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Regular
Admissions
- A completed
application for admission form.
- A completed Virginia
Residency Form
- Official transcripts
from all high schools, colleges, and universities
attended.
If the student has been out of high school ten (10)
years or more, high school transcripts are not
required for admission to the College; however,
certain programs may require high school transcripts
for admission.
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Non-Curricular Admissions (For
Non-Program-Placed Students)
- A completed application for
admission form.
- A completed Virginia Residency
Form
Acceptance by the College does not
ensure admission to a specific curriculum or course. Once
accepted by the College, the student will meet with a college
counselor. Together they will discuss his/her educational
interests and decide if additional tests are needed to help
choose a program or course. The counselor will advise the
student about the specific admission requirements of the program
in which he/she is interested. After these requirements are met,
the student can be admitted to the program. Provided all program
admission requirements are met, priority will be given to
students:
- Recommended by the program's
admission committee;
- Legal residents of Virginia
living in cities and counties supporting the College;
- Other Virginia residents;
- Other U. S. Citizens; and
- Others
The College reserves the right to
refuse admission to applicants when it can be demonstrated to be
in the best interest of the College.
Admissions to Specific
Curricula
In addition to the general
admission requirements explained above, specific
requirements are listed for each program of the College.
Among the items generally considered in determining
students' eligibility for admission to a curriculum are
their educational and occupational experiences and other
reasonable standards to ensure that they can
successfully complete the program requirements. Specific
requirements for each program of the College are listed
in the Program of Study section. If a student does not
meet the requirements for a specific program or course,
the student may improve his or her chances of
eligibility by completing Developmental Studies courses.
Program-placed students normally are required to take an
appropriate placement test. The test is administered in
the College's Learning Assistance Center.
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Residence Requirements
Each student applying for admission
must complete a Virginia-In-State Tuition Application in order
to be declared legally domiciled in Virginia. Students must
verify that one year before the date of entering the term for
which they are requesting in-state tuition status they had given
up any previous domicile and were living in Virginia with the
unqualified intention of remaining in Virginia. Please contact
the Admissions Office if you have any questions regarding
residency requirements.
Advanced Standing for
Experiential Learning Guidelines
Students who have reason to believe
that previous educational studies, training programs, or work
experiences may entitle them to an adjustment in the course
requirements for a particular curriculum should contact the Dean
of Instruction and Student Development. Recognizing that many
adults have gained college-level knowledge in non-collegiate
settings--through work experience, seminars, workshops,
non-credit courses, and other educational experiences--DCC
provides a mechanism for evaluating and awarding college credit
for knowledge. Credit earned through this evaluation process is
considered advanced standing credit.
Advanced Standing Credit
The following shall apply to the
advanced standing credit requirements:
- To earn credit for prior
learning, an individual must be admitted to the curriculum
in which advanced standing is requested.
- As much as 25 percent of the
required curriculum credits may be earned through the
advanced standing process.
- Advanced standing credits
awarded through the advanced standing evaluation process
will be posted to the student's transcript after the student
has successfully completed 15 credits of course work in the
curriculum with a cumulative grade point average of at least
2.25 in the curriculum.
- Advanced standing will be
awarded only for courses in which a student is not currently
and has not been previously enrolled.
Procedure for student to apply
for Advanced Standing Credit :
The procedure will be
administered by two faculty members. One of the faculty members
must teach the course for which credit is requested.
- Student must submit a resume
which will be reviewed by the faculty members.
- Student will be interviewed
and a determination will be made by the faculty members at
this time whether or not to proceed.
- Student will be requested to
take a brief oral examination administered by the faculty
members. Again, a determination will be made whether or not
to proceed.
- Student will be requested to
take a written test, perform specific tasks, and/or complete
a project.
- The results of the above will
be reviewed by the faculty members who will make a final
decision whether or not to recommend that credit be awarded.
- The recommendation will be
forwarded to the appropriate administrator.
Course Acceptance Policy
- The administrator responsible
for the program for which the evaluation of a student's
previous course work is requested shall:
A. Determine the
acceptability of each course the student wishes to
transfer or apply toward the program requirements
based upon his/her knowledge of changes which have
occurred since the course(s) was completed;
B. Give particular
attention to courses in areas which have had
significant technological changes in recent years
(i.e., electronics, automotive, printing, computer
science, accounting, office systems technology, etc.)
C. As deemed
appropriate, seek the input of faculty or other
administrators regarding the proper course of action.
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- Courses which are determined
to have outdated information and whose acceptance would not
assure the student of having current skills may be used to
meet elective credit requirements.
- Students who have kept their
educational training current though their job activities may
have their course work given special consideration for
acceptance.
- A student who wishes to
challenge the decision regarding the non-acceptance of
his/her course work may do so by demonstrating his/her
competencies in an appropriate manner to the administrator
or appropriate faculty member.
- Because of the diversity of
courses offered and the difference in changes which occur
over a given time, no specific time frame can be established
for courses whose content may have become obsolete. However,
it is recommended that all technical courses taken under the
quarter system or more than five years ago be carefully
reviewed for their current relevance.
- The decision to accept or not
accept a course(s) should be made with the idea that a
student's graduation indicates current and relevant
competencies in the program of studies.
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Withdrawal Policy
Students
withdrawing from a course(s) prior to the add/drop date
will be taken from the roll and no grade will be
awarded. After the add/drop period, but prior to
the completion of sixty percent (nine weeks for regular
session), a student who withdraws or is withdrawn for a
course(s) will be assigned a grade of "W".
After that time, if a student withdraws or is withdrawn
from a course(s) or the College, a grade of
"F" will be assigned. Exceptions to this
policy may be made under mitigating circumstances; such
circumstances must be documented and a copy of the
documentation placed in the student's academic file.
If the mitigating circumstances cause the
withdrawal, and the student is making satisfactory
progress at the time of withdrawal, the grade
"W" will be issued.
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Auditing a Course
Under special circumstances, and
with the approval of the Division Chair/Director and the Dean of
Instruction and Student Development, course audits may be
permitted. Audit courses carry no credit and do not count as a
part of the student's course load. Students receiving permission
to audit a course will register in the regular manner and pay
tuition.
Senior Citizens Tuition and
Fees Waiver
Students who wish to enroll in the College
with Free tuition in the Senior Citizens Act must wait until all
students paying tuition have
had an opportunity to enroll in that class before they can
enroll. SENIOR CITIZENS are accepted on a space-available
basis only.
Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible for free tuition and fees
for credit courses, part-time or full-time, a person must meet
the following criteria:
- Be 60 years of age or older.
- Be a legal resident of Virginia.
- Had a taxable income not exceeding
$15,000 for Federal Income Tax purposes for the year in which
enrollment is sought.
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