Admissions

WHAT IS YOUR ADMIT STATUS? GENERAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS BY ADMIT STATUS
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What is Your Admit Status?

First-Time Freshman Student

A freshman student is a first-time student who has never attended an accredited college.

Transfer Student

A transfer student is one who has attended another regionally accredited college or university. Transfer students fall into one of two categories: Transfer Degree or Certificate seeking, or Transfer Non- Degree seeking.

Re-admit Student

Re-admit students are students who have previously attended Delgado, but who did not attend Delgado during the Fall 2011 semester.

International Student

International students include those who have entered this country on a student visa and plan to attend Delgado.

Cross-Enrollment Student

Delgado has entered into agreements with UNO, SUNO, SLU and Nunez Community College so that students at each of these institutions may enroll in courses at Delgado. Under this program, Delgado students may also take courses at these schools.

High School Student

Juniors and seniors in high school have a unique opportunity to begin their college education while in high school through Delgado’s Dual/Concurrent Enrollment program.

General Admission Requirements

• An application for admission ($25 application fee/$50 international application fee) – the non-refundable fee is good for one fiscal year (fall through summer).
• Evidence of two separate dates of vaccination against Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) if born in 1956 or after AND proof of Tetanus/Diphtheria vaccination that is less than 10 years old.
• All first-time freshmen, regardless of age, are required to receive and submit proof of vaccination against Meningococcal Disease (Meningitis).
• Proof of registration with the military selective service for male applicants between ages 18 and 26 (in compliance with State Law R.S.17:3151).

Admission Deadlines

Admission applications are being accepted NOW for best selection of classes. The preferred method to apply for admission to the College is online at www.dcc.edu.

Provisional Admission

Students who are admitted provisionally have 30 days to provide all admissions requirements. Please be advised that some programs have limited admission.

Admission Requirements by Admit Status

First-time Freshman Students

You can enroll as a freshman if you have one of the following:

• High school diploma
• GED
• A passing score on the Ability to Benefit (ATB) test given by Delgado’s office of Advising and Testing.

Records Needed to Clear Provisional Admission Status

Freshmen must provide the following documents to meet admission requirements:

• High school transcript. If you are a graduate of a Louisiana high school May 2003 and after, you are not required to request your high school transcript. Your transcript will be forwarded via the Student Transcript System.
• GED diploma, if applicable.
• Delgado Placement Assessment, if applicable (See testing pages  for placement test schedule.)
• Non-high school graduate or non-GED recipient must take the Ability to Benefit Test (ATB) and make a passing score before being allowed to register.

Home Schooled Students

Home schooled applicants are required to

• Provide documentation from the state approved or a regionally accredited home study program and
• Provide a current transcript which indicates the course work completed. If the home study program is not state approved or regionally accredited, applicants must have a GED or demonstrate an ability to benefit evident by ATB assessment scores.

OARS (Orientation, Advising, Registration Support Services)

OARS is an orientation program designed to assist new students in making the transition to Delgado Community College.

Placement scores will be distributed at the orientation session. Freshman advisors will be available to assist students in registering for classes. All first-time freshmen must register in person. Appointment for OARS will be given at the conclusion of placement test. Contact the Delgado location where you will attend classes to schedule a placement test:

Transfer Students

Transfer Degree or Certificate seeking students must meet the general admission requirements in addition to the following:

• Request an official transcript, which verifies your academic status, to be sent to Delgado’s Admissions and Enrollment Services from each college or university previously attended (regardless of whether credits were earned). If all applicable transcripts have not been received by the date of registration, students may be admitted provisionally; however, transcripts must be received within 30 days of the first day of class. Transcripts will be evaluated during the student’s first semester at Delgado. Once the evaluation has been completed, a written notification will be mailed to student’s current address. Inquires about the use of a transfer course to meet degree requirements should be directed to the dean of the student’s major.

Transfer Non-Degree seeking students must meet the general admission requirements in addition to the following.

• Request an official transcript to be sent to Delgado’s Admissions and Enrollment Services from the last college or university attended.

Transfer-Suspension

Transfer students are required to provide verification of academic status at the previous institution prior to being admitted. In addition, transfer students on suspension from another college or university are not eligible to attend Delgado Community College except under special conditions of enrollment. A written appeal to enroll is required. The appeal form is available in Delgado’s Admissions and Enrollment Services office. Details are available in Delgado’s Admissions and Enrollment Services office and in the College Catalog online at http://catalog.dcc.acalog.com.

Records Needed for Registration

Transfer students must bring to advisors an official or unofficial copy of a transcript or grade reports from all institutions previously attended to register for courses requiring co-requisites or pre-requisites. Students must provide these documents to demonstrate they meet course requirements so that advisors will have the information needed to assist with course selection. The OFFICIAL transcript must be received within 30 days of the first day of classes.

Academic Amnesty

If you earned poor grades while in college and have not attended any institution of higher education for at least three years, you are eligible to apply for academic amnesty during the first semester of enrollment at Delgado. Details are available in the Admissions and Enrollment Services office and the College Catalog online. Students who request additional information on academic amnesty by checking that box on the admission application must follow through by applying for academic amnesty after receiving the information. Checking this box to obtain additional information does not automatically grant the student academic amnesty.

