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2000-2001 Catalog
Enrollment Procedures for College Credit Programs
Enrollment procedures for students entering FCCJ’s college credit programs are different for students in varying circumstances. Below is a list of admissions categories. Find the one that best describes your situation and go to the page indicated to learn what is required for admission.


Type of Student
Goal
First-Time-In-College Degree-Seeking
Incoming Transfer Transfer to FCCJ's college credit program from another college/university
Non-Degree-Seeking Earn college credit without earning a degree at FCCJ
High School Earn college credit while in high school
Military Earn college credit via SOC or SOCNAV programs
International Earn college credit as a visiting foreign student (non-resident)

First-Time-in-College Degree Seeking Students

Applicants in this category are those who intend to earn a college degree from FCCJ and have never attended college at FCCJ or any other institution. If this describes your situation, please take the following steps to enrollment at FCCJ.
  1. Membership Application and Fee Submit a completed membership application and the appropriate application fee. The non-refundable membership application fee is $15 for U.S. citizens and $80 for international students. Be sure to indicate in the "Educational Plans" section of the application that you intend to earn your degree at the College. The application and the fee may be submitted to any campus enrollment services office or mailed to the College’s Student Records Office at 501 W. State St., Jacksonville, FL, 32202. Call (904) 646-2300 to have an application packet mailed to you.
  2. High School Transcript If you graduated or will graduate from a high school outside of Duval or Clay county or if you graduated or will graduate from a private school, please have your high school send an official transcript of your grades and credits with graduation date indicated to the Student Records Office (see address above). If you graduated from a public school in either Duval or Clay county, the College will automatically request your high school transcript after we receive your application.
  3. Acceptance Letter Once we receive your application and your transcript, you will receive a letter indicating the approval of your admission if you meet the College’s admissions criteria. Admissions criteria are included on the General Admissions Eligibility page of this catalog.
  4. Financial Aid Application If you are interested in receiving financial aid, call or visit the Enrollment Services office on campus. The Collegewide Information Center (646-2300) can also mail you an application for federal student aid.
  5. Career Goal If you haven't already decided on a career goal and FCCJ program of study, make an appointment with a counselor at the Career Development Center on campus.
  6. Assessment Testing After receiving the letter notifying you of your admission to FCCJ, contact the Assessment and Certification Center on campus and take the required tests for course placement. (Students with S.A.T. or A.C.T. test scores that are less than two years old may use their test scores).
  7. Orientation Complete the New Student Orientation, either by video (about a half-hour in length) or through live group session on campus (about one hour).
  8. First Term Academic Advising At the orientation, you will meet with an academic advisor who will review your placement tests scores and suggest appropriate courses for your first term.
  9. Registration During the appropriate registration period, register for the courses you plan to take this term using FCCJ’s touch-tone telephone registration system or at enrollment services on campus.
  10. Tuition and Fees Tuition and fees must be paid by the payment deadline. Payment may be made via the Touch-Tone telephone registration system, by mail or by visiting the Business Affairs office on campus. Upon payment, we will mail you your class schedule and fee statement.
  11. Lifetime Member Card Obtain a student identification Lifetime Member Card on campus.
  12. Parking Decal Obtain a student parking decal from the campus security office.
Incoming Transfer Students to FCCJ’s Degree Programs

