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Admissions Requirements Students are eligible to apply for admission to Clovis Center, Madera Center, Oakhurst Center, or Willow International Center if you meet one of these requirements:
Full matriculation will be required of any student who intends to obtain a degree or certificate at the North Centers or to transfer to a four-year college or university. The steps listed below are part of the Matriculation process that you may choose to be exempt from. Under certain conditions students may not be required to complete some of these steps. Please contact the Counseling Department for details, or see the Matriculation Checklist
High School Graduates
1. File a completed application and a Residency statement online at On-Line Admissions Application
2. Request the high school to forward one complete transcript to the campus or center you are planning to attend, or if appropriate, present a certificate of proficiency awarded by the State Board of Education. For Clovis and Willow International: SCCCD - Willow International 10309 N. Willow Fresno, Ca 93720 For Madera:SCCCD - Madera Center 30277 Avenue 12 Madera, CA 93638 For Oakhurst: SCCCD - Oakhurst Center 40241 Hwy 41 Oakhurst, CA 93644
3. Complete the Online Orientation to the State Center Community College District’s North Centers.4. Take a placement test. This test will provide useful guidance for the student, counselor, or advisor in arranging each student's instructional program, will aid in establishing a suggested placement in certain courses, and provide information for career guidance assistance.
NOTE: Any high school graduate who has earned less than a "C" average in grades 10, 11, and 12, excluding P.E. and Military Science, will enter the college on a provisional status and will be urged to participate in special counseling services. Any non-graduate will also be urged to participate in special counseling
Non-High School Graduates
1. An applicant to the district college who is eighteen (18) years of age or older and is not a high school graduate, may enroll as a provisional student for twelve (12) semester units or more for one semester, with the stipulation that in order to enroll for subsequent semesters as a full-time student he/she must earn a 1.75 GPA in the units attempted.
2. This regulation does not apply to part-time students.
3. This regulation does not apply to students who successfully complete a California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) or the General Education Development test (GED) with scores equivalent to a high school diploma. Acceptable GED scores are 45 overall, with no subtest lower than 35.
4. Complete items 1, 3, and 4 under High School Graduates above.
Transfer Students
1. File a completed application and residency statement with the Admissions Office.
2. File one official transcript of college records.
3. Plan a program of studies to meet your objective. (Help in program planning may be obtained by contacting the college the month preceding registration.)
NOTE: A student transferring from another college who does not have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or has earned less than a 2.0 for the previous semester's work may enter on probation. A student disqualified by another institution must file a petition with the Academic Standards Committee and gain approval prior to registration. This petition must be filed not later than one week before the first day of school in the semester for which the student seeks admission.
Current High School Students
(Fifteen Percent Program) High school juniors and seniors (11th and 12th grades) may be admitted to regular college classes on a part-time basis. Admission requires permission of the high school and the college.
International Students
1. File a completed application with the Admissions Office.
2. Submit one transcript in English translation of all work completed in high school and college along with the results of any general matriculation or school leaving examinations.
3. Submit an affidavit of financial support.
4. Submit evidence of a negative tuberculin skin test taken in the U.S. not more than six months prior to entering college.
5. Show proof of medical insurance or purchase insurance offered through the college.
6. Submit a total score of 500 or better on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Please write to the following address to make arrangements to take the test: Test of English a ForeignLanguage Educational Testing Service Princeton, NJ, USA 08540
Part-Time Students
1. Students enrolled for fewer than 12 units are considered part-time students. A part-time student who is seeking the Associate Degree must submit: