2005-06 Greenville College Catalog

Student Admissions Policy and Requirements

ACT or SAT Test Scores | English Proficiency | Math Proficiency | International Students | Transfers | Transfer Credit | Advanded Placement and CLEP | Credit for Experience | Conditional Admission | PASS | Guest Admission | St. Louis Christian College | Community College Partnerships

Individuals interested in Greenville College should visit our website at http:// www.greenville.edu/admissions or request application materials by contacting:

Office of Admissions
Greenville College
315 East College Avenue
Greenville, Illinois 62246
1-800-345-4440

To be considered for admission to Greenville College, prospective students must submit the following:

• a completed application form,
• a $25.00 application fee,
• official transcripts from high school and/or from any college previously attended (a college catalog including course descriptions should be submitted for evaluating any transfer work),
• official ACT or SAT scores.

Academic and personal references may also be requested. Students are encouraged to submit additional documentation they deem helpful and insightful to their application process. High school students are welcome to apply for admission beginning the spring of their junior year.

Admission to Greenville College is competitive. While an exact course distribution is not required, the College recommends that applicants have four years of English, two years of foreign language, one year each of algebra and geometry, one year of a laboratory science, and one year of American history. However, each applicant is considered for admission by evaluation of his/her academic record and SAT or ACT scores. When requested, personal and academic references are also considered in the application process. The College reserves the right to request a personal interview prior to the admission decision.

Greenville College is a Christian college of liberal arts and sciences. The College provides faculty, staff, and students a place where living and learning can be experienced in a Christ-centered environment. While the College does not require students to be Christians, students should attend Greenville only if they are interested in pursuing higher education within a Christ-centered community. Prospective students should also be completely comfortable abiding by our lifestyle statement. This is available on-line at http://www.greenville.edu/admissions/application/lifestyle.shtml.

Greenville College welcomes home school applicants. Requirements for admission and the application process are the same as that described above. In lieu of “official” high school transcripts, documentation of completed high school coursework may be accepted.

In addition to the $25 application fee, applicants will be expected to pay a $200 Tuition Deposit after notification of acceptance. The deposit is fully refundable until May 1 for students applying for fall semester, and December 1 for students applying for Interterm or spring semester. The deposit confirms the student's intention to enroll in the College, reserves a place for the student in the student body, and provides the student the opportunity to register for classes.

The results of these tests are used for admission and academic advising. Students taking either of these tests will be given an opportunity to select specific colleges to receive their test scores. The scores must be either sent directly to the College from ACT or SAT headquarters or sent as an official label on an official copy of the high school transcript.

English Proficiency and Developmental English
All first time freshmen must demonstrate proficiency in high school English in order to complete ENG 101 Research and Writing, a graduation requirement. Students may demonstrate proficiency by:

• Scoring above the 30th percentile on the English portion of the ACT or SAT, or
• Completing ENG 100 (Developmental English) with a grade of C or better.

Credits earned for successfully completing ENG 100 count toward graduation credits.

Mathematics Proficiency and Developmental Mathematics
Students must demonstrate high school mathematics proficiency in order to complete a college level mathematics course, a graduation requirement. Students may demonstrate proficiency in any of the following ways:

• Scoring above the 30th percentile on the mathematics portion of the ACT or SAT,
• Passing a mathematics proficiency exam (normally offered during orientation in the fall semester),
• Completing MTH 090 (Developmental Mathematics) with a grade of C or better, or
• For students entering GC with transfer credit, completing a college intermediate algebra course or a higher level mathematics course with a grade of C or better.

Credits earned for successfully completing MTH 090 do not count towards the 126 credits needed to graduate. However, the credits do count towards the full-time status of students registered for MTH 090 during a semester that may allow the student to be eligible for financial aid, participate in athletics, and earn semester honors.

International Students
International students and those for whom English is not their native language are required to demonstrate proficiency in English and satisfy the regular admissions requirements and procedures. The English language requirement of the College will be met when the applicant has submitted proof of a score of 500 or better on the paper-based TOEFL, 173 on the computer-based TOEFL, or completed level 109 at an ELS Language Center. A complete set of educational credentials with English translations, if necessary, is required before eligibility for admission can be determined. An affidavit of financial responsibility is required before the Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status - for Academic and Language Students (I-20 form) is issued.

Transfer Students
Students planning to transfer to Greenville College from a community or junior college, Bible college, or four-year institution should follow each of the admissions steps outlined above. Official transcripts should be sent from each institution previously attended. Transfer students who have earned the Associate in Arts (A.A.) or Science (A.S.) degree from an accredited community college prior to enrollment at Greenville will be considered as having met most of the lower division general education requirements of the College (refer to the section on General Education in Academic Information for details). The Associate in Arts or Science degree may not include remedial credits. Occasionally students are admitted with a grade point average less than 2.0 on a 4.0 scale at their current institution. Any student accepted at GC with less than a GPA of 2.0 at their current institution will be placed on academic probation.

