General Admission Procedures
Application Process
The procedures listed below must be followed for admission to a curriculum program and must be completed before official acceptance is granted:
STEP 1. Take The Career Assessment to look at the career fields that best suit you based upon your answers to the assessment.
STEP 2. Complete RDS (Residency Determination Status Services) to receive an in-state /out of state determination for tuition purposes.
STEP 3. Submit an application. The application for admission is obtained from the Office of Enrollment Management or online and must be submitted to the Admissions Office after completing RDS (Residency Determination Services).
STEP 4. Submit a photocopy of your signed social security card.
STEP 5. Students seeking admission into an Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in General Education, Associate in Engineering, Associate in Applied Science, or diploma programs and certain certificate programs (e.g. cosmetology) must be a high school graduate and submit official high school transcripts or an official copy of their High School Equivalency scores.
STEP 6. Students who are 18 years of age or older but have not graduated high school may enroll as a special student. Note: Special students are not eligible for financial aid or veterans' benefits.
STEP 7. Submit official transcripts from previously attended colleges, if transfer credit is desired.
STEP 8. The placement test is optional and is administered to students who desire to test prior to their first semester registration. The purpose of the placement test is to enroll students in the appropriate English, reading, math, or algebra courses based on their prior academic preparations. Selection of students for each allied health program is based on admissions and other program specific criteria. Students who have an unweighted grade point average (GPA) of 2.8 or an AAS degree or higher are exempt from testing, except for programs with selected admissions.
STEP 9. Meet with an advisor. Students meet with assigned academic advisors each semester to complete class schedules. Placement test results and/or transfer credits may be used when appropriate. HCC recognizes valid high schools registered with their state department of education. However, if HCC has determined that a high school is not a valid diploma-granting institution; students will be ineligible for federal and state financial aid. Students not completing such a program must complete the high school equivalency certificate or attain an adult high school diploma through a valid diploma-granting institution.
NOTE: HCC recognizes valid high schools registered with their state department of education. However, if HCC has determined that a high school is not a valid diploma-granting institution; students will be ineligible for federal and state financial aid. Students not completing such a program must complete the high school equivalency certificate or attain an adult high school diploma through a valid diploma-granting institution.
High schools are defined as valid diploma-granting institutions if they have met any of the following requirements:
• Is regionally accredited
• Is registered with the NC Division of Public Education as a home school
• Is an entity registered with the NC Division of Non-Public Education
Secondary institutions outside of North Carolina will be determined as valid based on the above information, given the institution's state department of education.
You will not be denied admission to Halifax Community College; however, you will not be eligible to receive financial aid.