Academic Admissions Requirements

Statement of Policy

The following academic requirements, depending on application type, will be used to determine eligibility for the online certificates and degrees program: 

For the 2025 Catalog Year, beginning in the January 2025 Term: 

PathwayConnect Applicant Type - (PathwayConnect bill type) 

• Students must complete the PathwayConnect Certificate, which includes fulfilling the following requirements: 

  • Complete PC 101/101L, PC 102/102L, and PC 103/103L courses, with a C or better in each course to progress. 

  • Complete 2 credits of Institute with a passing (P) grade 

  • Complete the gateway certificate course with a C- or better 

Direct Admit Applicant Type - (Online Standard bill type) 

An applicant is eligible to apply to the Online Certificates and Degrees program as a direct admit student if they meet the following criteria:

• They have earned a U.S. high school diploma or its equivalent. 

• They have completed a minimum of three (3) credits from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university after earning a U.S. high school diploma or its equivalent. Completing only a portion of the PathwayConnect credits does not satisfy this requirement. 

• They have a 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA for those college or university credits. 

APPROVER
System Exchange Team Executive Group (SETEG) 

APPROVAL DATE 
2023.03.27 

2023.10.02 – Curriculum Council updated the PathwayConnect Applicant type effective for the 2025 Catalog Year beginning January 2025 Term. 

2023.11.27 – SETEG removed Online Transfer Applicant Type and Online Freshman Applicant Type information and inserted Direct Admit information. 

2024.03.25 – Curriculum Council (Feb 5) updated requirements for catalogs prior to 2025. SETEG approval March 25. 

POLICY STEWARD 
Admissions Manager 

EXECUTIVE SPONSOR
Student Success Vice-President 

APPLICABILITY 
This policy applies to all online certificate and degree students.