Students who wish to earn a degree or certificate must complete the application for admission and provide all required documentation by the semester deadline. Acceptance as a matriculated student in a particular program indicates that the student has met all admissions requirements necessary to be a degree candidate in that program. Normally, only matriculated students are permitted to attend on a full-time basis (12 or more credits per semester). It is important to note that matriculated status and full-time study are required in order to receive certain types of financial assistance.

All degree candidates must be high school graduates or hold a General Educational Development (G.E.D.) Certificate. Local school diplomas, such as I.E.P. and annotated diplomas, school leaving certificates and certificates of attendance, are not valid for admission, unless the school certifies that the applicant has met all diploma requirements (including successful completion of Regents Competency Testing or any other requirements) mandated by the Education Department of the State of New York. Certain non-graduates may be eligible for matriculated status based on Federal Ability-to-Benefit regulations.

Requirements for admission to specific programs vary. Most important are the applicant's high school record and, in the case of a transfer student, college record(s). Recommendations from counselors and faculty members and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and/or American College Test (ACT) scores are not required, but can be helpful in making a positive admissions decision when a student does not meet the criteria for a particular program. SAT scores may also be used to waive students from sections of the College’s Placement Test. Students who have taken these tests are encouraged to submit their test scores to the College as part of their application.

All applicants for matriculated status and for enrichment programs are required to take placement tests in English, reading and mathematics, unless specifically exempted from the tests by the Office of Admissions. The results of these tests, which are used for placement and advisement, may affect a student's admission to certain programs or academic areas, but not to the College. Information on criteria for admission to specific areas of study is found in the "Admissions Guide and Application" that can be obtained on our Web site. To download and print the College application, please click here.