Admission Requirements

Applicants must submit the following information to the Admissions Office:

• Completed and signed application for admission and a $25 nonrefundable application fee.
• Official high school or GED transcripts and/or official college transcripts from all colleges attended in the past (see General Admission Requirements).
• Valid COMPASS, ASSET, SAT, or ACT test scores (see COMPASS Placement Examination).
• Proof of legal presence in the United States.

Prior to enrolling in a lab course, students must provide the following documentation:

• Satisfactory criminal record check (Georgia law prohibits the placement of persons with criminal records in childcare facilities. Anyone convicted of felony offenses, neglecting or abusing a dependent person, sexual offenses, or any other "covered crime" cannot work in childcare facilities. Students affected by this law, or who think they might be, should discuss their situations immediately with their advisors. Because employment options may be severely limited in the early childhood profession, applicants who receive unsatisfactory criminal records checks are discouraged from pursuing the Early Childhood Care and Education programs of study and may need to consider other options).
• Verification of malpractice insurance.
• Basic cardiac life support and first aid training.
• Verification of health and accident insurance.