Admissions

Admissions Policy

The College is open to all members of the Legion of Christ who have completed the Legion’s novitiate program. To be considered for enrollment, applicants must have the credentials and qualifications required by the College’s admission policy.

Transcripts and test scores, together with other evidence, should show that the applicant has the intellectual capacity, maturity, breadth of interest, and seriousness of purpose necessary to succeed academically and benefit from the opportunities offered at the College.

Credentials considered are as follows: the application form, transcripts, test results, recommendations, and personal interviews.

Our racially nondiscriminatory policy is stated here.

Admission Requirements

A candidate for admission must have completed high school. 

The following documents must have be submitted:

1. Official High School and college transcript(s);
2. Official SAT/ACT scores or equivalent (if available);
3. Valid passport from country of citizenship;
4. Virtus certificate (The National Catholic Risk Retention Group, Inc.);

Furthermore, a medical, ophthalmic, dental, and psychological examination are required as well as immunization as demanded by State Law. 

Unless a special exception is made by the Dean of Studies, the secondary education transcript should indicate a final average no lower than 2.5.

Applications for admission from homeschooled students are welcome. For them, the application process is the same as for traditional students but includes additional requirements:

• High School Transcripts. They can be from a recognized homeschool agency/program or Parent-generated. Transcripts should be sent to the college directly by the agency/program if applicable. Unless it is clear from the transcripts, a letter must also be sent by the applicant to the Office of the Registrar indicating whether the homeschool experience was a recognized program (Kolbe, Seton or other established program), some other format (correspondence school, etc.) or a specialized parent/student design. The letter also should indicate whether the applicant was taught exclusively by his or her parents or by other adults in a cooperative teaching environment.

• Portfolio. A portfolio must also be provided. It should include a reading list, examples of academic research, and a list of extracurricular activities (parish and/or community service, athletic participation, clubs and organizations).

Enrollment Status

Full Time –Any student admitted to the Associate in Arts program and enrolled in 12 or more credit hours a semester is considered a full-time student.

Part Time – Part time students are admitted to the Associate in Arts program and enrolled in 11 or fewer credit hours a semester. Part time enrollment requires advance approval of the Dean of Studies.

Special Student – A student who receives permission to enroll in courses as a Special Student is not admitted into the Associate in Arts program. Permission is subject to limitation of class sizes, with priority given to degree candidates. Requests to enroll as a Special Student must be submitted to the Dean of Studies.

Auditing Students – A student may enroll for one or two courses without qualifying for credit on a space-available basis. All course requirements must be met; however, these students are exempt from examinations.