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Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Policies Pertaining to Online and Nationwide


Online and Nationwide General Admission Policies

Students may be reviewed for admission to a Division of Adult Higher Education (AHE) nationwide campus of Columbia College upon presentation of any one of the following:

  1. Evidence of a valid High School diploma by submission of an unofficial High School transcript*
  2. Evidence of successful completion of the General Educational Development Test (GED)
  3. Evidence of a minimum of 6 credit hours of satisfactory college work by submission of unofficial college transcript.* (Non-credit courses, career and/or trade school credit does not satisfy this requirement).

Students are required to submit a completed application and pay the non-refundable, one-time application fee of $35 in order to be considered for admission.

*Official transcripts must be provided within 90 days of enrollment for further registration eligibility.

Applicants must submit completed applications by the application deadline indicated for each semester (see Admission Deadlines). Application deadlines will be firmly adhered to for all applicants regardless of status; fulltime, part-time or non-degree seeking. Columbia College reserves the right to randomly check any and all applications for a criminal history. Applicants with a felony or misdemeanor conviction must provide details regarding the crime(s). Applications serving academic or behavioral suspension from their previous institution must provide details regarding the suspension.

RN to BSN Applicants:
The Columbia College online RN to BSN degree is designed to help registered professional nurses who hold an Associate Degree in Nursing obtain a baccalaureate degree without having to put their career on hold. Admission to the program will require:

  • A completed ASN or ADN from an accredited & accepted institution (transcript documenting degree completion must be provided)

and

  • A current unencumbered license as a registered professional nurse in the National Council of State Board of Nursing jurisdictions.