1. Complete an Application for Admissions.

• Take your completed application to the Assessment Center when you go to take the Academic Skills Assessment (see step 3.) If you are not taking the test, applications can be submitted in person or mailed to the Admissions Office.
• Applications may be found online in Acrobat Reader (PDF) format, or may be picked up at the Information Desk in the Administration Building.

• The assessment test is required for anyone who has not earned a high school diploma or GED. Your results are used to determine your Ability to Benefit from course work.

Financial Assistance Alert: If enrolling under the Ability to Benefit criteria, you must take an extra component of the assessment test - notify the assessment staff. Your financial aid is determined by your test scores. Visit the Financial Assistance Web page for more information.

5. Meet with an academic counselor and register for classes.

Your test results will be reviewed with you by an academic counselor. If it is determined that you would benefit from college-level course work, a counselor will help you select the courses you need to get started and help you register.

If it is determined that you are NOT able to benefit from college-level course work, or, if remedial course work is recommended you will be referred to the Adult Basic Education/GED preparation program.

Students referred to the GED preparation program are expected to complete the GED in a reasonable time and should present the GED certificate to the Admissions Office for verification of completion.

• COL 101– Orientation to College is required for all first-time freshmen who take 9 or more credit hours in fall or spring or 5 or more credit hours in the summer term. Students who withdraw from COL 101 will have a “hold” put on their registration for the following semester.
• To register in the fall (May and June), contact the Student Development Office to register for a Smart Start Registration and Orientation session.
• For hours and more information, visit the academic counseling Web page.

6. Pay tuition and fees in full.

• You will be dropped from all of your courses if you fail to pay your tuition in full by the due date (select the appropriate academic calendar). Visit the Cashier's Office Web page for payment information. In-district and Out-of-District Information.
• Save time – pay online via SCC Connection.

• Access your final grades, personal SCC records, and register for upcoming semesters. You must complete one full semester before you can register online.