If you have attended and received college credit from institutions other than FCCJ and desire to complete your degree at FCCJ, please take the following steps to enrollment.
  1. Membership Application and Fee Submit a completed membership application and the appropriate application fee. The non-refundable membership application fee is $15 for U.S. citizens and $80 for international students. Be sure to indicate in the "Educational Plans" section of the application that you intend to earn your degree at the College. The application and the fee may be submitted to any campus
    enrollment services office or mailed to the College’s Student Records Office at 501 W. State St., Jacksonville, FL, 32202. Call (904) 646-2300 to have an application packet mailed to you.
  2. College Transcripts Have official transcripts from all colleges attended sent to the Student Records Office, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, 501 W. State St., Jacksonville, FL 32202. If these transcripts are not received within one term, subsequent registration will be blocked. Transcripts will not be evaluated until all transcripts have been received. The student will receive a notice by mail once all transcripts have been officially evaluated. All transcripts must be evaluated before a student can be approved for financial aid.
  3. Financial Aid Application If you are interested in receiving financial aid, call or visit the Enrollment Services office on campus. The Collegewide Information Center (646-2300) can also mail you an application for federal student aid.
  4. Admissions Placement Survey Go to any student success office and complete an admissions placement survey (APS) to establish a course placement record and document previous coursework in English, reading and mathematics. Also, if you have ACT or SAT scores less than two years old, bring these along. You will be advised if any further testing is required.
  5. Orientation Complete the New Student Orientation, either by video (about a half-hour in length) or through live group session on campus (about one hour).
  6. Academic Advising Make an appointment with an academic adviser to help select your classes. Bring along a copy of your transcripts if possible. This advising will be unofficial if your transcripts have not been officially evaluated. You should return for official advising once you receive notice that your transcripts have been evaluated. Make an appointment by calling the counseling and advising center. Any questions that you may have about the evaluation can be discussed at this time.
  7. Registration Contact any student success office counseling and advising center for assistance if there is any difficulty with registration. It may happen because all records may not yet be on file. During the appropriate registration period, register for the courses you plan to take this term using FCCJ's Touch-Tone telephone registration system, website, or in person at any campus enrollment services office.
  8. Tuition and Fees Tuition and fees must be paid by the payment deadline. Payment may be made via the Touch-Tone telephone registration system, by mail or by visiting the Business Affairs office on campus. Upon payment, we will mail you your class schedule and fee statement.
  9. Lifetime Member Card After registering, go to the student I.D. center and get a photo I.D (Member Card). All students are required to carry their I.D. while on College property.
  10. Parking Decal Obtain a student parking decal from the campus security office.
  11. Deadlines, Policies and Procedures After your orientation session be certain to review important College policies and procedures in detail. They include policies and procedures related to drop deadlines, course withdrawal deadlines, standards of academic progress, financial aid eligibility requirements, standards of student conduct, grading, and student academic support services.
  12. Graduation Status FCCJ requirements will probably be different than those of other institutions. An academic degree audit can be obtained at your counseling office. Transfer students, must complete at least 25 percent of credit semester hours required for the degree at FCCJ and meet all other FCCJ graduation requirements.
Evaluation of Other College Transcripts

Transfer credit may be accepted from degree granting institutions that are accredited at the collegiate level by an appropriate regional accrediting agency and recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Transfer courses are subject to a course-by-course evaluation process.

Students with college credit from outside the United States must have their document evaluated by an approved credential evaluation agency.

Transcripts from other colleges attended will be evaluated for degree-seeking students only. Transcripts must be received from all colleges attended before an evaluation will be completed. All courses attempted at the freshman and sophomore levels will be evaluated. Transfer credit to FCCJ will be calculated in the all-college cumulative grade point average. Upper division courses will only be evaluated when they are substantially equivalent to courses offered at FCCJ. FCCJ does not evaluate transcripts for external agencies.

Non-Degree Seeking Students

If you want to take college credit courses but you do not intend to earn your degree at FCCJ, all you need to do is submit a completed membership application and the appropriate application fee. The non-refundable membership application fee is $15 for U.S. citizens. The application and the fee may be submitted to any campus enrollment services office or mailed to the College’s Student Records Office at 501 W. State St., Jacksonville, FL, 32202. Call (904) 646-2300 to have an application mailed to you. No transcripts are required, but students may need to show proof of completion of a course prerequisite or present a permission letter from their previous institution. Placement testing will be required only if you desire to enroll in a mathematics, English or reading course. Please note that non-degree seeking students can not be certified for financial aid. If you desire to switch to a degree seeking status in the future, contact the enrollment services office on your campus and follow the procedures for degree-seeking students in the previous section. Non-degree seeking students are required to obtain and carry an FCCJ Member Card.

Students Seeking College Credit While Still in High School

Accelerated College Program for High School Students

This program is designed for students at participating high schools who have a sophomore classification or higher and an unweighted 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. If approved by the parent, high school principal, and guidance counselor, these students may be admitted to the College and take up to seven college credit hours each term while still enrolled in high school. Students pay all tuition and fees. Students must have permission from their high school and parent each term to re-enroll.

A high school representative must submit an application packet to the College’s program development coordinator that includes the following:
  1. an accelerated college application signed by the student’s parent, high school principal and guidance counselor,
  2. a transcript verifying the student’s grade point average, completion of requirements through the freshman year and mathematics credits and grades, and
  3. a copy of the student’s scores on the Florida College Entry Level Placement Test (FCELPT), College Placement Test (CPT), SAT, or ACT.
Early Admissions for High School Students

Applicants who wish to enter Florida Community College at Jacksonville as full-time students at the end of their junior year in high school may be admitted to earn 30 semester hours of college credit coursework, or its vocational equivalent and still graduate with their high school class. These applicants must have an unweighted high school grade point average of 3.25 for college credit instruction or 2.50 for vocational instruction on a 4.0 scale, have a senior classification and receive approval from their high school principal. This program is limited to students from participating high schools and to students enrolled in the high school completion program at Florida Community College. Students do not pay tuition. Students are, however, responsible for the purchase of textbooks and a one-time $15 membership fee.

