15 non-refundable application fee. Applications arereviewed for admission to the College on an ongoing basis.Whether you wish to take a single course or enroll in fulltimestudy, all new students must submit an application.In addition to the completed application and fee,applicants must:■ Take the College Placement Test (unless waived,see pg. 7)■ Provide proof of immunization in accordance with NewJersey law. (Note: students taking less than 12 creditsare not required to comply with immunization standards.)■ Submit high school or other college transcripts or GEDcertificate.ChargebackSCCC will provide a chargeback authorization at aNew Jersey community college for students interestedin pursuing a program not available at SCCC or any ofits contracting institutions.County and State ResidencyRequirementsAny resident of Sussex County who is a high schoolgraduate or is 18 years of age or older may apply for regularadmission to SCCC. New Jersey residents who do not livein Sussex County may attend SCCC and receive chargebackassistance through their home counties if the communitycollege in their own county does not offer the program theywish to pursue. Students from out-of-county may also attendSCCC by paying the out-of-county tuition rate.Declaration of MajorAll students pursuing a degree or a certificate areencouraged to declare a major at the point of admission.Students may change majors by filing a Declaration of MajorForm in the Registrar’s Office. Students are not required todeclare a major; however, they may not be eligible forfinancial aid if they do not.Home-Schooled StudentsHome-schooled students wishing to enroll at SCCC arerequired to take the College Placement Test. Students failingto meet the minimum test standard will be required to passthe GED exam and thereafter retake the Placement Test orbe assigned to transitional classes as appropriate.The Placement Test will be waived for students meeting theSAT standards.Immunization RequirementsNew Jersey State law requires that all full-time communitycollege students provide proof (immunization certificatesrequired) of two doses of measles vaccine, one dose ofmumps vaccine and one dose of rubella vaccine. Studentsborn prior to 1957 are exempt from these requirements andneed only to submit proof of age.New Jersey State law also requires that all new full-time,degree seeking students, enrolling at a public or privateinstitution of higher education, shall be vaccinated forHepatitis B. Students whose religious principles prohibitinjections may request a religious exemption. An essay ofexplanation is required. Students may request a medicalexemption if the vaccine is medically contraindicated; astatement by a licensed physician is required.Full-time matriculated students who have not fulfilled allimmunization requirements may be barred from full-timeregistration after their first semester. More information isavailable at the Registrar’s Office.International StudentsThe enrollment of international students at Sussex CountyCommunity College is approved by the United StatesCitizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department ofHomeland Security.Individuals holding an F-1 Student Visa are considerednon-residents in regard to tuition payments. Length of stay,payment of taxes or ownership of property, in themselves,do not qualify students for the status of legal resident.Individuals for whom an I-20 Form has been submitted mustenroll as full-time students during the Fall and Springsemesters and maintain a cumulative grade point averageof 2.0 or better. Full-time status is achieved by registeringfor at least 12 credit hours each semester. I-20 studentsADMISSIONS & REGISTRATION • 2