Admission to the
university requires that an applicant submit the foJuly 8, 2007 8:04 PMi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"'>
- A
completed application and nonrefundable $25 Application Fee.
- An
official high school transcript, GED Certificate, or home
schooling record
- Three
positive personal references
- Official
transcripts from every college or university previously attended.
Applicants eighteen years and older may be admitted with
a GED. Students schooled at home will be required to have a personal interview
and pass the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) exam demonstrating
their ability to benefit from a university education.
The university reserves the right to reject any application
at its own discretion. Students
who have poor academic records may be accepted on a probationary
basis for one semester (see section on Academic Probation, p.
40).
Students previously dismissed for behavioral problems
from other institutions may be required to provide a complete
written disclosure of dismissal information in order to receive
enrollment consideration.
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
International students must meet admission
requirements similar to those required of U.S. students:
- International
applicants must send a completed application.
- International
students must have three positive personal references.
- International
students must provide proof of adequate financial resources
to complete at least four years of university study.
- International
students must pass the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)
exam and maintain satisfactory grades during enrollment at
the university.
- International
students must meet all requirements of the U.S. Department
of Immigration and Naturalization. This requires them to maintain
at least twelve credit hours each semester including the summers.
- Unmarried
international students under twenty-one years of age must
reside on campus.
When the university approves the application and receives
verification of adequate financial resources, it will mail the
student an I-20 form, an acceptance letter, and a copy of the
financial support verification.
NON-DEGREE
SEEKING STUDENTS
Students not seeking a degree must comply with the following
guidelines:
- Those
students wishing to audit classes (sit in on classes without
receiving credit) need to register on the day of registration
or preregistration and pay the appropriate audit fee at the
Business Office.
- Those
students wanting classes for credit must follow the normal
registration procedures.
TRANSFER
STUDENTS
Heritage Christian University accepts applications for
admission from students who have attended community colleges,
junior colleges, and other four-year institutions.
Transfer students must follow the enrollment steps listed
in the Admission procedures on page 30.
Credits earned at other institutions may be transferred
according to the following guidelines:
- The
student must be in good standing with the institutions from
which s/he is transferring.
- Transcripts
of all credits earned must be sent by the college directly
to the Office of Enrollment Services.
- Quarter
hours are converted to semester hours according to the following
schedule:
Qrt. Hr.=Sem. Hr.
1.0 = 0.5
2.0 = 1.0
3.0 = 2.0
4.0 = 2.5
5.0 = 3.0
- A
grade of C or above will transfer for equivalent courses at
Heritage Christian University.
Transfer courses are evaluated and those applicable
to the degree are reflected on the transcript but are not
computed in a student's Heritage Christian University grade
point average.
- Students
transferring from unaccredited institutions must complete
12 semester hours with a grade point average of 2.50 or above
before any credit is awarded.
ADMISSION
OF TRANSIENT STUDENTS
Transient status is available to students regularly enrolled,
in good standing, at other colleges and universities who desire
to attend Heritage Christian
University for one term. Transient students should:
- Submit
a completed application to the Enrollment Services Office.
- Provide
approved transient form from the college or university in
which the student is presently enrolled.
CREDIT
FOR TRANSFER FROM TRANSIENT STUDENTS
A student who wishes to enroll temporarily at another
institution to take course work for transfer of credit back
to Heritage Christian University must secure advance approval
from the Dean of the school in which the course(s) is/are taught
and approval from the Dean of Heritage Christian University. A form is available from the Registrar's office
for students who desire transient status at another institution.
- No
student on academic probation or conditional acceptance may
be approved for transient work, and courses taken by such
a student elsewhere will not be accepted.
- Transcripts
of transient work to be applied toward meeting graduation
requirements must be received by the Office of the Registrar
within the next semester after credit is earned, and at least
two weeks prior to the date of graduation.
FORMER
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN STUDENTS
Former students not enrolled in the preceding twelve
months must reapply for admission.
Current catalog requirements will apply.
Students who fail to complete catalog requirements within
five years of matriculation will also become subject to the
current catalog.
CREDIT
BY EXAMINATION AND TESTING SERVICES
The Distance Learning Office at Heritage Christian University
is the office to contact for advanced placement testing (see
Distance Learning Personnel, p. 145).
A student may receive a maximum of twenty-four hours
credit through one or more of the programs listed below.
DANTES.
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests are also developed
and scored by ETS with their current fees in effect and may
be administered to the students at any time of the year. Contact
the Distance Learning Office for a fees schedule and more information
on DANTES (see DL Personnel, p. 143).
CDC. Heritage Christian University will
also grant college credit through the Credit By Demonstrated
Competency (CDC) process. This
process has also been known as credit for prior learning or
prior learning assessment. The concept is based upon the assumption that
adult learners have a number of experiences in their past during
which they engaged in learning at the university level. This learning, to result in university credit, must also be retained,
must not duplicate other learning (such as college or university
courses), and must be explained and documented.
