Specific Requirements
North Carolina Specific Requirements
For accredited and non-accredited institutions, school officials may process VA Enrollment Certifications for students who have met admissions requirements approved by NCSAA without a prior credit evaluation, subject to the following conditions. Institutions will:
- Collect documentation for prior education and training in accordance with the published school admission policies approved by NCSAA.
- Perform a prior credit evaluation for the program in which the student is enrolled no later than the end of second (2nd) term of enrollment.
- Report or record the prior credit evaluation using procedures listed below.
For accredited institutions, the prior credit evaluation will be recorded and filed in the student's records at the institutions.
For non-accredited institutions, the prior credit will be reported to DVA using VA ONCE or DVA Form 22-1999.
For accredited and non-accredited institutions, the evaluations will be available for NCSAA Supervisory Visits and DVA Compliance Survey visits.
Conditional admission, conditional acceptance, provisional student status, special student status (for graduate and/or undergraduate programs) may be approved for accredited institutions of higher learning (IHL) under the following conditions:
- NCSAA has determined an institutional policy is acceptable and the institution has requested approval of that policy or approval for an individual student situation that fits the policy.
- The academic department or division has determined and certified the specific academic requirements for the individual student or situation.
- The institution ensures that the requirements for full and unconditional acceptance are completed within two semesters after admission.
High School transcripts are required for Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) and institutions that teach IHL-type programs where they are necessary to determine pre-requisites and/or to fulfill requirements of the institution. For transfer students or students entering Non-College Degree (NCD) programs or vocational programs, proof of high school completion or proof of ability to benefit is required. Proof of high school completion may include: copies of high school transcripts or diplomas, transcripts from other accredited schools, and GED or AHS certificates. Proof of ability to benefit requires testing or academic/vocational evaluation by faculty or administrators.
Admission for Home-Schooled Students: For admission of Home-Schooled Students, the Institution must have a written policy that includes the following items:
- Applicants must submit a completed application for admission and meet all other general entrance requirements.
- In lieu of a high school diploma, applicants must present from the Division of Non-Public Education a copy of acknowledgment to operate a home school.
- Applicants who have previously attended a conventional public/private school must provide a copy of their cumulative record from the school attended.
- Applicants must present a copy of their test results from a most recently administered nationally standardized achievement test.
- Applicants must take the college's or institution's placement test. (For institutions that do not offer a placement test, the institution must provide documentation for an academic/vocational evaluation.
The North Carolina State Approving Agency is an affiliate institution of the University of North Carolina.
| e-mail - ncsaa@northcarolina.edu | Updated: 05/09/09 |