| Admissions
A candidate student seeking admittance must, as a prerequisite, be a high school graduate or hold a General Educational Development (GED) Certificate, or have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution. In the case of an exceptional student, the requirement of graduation from a secondary school may be waived at the discretion of the Admissions Committee. Students who have completed high school or its equivalent, yet cannot provide the necessary documentation, may provide alternate documentation to satisfy this requirement. The Provost must approve all exceptions.
Each applicant seeking admission is interviewed either in person or by telephone by Admissions staff to assess whether the student has a reasonable chance of successfully completing a degree program. The interview will:
- Explore the applicant’s academic interests as they relate to the degree programs offered;
- Help the applicant identify the appropriate area of study consistent with his/her background and interest; and
- Provide information concerning degree offerings and support services available.
JP Catholic University, compliant with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and The Americans with Disabilities Act will admit qualified students of any race, color, creed, national and ethnic origin, disability, and sex, to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.
A complete application includes:
• A completed application form;
• Two letters of reference (one by a recent teacher);
• Results of the SAT I: SAT verbal scores of accepted students ranging from 580 to 800 and math scores ranging from 550 to 800 and above for technology majors; composite ACT scores generally range from 24 to 36.
• All transcripts indicating date of high school graduation and/or obtainment of GED certificate with scores. An applicant who has not yet graduated from high school at the time of application must provide the most recent partial transcript in order to be evaluated for early acceptance.
• An essay of approximately 500 words describing why an education at JP Catholic will help them attain their personal and professional goals.
The application form has the flexibility to allow students to express their academic aspirations and strengths. It is critical that the applicant state why JP Catholic is the appropriate school for them, and to include all information that the Admissions Committee will need to evaluate an applicant's potential for success. Personal or conference telephone interviews may also be required by the Admissions Committee or requested by an applicant.
The Admissions Committee acts upon applications submitted by high school students as early as the first quarter/semester of the senior year. A final transcript of high school studies must be submitted as soon as possible after graduation and will complete the application. Applicants who have undertaken college-level studies elsewhere before applying for admission to JP Catholic should submit both previous college and high school transcripts.
Applicants who have graduated from institutions located outside of the United States must provide professionally translated official transcripts to JP Catholic.
The application fee is $20.
Notification of Admission
JP Catholic will notify the student (freshman and transfer) applicant, in writing, of his or her acceptance no later than one month after the receipt of their completed application. All offers of admission are provisional until the receipt and verification of test results and official final high school transcript (and college transcript, if applicable). For a student who will be offered admission based on a self-reported academic record, an official document will be used to verify the self-reported academic data submitted. Offers of admission will be rescinded if: a) there are discrepancies between official transcripts and self-reported academic records; b) the applicant does not complete the courses listed as “in progress” or “planned”; or c) the applicant does not complete22 twelfth-grade courses at the same academic level as in previous course work.
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