

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
| Test | PLAN | PSAT | Asset (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:
| SAT | ACT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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