Placement Testing for Transfer Students

Placement tests are required of transfer students who have not successfully completed developmental or college-level math and English courses with a grade of “C” or better within the last three years. (See testing pages  pages.)

Re-admit Students

Re-admit students are required to re-submit an application for admission. If you have attended another college/university since your last enrollment at Delgado, you must have an up-to-date official transfer transcript sent to Admissions and Enrollment Services. See transfer student requirements for specifics on transcripts.

Records Needed for Registration

Re-admit students must bring an unofficial copy of a transcript or grade report from all institutions attended since they last enrolled at Delgado. Students must provide documents to demonstrate they meet course requirements so advisors will have the information needed to assist with course selection. The student still has 30 days to provide OFFICIAL transcripts to Admissions and Enrollment Services.

Placement Testing for Re-admit Students

Placement tests are required of Re-admit students who have not taken an approved placement test within the past three years or who have not successfully completed developmental or college level math and English courses with a grade of “C” or better within the last three years. (See testing pages  pages.)

International Students

You must contact International Student Admissions for pre-approval before final admission is granted. International Student Admissions is located in Admissions and Enrollment Services, Student Services Center, Bldg. 2, second floor. If you entered this country on a student visa and plan to attend Delgado, your application packet for admission must be received as follows: first time freshmen, Nov. 15, 2011; transfer, Jan. 10, 2012.

Records Needed for Registration

An applicant seeking admission on a student visa must submit these items before SEVIS Form I-20 can be issued:

• Completed application form signed by the applicant. All questions must be answered.
• $50 application fee (non-refundable).
• Notarized Statement of Financial Support to show evidence of sufficient funds to cover all costs while studying in the United States.
• Proof of immunization, if born after 1956, on the Delgado Proof of Immunization form. All first-time freshmen, regardless of age, are required to have the Meningococcal vaccine.
• Official transcript from the last school attended (see “Foreign Transcript Evaluation” in the College Catalog.)

Non-degree seeking students enrolling only in the ESL program are not required to submit transcripts. Contact Admissions and Enrollment Services, (504) 671-5090. For information on the English Language Proficiency Test, call (504) 671-5080.

Cross-Enrollment Students

A cross-enrolled student will follow Delgado’s academic calendar and the academic policies of Delgado in all matters related to the course(s) at Delgado. The student assumes responsibility for becoming familiar with the Delgado calendar and policies.

A Delgado cross-enrolled student will also follow the appropriate college or university’s academic calendar and the academic policies of that institution in all matters related to the course(s) at the college or university. The student assumes responsibility for becoming familiar with the calendar and policies of the institution he or she will attend.

Delgado Students

A Delgado student must have completed at least 24 hours at Delgado and have a Delgado cumulative average of at least 2.5 in order to be eligible to cross-enroll at UNO, SLU, SUNO and NCC. Delgado students may take one course at UNO, SLU, SUNO or NCC for each course taken at Delgado, with a maximum of two courses taken at SUNO, UNO, SLU or NCC.

To cross-enroll, a Delgado student must complete the cross-enrollment form and have it signed by the student’s academic advisor and division dean. The student then presents this form along with his/her computer schedule to the Office of the Registrar where the additional tuition for the UNO, SLU, SUNO or NCC courses will be added to the student’s bill. After the student has paid his/her tuition, the cross enrollment form will be signed by the College Registrar. The signed cross-enrollment form must be taken to UNO, SLU, SUNO or NCC. Delgado students can go to these institutions and register there. Call the locations directly for dates and times.

UNO/SUNO/SLU/NCC Students

Delgado Community College has entered into agreements so that students at each of these institutions may enroll in courses on the other locations. Students from UNO/SUNO/SLU/NCC interested in cross-enrolling at Delgado should contact the Registrar at their locations for the crossregistration form and procedures. They should then proceed to the Office of the Registrar to begin the registration process at Delgado. Students must proceed immediately to the Bursar’s office for payment. No fees other than the Student Service fee, Enterprise Resource planning fee, and laboratory fees for specific courses will be charged at Delgado for these courses. UNO/SUNO/SLU/NCC students with signed forms may register at Delgado during Delgado’s designated regular registration dates, as listed in the Academic Calendar.

Students will not be permitted to register at Delgado and later change their status to a cross enrolled student.

Non High School Graduates

The Ability to Benefit (ATB) test is required for applicants who are not high school graduates. The College may admit only those students who have demonstrated their ability to benefit from the training they would receive here.

If you are over 17 years old and if you

• are not a graduate of a regionally accredited high school

OR

• do not hold a GED diploma

then you must demonstrate that you have the ability to benefit from college training by passing an ATB test. The ATB test is available only in English. Students who do not pass the ATB test may enroll in up to 11 credit hours while they improve their reading, writing, and mathematics skills. However, students are not eligible for financial assistance until they pass the ATB or until they have fulfilled other admission requirements. ATB scores are valid indefinitely.