Undergraduate Requirements for Admission

Charter Oak State College seeks to serve all persons regardless of race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national or ethnic origin, or disability in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies and employment policies as well as in the policies governing all programs that it offers or administers.

The requirements for admission as a degree candidate are that the applicant:

• Is sixteen years of age or older.
• Is able to speak and write standard English.
• Has earned a high school diploma or its equivalency.*

* Proof of high school completion includes:

• Graduation from a state-approved or regionally accredited high school. 
• Passing scores on a state high school equivalency exam, such as the GED. 
• Graduation from a homeschooling or alternative high school program in compliance with state and local education regulations in the state where the student was homeschooled or attended an alternative high school. 
• Graduation from a non-U.S. high school with a credential evaluated as equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma by an approved international credential evaluation agency. 

Applicants are required to submit an attestation form confirming high school graduation or its equivalency as part of the application for admissions. Charter Oak State College relies on the student’s attestation of high school completion and will not mandate a separate document for all students. However, proof of high school completion may be requested at any time. 

If for any reason, the attestation of high school graduation or GED completion is false, the student will not have met the minimum admissions requirements and will be subject to immediate dismissal.  Further, if the attestation is false or untrue, Charter Oak State College may return disbursements of Title IV financial aid and state or institutional financial aid on the student’s behalf to the appropriate source. The student will be responsible to Charter Oak for all money it may refund. 

NOTES:

• Some degree/certificate programs, including the RN/ADN to BSN and BSW, have additional admissions criteria or are selective admissions. They will be listed on the program pages of the website and within the catalog.
• Students must have proof of a high school diploma or a recognized equivalent (e.g., G.E.D.) to be eligible to receive Title IV student financial aid.
• Students who provide false information on their application or on their financial aid application or provide false transcripts will not be accepted. If students, after being accepted, provide false information to the college, they will be dismissed.
• A student who is accepted into the College with a career GPA lower than a 2.0 will be placed on academic probation. The student will need to earn a 2.0 career GPA by the end of 12 credits or be dismissed from the College. If a student earns a career GPA of 2.0 before completing the 12 credits, the probation status will be lifted.
• While the student is on probation, the student can take no more than 6 credits a semester.