Admission Requirements

Admissions Requirements

Eligibility for admission. Longwood College is pledged to a nondiscriminatory policy of admission concerning sex, race, creed, color or national origin. The following students are eligible to apply for admission to the College.

I. Graduates of public and private high schools accredited by the State Department of Education in Virginia or schools in the process of being accredited by the state department of education or the accepted accrediting agency of any other state. 2. Graduates of public and private high schools from states other than Virginia, which schools are accredited or are in the process of accreditation within their respective states. 3. G.E.D. certificate holders. 4. Advanced students transferring from other properly accredited colleges and universities. Such students are given a fair equivalent in credit for courses they have taken, provided they are entitled to honorable dismissal from other institutions they have attended and that they meet the other admission requirements of the College.

High school credits. Longwood College required for admission the following units beyond the eighth grade: four units in English; one unit in American history; one unit in American government; one unit in a laboratory science; one unit in algebra and one unit in geometry, or two units in algebra.

Longwood College welcomes applications from prospective students. The admission of all students is on a selective basis. Priority is given to the best qualified applicants. A student must rank in the upper 50% of the class and have made a score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Examination Board high enough to indicate success at Longwood College. In order to apply for admission a student must take the following steps:

I. Complete and return an application for admission*. The application is available in the back of this catalogue, the Longwood Magazine, or may be obtained by writing to the Admissions Office. (*This must be accompanied by an application fee of $15 .00, which is not refundable.)

2. Request that the principal of the high school from which the student was (or is to be) graduated submit to the Director of Admissions a transcript of the high school records. Students who have attended other colleges or universities must likewise request that the registrars of those institutions send complete transcripts of their records. 3. All applicants are required to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Examination Board, or the American College Testing Service Examination; they must request that the test scores be sent to the Director of Admissions of Longwood College. Students who are planning to continue the study of a foreign language should take the achievement test in the language of their choice. Data from all tests recommended by the State Department of Education in cooperation with the local school divisions will be reported by the high school principal on the transcript form.

When the College receives the student's application, application fee, the transcripts of the records, and scholastic aptitude test scores, its Committee on Admissions carefully examines the student's qualifications and notifies the student as to whether or not the applicant is accepted for admission.

Students accepted for admission will be required to make a deposit of $50. The date the payment is due will be indicated in the admission letter. The deposit is refundable until May I.

Admission of transfer students. Transfer students from other institutions are admitted for both the fall and spring semesters.

In order to be considered for admission, the applicant must have maintained a grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale (1.0 on a 3.0 scale) on their total college course work and submit a high school transcript and SAT or ACT scores.

No student may be considered for admission to the College unless the student is, or was at the time of withdrawal, in good academic and social standing at the previous institution(s). An official transcript or other document must indicate this fact in addition to a statement of entitlement to honorable dismissal.

Transfer applicants who present the minimum qualifications are considered in relationship to other applicants for available spaces in an attempt to admit those students who present the highest qualifications.

Transfer students seeking admission to degree programs must be enrolled as a regular student for one academic sessions consisting of two semesters.

Readmission. Students who are in good academic and social standing with the College but have not been in attendance for one or more semesters must submit an application for readmission and be readmitted by the Office of Admissions before they will be permitted to register for classes as a regular student. The readmission fee is $ 10.00.

Students who are on academic probation must secure permission to apply for readmission from the Dean of the College. An application for readmission must then be submitted to the Office of Admissions.

Admission to graduate study. Longwood College offers graduate programs leading to the degree of Master of Science in Education, Master of Arts in Education, and Master of Arts in English. Areas of specialization include supervision, early childhood education, and guidance and counseling. Application for admission is made in the Office of the Graduate Dean.

Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibit discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against should contact: Dr. T. C. Dalton, Affirmative Action Coordinator, East Ruffner Hall, Longwood College, 804/392-9338.

Career Information and Placement Service

In order to assist students in planning their careers and securing desirable positions upon graduation, the College maintains an Office of Career Information and Placement.

Through career information services, the student can obtain information regarding the types of careers possible with various subject concentrations, the preparation required for given careers, and the relative employability of individuals in various fields for the years