orientation session. Students will be scheduled for an orientation session by the Office of Counseling and Testing.

B. Placement testing is required of all new or re-admit degree seeking students. The test is administered by the Office of Counseling and Testing, unless the requirement has been previously met.

C. Students are assigned an academic advisor to assist them during their college career. The primary responsibility of the advisor is to provide accurate and timely information to help students reach educational objectives. Students should contact their advisor prior to registration each term.

D. Registration fees are published in the schedule of classes each term. A student’s registration is not complete until fees have been paid.

2. All currently enrolled students are given an opportunity to early register during the early registration period published in the academic calendar.

Admission of Freshmen

A first-time college student pursuing a degree at Volunteer State may be admitted by using the following four (4) criteria:

1. High School Graduation. Public Schools. Students graduating from public high schools must submit an official transcript showing credits earned and date of graduation. The transcript of graduates of Tennessee public high schools must include a notation indicating that the student passed the required Proficiency Exam beginning with the 1983 graduating class. Non-Public Schools. Students graduating from non-public high schools (including church related schools, home schools, and private schools) must submit an official transcript showing credits earned and date of graduation.

2. High School Equivalency Diploma. Applicants 18 years of age or over may be admitted with an average score of 45 or more on the General Educational Development (GED) Test. ACE Diploma - The American Council on Education External Diploma may be accepted in lieu of a high school transcript for students who completed high school requirements and received the ACE Diploma.

3. Standardized Examination Scores. Applicants for admission as first-time freshmen who are 20 years of age or younger must present Enhanced ACT or SAT scores. Scores will be used for advisement purposes as well as placement.

4. High School Requirements. Students enrolled in a university parallel program (Associate of Science or Associate of Art Degree) who graduated from high school in 1989 or after and enrolled in college fall 1989 or after will be required to meet the 14 units of high school requirements. Unit deficiencies should be completed within the first thirty hours of enrollment at Volunteer State Community College. All unit deficiencies must be completed prior to graduation from Vol State. Students must submit transcripts which reflect the following units:

English 4 units
Mathematics Algebra I 1 unit
Algebra II 1 unit
Geometry or other advanced math course with Geometry component 1 unit
or Integrated Math sequence (I, II, III) 3 units
Natural/Physical Sciences, including at least 2 units one unit must be a laboratory course in biology, chemistry, or physics
United States History 1 unit
Social Studies, including World History, Ancient History, Modern History, World Geography, European History 1 unit
Foreign Language (2 units in the 2 units same language
Visual and/or Performing Arts 1 unit (beginning Fall 1993)

Students who have high school unit deficiencies in these areas must remove the deficiencies by completing designated Developmental Studies and college course work for elective credit and add-on graduation requirements. To determine specific courses which satisfy these requirements, contact your academic advisor or the office of Records and Registration.

Exceptions to Item 4 above:

• Graduated from high school prior to 1989.
• Took the GED test prior to 1989.
• Enrolled as a Special Student not pursuing a degree.
• Enrolled in an Associate of Applied Science Program
• Enrolled in a Technical Certificate Program.
• Enhanced ACT scores of 26 or higher. Applicants who graduated from high school and have an Enhanced ACT composite of 26 or higher are considered to have met all high school unit requirements except those in foreign language and visual or performing arts. Foreign language and visual or performing arts requirements cannot be waived even with an Enhanced ACT composite score of 26 or higher. Deficiences in those units should be removed within the first 30 hours after initial enrollment.
• Applicants who received a GED Certificate or the American Councel on Education (ACE) external diploma in 1989 and thereafter are considered to have met all high school unit requirements except those in foreign language and visual or performing arts. Deficiencies in foreign language and visual or performing arts should be removed within the first 30 hours after enrollment.
• Applicants with a disability who volunteer information about a their disability will be assessed on an individual basis.