Admissions Requirements | GHC Admissions

Traditional Freshman

Applicant who has earned a high school diploma from an accredited high school or home school program WITHIN the last five years and not attended college.

Dual Enrollment

Applicants who wish to attend Georgia Highlands College while still completing high school coursework and requirements.

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Dual Enrollment Application Deadlines:
- Fall 2020
  - Preferred Application Deadline: June 1, 2020
    - Final Admissions Document Deadline: June 15, 2020
- Summer 2020
  - Preferred Application Deadline: March 1, 2020
    - Final Admissions Document Deadline: May 15, 2020
- Spring 2020
  - Preferred Application Deadline: November 1, 2020
    - Final Admissions Document Deadline: December 1, 2020
An application is evaluated once all documents have been received and are evaluated in the order in which they are received. Please allow up to two weeks for admissions decisions to be made.

Transfer

Applicant who has attended ANY college, university, or technical school.

Transient

Applicant who is currently attending another college or university and wishes to attend Georgia Highlands for one semester and then return to their home institution.

Former GHC Student

Applicants that were previously enrolled at GHC and have not been enrolled at GHC for more than one year.

Adult Learner

Applicants that has graduated or their class has been out of high school for more than five years. These are typically students that are 24 years or older.

Home-School/Non-Accredited High School

Applicant who completed high school graduation requirements under a home school program or who graduated from a non-accredited high school.

Post-Baccalaureate

Applicant who already holds a Baccalaureate degree and does not want to earn another degree from Georgia Highlands College.

Applicants that are active duty personnel attending Georgia Highlands College and using the GI BILL benefits, service members on active duty using GI BILL benefits, members of the Active Reserve and/or National Guard, disabled veterans retraining through VA Vocational Rehabilitation, eligible dependent of 100% disabled or deceased veterans, spouses and dependents using Transfer of Entitlement Post 9/11 GI BILL benefits.

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GED (General Education Diploma)

Applicants that have received a GED, General Education Diploma, that have earned a GED but have no prior college experience.

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International

Applicants that are study abroad students interested in traveling to the U.S. on an F-1 student visa (including students who are already in the U.S. on an F-1 student visa currently studying at another U.S. school) and/or students in the U.S. who currently hold some other type of immigration status.