The registrar, in consultation with appropriate faculty members, makes the final decision on what courses will be accepted for transfer credit. When all college-level work has been evaluated, students will receive a written statement documenting what courses were or were not accepted for transfer credit. Students are strongly advised to keep this statement on file in their personal records until they graduate. Students who have questions about the transfer evaluation process should contact the registrar at 618-664-7025 or via email at records@greenville.edu.

Current or prospective Greenville College students sometimes wish to take courses elsewhere and transfer them to GC. Students wishing to take courses from other institutions in future terms should confirm that the course credits are transferable before they enroll. The registrar is able to make those decisions if students provide a course description or syllabus.

Transfer work will not affect the student's Greenville College grade point average. However, students should be aware that grades in all college level courses, even those earned at other institutions and transferred to GC, are used when computing final graduation honors.

In evaluating courses for transfer credit, the registrar follows these policies:

• Transfer credit may be accepted for college-level courses that are academic in nature.
• Courses to be transferred must average C or better from each institution and apply to the student's program at Greenville. Credit for course hours with a grade of D will be accepted if there is corresponding credit with a grade of A or B from the same institution. A grade of C or better is necessary for acceptance of each course completed through correspondence.
• A maximum of 86 semester credits may be accepted from four-year colleges and universities. (Refer to the section on degree requirements and residency requirement on for more information.)
• A maximum of 66 semester credits can be accepted from two-year institutions (junior or community colleges) or from Bible colleges.
• A maximum of 30 semester credits can be accepted in any area of concentration (e.g. Bible and religion courses).
• A maximum of 30 semester credits earned through correspondence and/or extension coursework can be accepted.
• Students who have completed 66 or more semester credits cannot transfer additional credit from two-year institutions or Bible colleges. In other words, once students have reached junior status, they must take additional courses from four-year degree granting colleges and universities if they wish to transfer the credit to GC.
• Credit for courses completed through the armed forces will be granted according to the recommendations of the Commission on Accreditation of Service Experiences.
• Transfer credit is not possible for remedial courses, special courses such as orientation or speed-reading, or most vocational training courses (for example, courses on welding, plumbing, or appliance repair will not be accepted).
• Some academically-oriented vocational courses, such as an anatomy course in a nurse assistant program, may be accepted (up to 30 credit hours). Any vocational course approved by the registrar in consultation with the Division Chair to meet a general education requirement is not counted toward the 30-credit limit.
• Courses presented from unaccredited institutions will be evaluated on an individual basis, subject to validation by the successful completion of two semesters at Greenville, by examination, or other means.

Advanced Placement (AP) and College Level
Examination Program (CLEP) Credits
Greenville College accepts credits based on AP and CLEP test results. The relevant tests and required scores are listed in the AP and CLEP section of this catalog.

Credit for Life Experience
Credit based on work or other voluntary experience may be considered based on a request by a student. A petition available from the Records Office must be completed and submitted to the registrar for consideration. The decision for such advanced placement would be the prerogative of the registrar in consultation with the head of the department in which the course is given.

Conditional Admission
In an attempt to recognize the differing backgrounds of students and to allow for differing rates of intellectual maturity, the College makes the following exceptions to the academic requirements stated above for a limited number of students:

Requirements at the high school level are waived for students who have completed at least one full year of college with a C average or better in baccalaureate level courses.

Previous low academic achievement will not be weighed negatively for veterans of the United States Armed Forces and other mature students who have been out of school for several years. Results of the General Equivalency Degree (GED) test may be required for students who have not graduated from high school.

High school graduates not meeting grade point or course distribution requirements may be admitted by special action of the Admissions Committee subject to participation in a special tutoring program and/or review of their grades after one semester at Greenville.

Transfer students with less than a C average may be admitted on academic probation by special action of the Admissions Committee if there is reason to expect an improvement in academic performance at Greenville College.

PASS Program
The PASS (Professional Assistance for Student Success) program provides special academic assistance for students needing some additional academic support. Students are admitted into the program as a condition of their admission to Greenville College. The program is designed to provide accountability, academic support, and to promote student success. For more information contact the Academic Enrichment Center.

Guest Admission
Students not seeking a degree from Greenville College may be admitted as a Guest. A different application for admission is required for Guest status. Please contact the Office of Admissions for this application. If the student plans to transfer Greenville College credits back to his/her present college, Guest admission may require approval and recommendation of the student from that college.

Saint Louis Christian College
A “two-plus-two” plan allows students from St. Louis Christian College (SLCC) to transfer credits from SLCC to Greenville College under a special articulation agreement between the two institutions. The agreement, signed by the presidents of both institutions in May 2002, enables students who complete the Associate of Arts General Studies degree at SLCC to enter Greenville College and normally complete a bachelor's degree program in two additional years. SLCC students who enroll in this cooperative program at SLCC will complete 40 credit hours in general education, 20 credit hours in Biblical education, and five credit hours in professional education. Students then enter Greenville College with junior-level standing. Further information may be obtained by contacting the admissions office of either institution.

Last updated: August 2, 2005