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Admissions Policy
Dixie State College admits qualified students without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, marital status,
national origin, or disability. All students who plan
to enroll at the college must complete an application
for admission and pay a non-refundable application processing
fee.
Total enrollment
for the college will be managed using established faculty
student ratios, taking into account different ratios
for different programs. Such ratios will not be allowed
to become excessive so as to threaten the quality of
the instructional program.
Admissions Criteria
To be admitted
to Dixie State College a student must:
- Be a high school graduate, or
- Have a GED or recognized equivalent or
- Be beyond the age of compulsory education and pass a standardized test at a national accepted level.
- High school students applying for entrance to Fall Semester prior
to their graduation from high school, will be admitted
according to their graduation date upon signing the
certification statement on the application that they
will graduate at the pre-determined time.
In the absence
of the above documentation the applicant will be admitted
as a "non-matriculated" student. Their status may be
changed when the student provides the appropriate documents.
Freshman Applicants
Dixie State
College screens entering freshmen to determine their
academic skills. Skill levels are determined by ACT,
SAT or CPT scores in addition to high school GPA. Students
skills that are below pre-determined levels are advised
to take appropriate courses to help assure their academic
success in college.
Readmissions Applicants
Students who
interrupt their continuous enrollment at Dixie State
College by not registering for one or more semesters,
with the exception of summer semester, must apply for
readmission. To re-apply, applicants must complete the
following steps by the appropriate deadlines:
- Re-submit
an admission application.
- If a student
has not attended Dixie in the past five years, they
will be required to pay the $25 non-refundable application
fee.
Admissions Prior to High School Graduation (Early
Admit)
Students desiring
to attend Dixie State College prior to age 18 who have
not received their high school diploma or GED will be
eligible for admission and matriculation into a non-degree
seeking program at Dixie State College providing that
the following conditions are met:
- Written authorization
from the public school superintendent in the student's
district releasing the student from public schooling.
- Written authorization
from the student's parent or legal guardian.
- The student
must complete the ACT (or CPT) test and score, at
a minimum, the average composite ACT score of the
previous school year's freshman class. The average
will be taken from fall semester (the average for fall
1997 was 20).
- An application
for admission is completed by the appropriate deadline
accompanied with the appropriate fee.
- Any exceptions
to the above requirements will be made by the Academic
Vice-President.
International Applicants
International
applicants must meet the following requirements one
month prior to the semester they desire to attend:
- Submit an
application for admission with a $25 non-refundable
application processing fee.
- Submit TOEFL
score of 500 (paper based total, 173 for computer
based total) or above. Test scores must be sent directly
from a testing center to the Registrar's Office.
- Submit a
financial statement verifying a minimum of $11,000
U.S. currency for educational and living expenses
per year.
- Submit official
transcripts of high schools and colleges attended
(must be sent directly from the schools to the Admissions
Office in English).
- Submit a
statement of good health signed by a licensed physician.
The State of Utah requires all International students
be tested for TB.
- Submit two
letters of recommendation from school officials.
- An I-20 form
of eligibility will be sent after all requirements
are met. A student must register for college within
60 days after receiving the I-20.
For additional questions related to international student admissions, please
contact Keith Kelsch, (435) 652-7587 or e-mail:
kkelsch@dixie.edu.
Non-Graduate Applicants
An applicant
who has not completed requirements for high school graduation
but whose high school class has graduated may be admitted
if they have completed the General Education Development
Test (GED) with an average score of 45. Students seeking
to complete their high school graduation requirements
must be advised by the Adult Education Program Advisor.
Contact Brian Chessman at (435) 652-7667.
Part-time and Personal Interest Applicants
Students not
seeking a degree but wishing to gain additional knowledge
may be admitted by completing the following:
- Submit an
application for admission.
- Pay the non-refundable
processing fee.
- Part-time
students are encouraged to submit ACT, SAT or CPT
scores to facilitate the registration procedure.
Transfer Applicants
To be considered
for admission to Dixie State College from another institution
of higher education a student must meet the following
criteria:
- Submit an
application for admission along with the non-refundable
processing fee.
- Submit official
transcripts from all previous colleges.
- Submit ACT,
SAT or CPT* scores.
*Transfer students
who have received passing grades in English 1010 and
Math 1010 and have 25 credit hours, equal to Dixie State
College standards, need not furnish test scores.
Veteran Applicants
There have been
significant changes in the educational assistance programs
available to veterans and other eligible persons. The
Montgomery GI Bill provides assistance not only to service
members and veterans but also to members of the selected
reserve. For information and the necessary application
forms please contact the Veterans Coordinator,
Julie Stender
, in the Registrar's Office on the second floor of the
Student Service Center or at (435)652-7703.
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