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HOW TO APPLY


  • Contact your school counselor about applying for Career & College Promise during your usual course registration time.
  • Document eligibility with your school counselor      
    • Grade Point Average
    • Prerequisites
  • Complete College Application
  • Include your Career & College Promise course selections on your high school's course selection process

College Transfer Pathway

Who is eligible?

  • High school juniors and seniors as of January 2012 or later.
  • Students with at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 weighted scale.
  • Students who have demonstrated college readiness on an approved assessment or placement test.

College Readiness Benchmarks on Diagnostic Assessment Tests

TestPLANPSATAsset
(NCCCS Cut Score)
COMPASS
(NCCCS Cut Score)
Accuplacer
(NCCCS Cut Score)
English 15 49 41 Writing 70 Writing 86 Sentence Skills
Reading 17 50 41 Reading 81 Reading 80 Reading
Mathematics 19 50 41 Numerical Skills and 41 Int. Algebra 47 Pre-Algebra and 66 Algebra 55 Arithmetic and 75 Elem. Algebra

In addition to the diagnostic assessments, colleges may use the following SAT and ACT scores as benchmarks for college readiness:

SATACT
English 500 English 18
Critical Reading 500 Reading 21
Mathematics 500 Mathematics 22


Technical Career Pathway

Who is eligible?

  • High school juniors and seniors as of January 2012 and later
  • Students interested in pursuing one of the 16 high school Career and Technical Education career clusters
  • Students with at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 weighted scale OR upon principal recommendation
  • Students who have demonstrated college readiness by meeting course prerequisites

Cooperative Innovative High School

Who is eligible?

  • High school students in grades 9 to 12 with access to an approved cooperative innovative high schools
  • Special emphasis and preference given to first-generation college students
  • Additional eligibility requirements set by local board of education and partner community college or university