Admission policies are administered by the Academic Dean’s Office, including the Admissions Office and Financial Aid Office as supervised units. All prospective students are subject to the admission requirements and procedures.

Upon admission to Jacksonville College, the student has agreed that all information contained in the applications for admission are correct and complete and that the college has permission to verify the information. If any information is found to be inaccurate or incomplete, it will be sufficient cause for rejection of admission or dismissal. The student understands that, as a Christian institution, the college places emphasis upon high standards of personal conduct by all students. The student agrees to abide by the rules and regulations as set forth in this catalog, the student handbook, and by the administration of the college. The student certifies that the meeting of the degree requirements for graduation from Jacksonville College is his or her responsibility and not that of the college. The student also certifies that the college will not be held liable for his or her ability to meet the admission or degree requirements of another institution to which the student may trans­fer.

The college reserves the right to deny admission to any applicant who is not considered by the college to be an appropriate candidate for admission. This right will be exercised in a manner consistent with applicable state and federal non-discrimination laws. Applications will be considered without discrimination as prohibited by applicable law, including but not limited to, race, color, age, national origin, sex, veteran status or disability. Under federal law, the college may discriminate on the basis of religion to fulfill its purposes. Admissions decisions will be made based on the applicant’s academic record, class rank, standardized test scores, extracurricular activities, recommendations, character, and likelihood of success at the college.

Under the above general guidelines, Jacksonville College may admit as a student an individual who meets one of the following requirements:

                1. High school graduate (including home-school andprivate high                          school graduate) who:

                                a. has passed all portions of the TABS, TEAMS, TAAS, or TAKS test, or

b. has a minimum composite score of 12 on the ACT, or 590 critical reading plus mathematics total on the SAT Reasoning, or 180 on each of the reading, writing and mathematics segments of the TASP, or 200 on each of the reading, writing and mathematics segments of the  THEA test, or

c. is a non-immigrant alien student with a minimum TOEFL score of 450/paper test or 133/computer test (Home-school students must have completed the academic year in which they have their eighteenth birthday to be admitted as a regular student.)

                2. Passing score on the General Educational Development (G.E.D.) test

3. Transferring from a non-vocational college or university where the student had regular admission status

4. Meeting the “ability-to-benefit” requirements of the U.S. Department of Education (contact the Office of Admissions for details)

5. Current junior or senior-level student in an American high school. These students may enroll under the condi­tion that official grades and transcripts will not be released to anyone other than the high school until receipt of the official high school transcript (showing graduation and date) by the college. College credit may also be accepted as high school credit, depending upon the policy and approval of the specific high    school.

Provisional Admission for the first semester of college credit work may be available for students not yet meeting any of the above five requirements. Provisional Admission is conditional upon meeting the admission qualifications prior to the second semester of enrollment. Enrollment for the second semester cannot be granted if the admission qualifications are not met. Official grades and transcript for the first semester will not be released by the college until admission qualifications are met.

Applicants for admission to the college who are seeking enrollment in academic college credit courses may elect to enter under Academic Fresh Start. Under this status all academic college courses and grades earned by the applicant ten or more years prior to the starting date of the semester in which the student seeks to enroll will not be considered in determination of prior course credit or GPA. In other words the student is given an Academic Fresh Start for college work. An applicant who elects to apply under this status and is admitted as a student may not receive any course credit for courses undertaken ten or more years prior to admission. The status will be documented on the student’s academic transcript.

Although the Texas Academic Skills Program test (TASP), or its newly-designated name (THEA), is not required by the state for admission to an independent college like Jacksonville College, this test may need to be taken for transfer to a state-supported Texas college/university or for entrance into a Texas teacher education program. The student should contact the transfer college/university for requirements.