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Admission Requirements

Any applicant may be denied admission or be admitted with restrictions if evidence indicates that he/she has participated in activities that violate standards provided in the Lake-Sumter Community College Code of Conduct Rule. The College has the authority to refuse admission based on factors other than race, religion, sex, disability, age, national origin, or marital status.

Degree/Diploma/Certificate Seeking Students

Applicants seeking admission to the Associate in Arts, Associate in Applied Science, Associate in Science, Certificate, or Applied Technical Diploma programs must submit official records verifying the completion of:

• A standard high school diploma; or
• A high school equivalency diploma as defined in F.S. 1003.435; or
• Previously demonstrated competency in post-secondary college credit course work; or
• A signed affidavit submitted by the parent or legal guardian of a home schooled student attesting that the student has completed a home education program pursuant to the requirements of F.S. 1002.41(1).

NOTE: Additional requirements may be required for admission to selective admission credit programs.

Non-degree Seeking Students

Applicants who are at least eighteen (18) years of age and wish to enroll in credit courses for personal enrichment, job improvement, or teacher certification may be admitted as non-degree seeking students.

Applicants seeking admission as non-degree seeking students must meet the admission criteria for degree seeking students; however, they are not required to submit transcripts or placement test scores unless enrolling in a general education course or courses with pre-requisite requirements.

Special Students

Applicants who are at least eighteen (18) years of age and legally withdrawn from a secondary school system but who do not meet the admission criteria for credit programs may be admitted provisionally into credit classes as a special student. A student admitted under this status is required to see an advisor before registering and may take a maximum of twelve (12) credit hours before being required to meet the criteria for admission into credit programs.

Transfer Students

Students transferring to LSCC from other colleges must submit official transcripts from all previously attended colleges prior to registering for classes. An evaluation of course transferability is made after the student has been granted final acceptance. Every effort will be made to complete official transcript evaluations by the end of the students first semester at LSCC. Transcripts must be submitted in the original sealed envelope, unopened by the student. If opened by the student, the transcript will be considered unofficial.

Transfer credit will be evaluated as follows:

1. College credit from institutions that hold regional accreditation will be evaluated and accepted at LSCC.
2. College credit from institutions that do not hold regional accreditation will be evaluated and may be accepted based on the determination of comparability to LSCC course content.
3. Upper division credit will not be evaluated or posted to the students LSCC transcript unless it meets the criteria of Floridas common course numbering system.
4. The students all college grade point average and number of credits attempted will be used to determine the students initial academic classification.
5. Transfer credit will be officially evaluated and entered into the system after a student has enrolled in courses at LSCC. However, an informal evaluation can be done with an advisor prior to the official evaluation.

Transient Students

Students who have identified a college other than LSCC as their home institution may take courses at LSCC as a transient student. Transient students are not required to submit transcripts of courses taken at previously attended institutions; however, they must have official written permission from the home college or university specifying courses to be taken at LSCC.

Audit Students

Students may enroll in college for audit status if they do not wish to receive college credit for a course. Audit students must register as normal on LOIS during the regularly scheduled registration period. After registering, the students must submit a completed audit form to the admissions office prior to the end of the add/drop registration period.

1. Audit students must meet admission requirements as defined in this catalog.
2. Fees and tuition are the same as for credit.
3. Student attendance and involvement in the course activities is designated by the course instructor.
4. Grades and credit are not given for audited courses.
5. Audit students may not change from audit status to credit after the end of the add/drop period.
6. Students registered in a class to earn credits cannot change their registration status from credit to audit, or vice versa, after the end of the drop/add period. Please refer to the appropriate class schedule for the specific dates.

Post-Secondary Adult Vocational Programs

Applicants who have not met the admission requirements for credit programs and who are at least sixteen (16) years of age and legally withdrawn from a secondary school system may be admitted into vocational programs and courses. Applicants must also meet minimum scores on the Test of Adult Basic Education as established for each program. Non-high school graduates will be encouraged to earn the GED diploma during the first term of enrollment in vocational courses.