NEW STUDENT INFORMATION • ADMISSIONS • READMISSION • HOME-SCHOOL • YOUTH LEARNER
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Application and Acceptance Procedures
• Submit a completed application form to the Admissions Office, Brockton, Canton, or Middleborough.
• Submit documentation of high school graduation or GED completion (transcript or diploma) or complete the self certification statement if eligible. All foreign high school transcripts must be evaluated.
• Submit all official college transcripts from any other institutions attended.
When the Admissions file is complete and the credentials have been evaluated, the Director of Admissions will notify the applicant in writing with his or her status. Upon acceptance to the College, students will take the College placement exams and attend the required Orientation program.
Readmission Who Must Reapply? • All students who are academically eligible and have not been in attendance for more than three consecutive semesters. • All students who were academically deficient but are now in good standing or have not attended or attended non-degree for one semester.
• All health career applicants who are not enrolled in their Health Career programs.
Readmitted students will follow new program requirements for the semester they are readmitted. Health Career applicants will be readmitted based on academic eligibility, space availability, and the recommendation of the department chairperson. The Director of Admissions will notify Readmitted Applicants in writing regarding their admissions status.
How to Reapply Submit a Readmission form to the Admissions Office, Brockton, Canton, or Middleborough. It is recommended, but not required, for students to make an appointment with a counselor in the Advisement & Counseling Center to review class selection and course requirements for graduation. You may also print out your own transcript and degree audit using the Massasoit website.
Three-Semester Rule All students in a degree program who are academically eligible but who have not been in attendance for up to three consecutive semesters are eligible to maintain their degree status as long as they register for classes by the fourth consecutive semester (with the exception of Health Career programs). Three-semester students do not need to reapply. Three-semester students will follow the program requirements for the semester that they were previously admitted.
Home-School Policy All home-schooled students without a high school diploma or GED are eligible to apply for admission to a degree or certificate program provided they have successfully completed an approved home-school program in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws or the laws of their home states. To determine whether a student has participated in an approved home-school program, the student shall submit, with the application for admission, evidence that the home-school program was approved by the student’s school district’s superintendent or school committee. Additionally, if the home-schooled student is under the age of compulsory attendance, which is 16 years old in Massachusetts, a letter from the student’s school district’s superintendent or school committee is required stating that the student is not considered truant and would not be required to attend further schooling or continue to be home-schooled if the student has completed his or her home school program before the age of 16. The College reserves the right to limit or deny enrollment to a student under the age of 16 in a course or program based on its case-by-case consideration of a variety of factors, including but not limited to: the student’s maturity, life experience, placement test scores, prior education, course content, instructional methodology, and risks associated with a particular course or program.
Youth Learner Enrollment Students below the traditional age-level for college will be considered for credit and non-credit courses, with the exception of sports camps on a case-by-case basis. The Youth Learner Request to Enroll Form, which can be obtained at the Brockton or Canton Registrar’s Office, the Dean of Students Office in Brockton SC208, the office of the Vice President of the Canton Campus C100, the main office in Middleborough, or on our website under Admissions or Registrar, College Forms, must be completed and approved. Youth Learners must comply with the Youth Learner Policy and Procedures in order to qualify for credit and non-credit courses.