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GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

ADMISSION POLICIES & INFORMATION

TRANSFER CREDIT

Transfer students must submit an official transcript for each post-secondary institution attended. An evaluation of transfer credit will be completed by the Registrar to determine which courses apply toward the student’s degree program. Tusculum College will accept as transfer credit only those hours earned at a regionally accredited institution.

Tusculum College has articulation agreements with several institutions awarding associate’s degrees. Normally, core requirement deficiencies will be waived for management students who have earned an associate’s degree, except for requirements in composition, speech, computer literacy, mathematics, and natural science. If any section of an articulation agreement differs from the Tusculum College Catalog, the articulation agreement will be used in determining transfer credit. Tusculum may accept as transfer credit a maximum of thirty (30) semester hours of Pass “P” credit from one or more of the following:

Advanced Placement Program (AP)
correspondence courses
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)
proficiency credit

Minimum scores as set by Tusculum College (following recommendations by the American Council on Education-ACE) must be earned in order to receive credit. An official copy of AP, CLEP and DANTE scores is required. Enrolled students are required to contact the Registrar for approval to request credit from one or more of the above. In some cases, credit from one or more of the above may be deemed a duplication of transcripted credit.

Veterans seeking college credit must submit a certified Veterans’ Form DD 214 showing an honorable discharge with at least six months’ service. Seven semester hours of physical education credit may be awarded. Those still serving in the military will be awarded the seven semester hours of physical education credit by submitting basic training documentation.

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GRADUATE TEST SCORES

For the graduate degree program in Education, Curriculum and Instruction concentration, Tusculum College accepts an official copy of the National Teachers Examination (NTE) or PRAXIS II (or a valid teaching license), Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).

For entry into all other graduate degree programs, no graduate test is currently required.

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ADMISSION OF SPECIAL STUDENTS

Students who are not candidates for degrees from Tusculum College but are interested in attending classes will be placed in one of these three categories:

Transient Students:
Students currently matriculating at another college who are in good standing may want to enroll as transient students. The normal application procedure should be followed, but in place of the transcript, a letter from the chief academic officer or registrar of the student’s institution must be sent to the Admissions Office giving special approval for the student to attend Tusculum College and specifying which courses may be taken. At the request of the student, a transcript will be sent to his/her college at the end of the enrollment at Tusculum. Enrollment in this status is for a limited period, usually not exceeding one semester.
Part-time and Special Status Students:
Tusculum College will admit students who do not wish to become regular students or candidates for degrees but who desire to enroll in one or more courses. Students seeking course credit to qualify for admission to undergraduate or graduate programs may be enrolled as special students. Those students are required to submit an application and appropriate transcripts before being admitted to class.
Auditors:
An auditor is one who attends classes and is required to participate in classroom discussions, submit work required of other students, and take examinations, but is not assigned a grade. Individuals who wish to audit one or more courses should submit an application at least two weeks before the course begins.

A course that is audited cannot change to a credit course, nor can a credit course change to audit unless the change occurs before the first class meeting date.

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READMISSION

A readmission application (.pdf) is required when an accepted student (1) does not begin the designated program within 12 months of acceptance, (2) has withdrawn from the program, (3) has not been enrolled within the past six months, or (4) has enrolled in another institution since either acceptance or attendance at Tusculum.

Readmission requires both academic and financial good standing. Applicants will be notified regarding the arrangements needed to begin or continue coursework at Tusculum College. Students who are readmitted are subject to the current program requirements regardless of the date of their original enrollment. Readmission requires re-application and (2) new recommendation forms.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

The review procedure for international students is the same as that required of all students. In addition, an international student applicant must complete an international student application and fulfill the following requirements:

An international student must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and have a record of the results sent to Tusculum College. A minimum score of 550 (paper), 213 (computer-based) or 80 (Internet-based) is required on the test. This test is administered in the United States and abroad by the College Entrance Examination Board, Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. The score must be sent to Tusculum College from the College Entrance Examination Board.
If the TOEFL is not taken, then an international student may complete the American Language Academy course level V and be admitted upon the recommendation of the director of that program located in the United States. The same applies for a student who enters a program of the English Language School, which has centers throughout the country as well. Tusculum requires that a student graduating from an ELS program must have completed Level 108 before being considered for full-time admission.
An international student must complete and return to the College the “Certification of Finances” form. This form will be supplied by Tusculum College and must be completed in conjunction with the student’s bank or similar financial institution.

It is important that all financial arrangements be confirmed before the student arrives at Tusculum. If the international student student is accepted, the College will issue an I-20 form which will expedite securing a student visa.

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