The high school representative must submit an application packet to the College’s program development coordinator that includes the following:
  1. an early admissions application signed by the student’s parent, high school principal and guidance counselor,
  2. a transcript verifying the student’s grade point average, completion of all requirements through the junior year and Mathematics credits and grades, and
  3. a copy of the student’s scores on the Florida College Entry Level Placement Test (FCELPT), College Placement Test (CPT), SAT, ACT or Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE).
Upon successful completion of courses students will earn high school credits. College credit will be awarded when proof of high school graduation is submitted to the College’s registrar.

Dual Enrollment for High School Students

This program is designed for Duval and Nassau high school juniors and seniors whose county school board, private school or home school parent or association has a state approved articulation agreement with FCCJ to offer dual enrollment courses. These students must possess an unweighted high school grade point average, on a 4.0 scale, of 3.0 to enroll in college credit or 2.5 to enroll in vocational dual enrollment. Additionally, students must earn the required college entry scores on the Florida College Entry Level Placement Test (FCELPT), College Placement Test (CPT), ACT, SAT or Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) to qualify. Students may take up to nine credit hours each term and do not pay tuition. However, students are required to pay a one-time $15 membership fee. Books may be paid for by the high school. Upon successful completion of college courses students will earn high school credits. College credits will be awarded after proof of high school graduation is submitted to the College’s registrar.

A high school representative must submit an application packet to the College’s program development coordinator that includes the following:
  1. a dual enrollment application signed by the student’s parent, high school principal and guidance counselor,
  2. a transcript reflecting the appropriate grade point average, completion requirements through the sophomore level, and mathematics credits and grades, and
  3. a copy of the student’s scores on the Florida College Entry Level Placement Test (FCELPT), College Placement Test (CPT), SAT, ACT or Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE).
Military Personnel Seeking College Credit

Service Members Opportunity Colleges (SOC)

SOC is a consortium of some 400 colleges and universities dedicated to meeting the voluntary educational needs of members of the military service. SOC member institutions act as "home campus" for service members who, by prior agreement, earn academic credits elsewhere. Service members desiring to participate in SOC may do so by calling 633-8134.

Service Members Opportunity Colleges Navy (SOCNAV)

SOCNAV is a network of some 26 colleges agreeing to accept in transfer, with previous approval, courses applicable to the student’s degree program.

SOCNAV students/applicants must coordinate all activities (student agreement forms, transfer advising and possible rating credit) through the FCCJ office at any of the Navy bases or through the Open Campus Military Education Institute office by calling 633-8134.

International Students

International Applicants

For admission purposes, applicants are classified as international students only if the applicants require the College to issue an I-20 to be presented to the Immigration and Naturalization Service for a student visa. Applicants who have been admitted to the United States as immigrants and have been issued resident alien numbers are not classified as international students for admission purposes.

Applicants must submit the following items.
  1. application for admission as degree seeking students
  2. application fee of $80, (a non-refundable, non-transferable processing fee)
  3. proof of previous education as follows
    1. a certified English translation of the transcript, (for high school graduates who have never attended college) or
    2. a certified English translation of the transcript(s) of all colleges attended, (for students who have attended college previously)
  4. proof of proficiency in the use of the English language (Students from non-English speaking countries must submit to the College admissions office an original copy of satisfactory scores on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language Examination), available through the Educational Testing Service, Box 899, Princeton, N.J. 08540.)
  5. a statement showing that financial resources are available for travel, tuition, books and living expenses while in school (Applicants may also be requested to show evidence that there are funds to cover these expenses on deposit in a United States bank.)
No international applicants will be considered for admission until items one through five have been received. To be considered for any term, all items must be received at least 60 days prior to the student’s initial term of admission. International students accepted for admission will be notified of their acceptance and will be provided with Form I-20A as required by the U.S. Department of Justice. International students should be enrolled and satisfactorily complete a minimum of 12 credit hours for the fall term (I) and 12 credit hours for the spring term (II) and six credit hours for any summer term (III). For more information contact any campus enrollment services office.



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