Application
Procedure
Students
may apply for admission to Trinity Christian College by submitting
a Trinity
Application
for Admission' form, a non-refundable $20.00 application fee;
a high school
(or college)
transcript; and scores from ACT or SAT I tests (ACT is preferred;
subsection
scores
are used for placement purposes) to the admissions office.
Recommended
application
date is by January 15 to assure priority consideration for scholarships
and
financial
aid. Trinity has a rolling deadline for admissions applications.
Students
are encouraged to begin the application process as early as possible.
High
school
students should apply during the first semester of their senior
year. International
students
should contact the admissions office as early as possible prior
to the intended
semester
of enrollment to learn about special admissions criteria.
The
college maintains a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of
race, color, national
origin,
sex, disability, or age, as required by Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, Title
IX of
the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973,
and the
Age Discrimination Act of 1975.
General
Requirements
To gain
admission to the college, applicants must demonstrate their academic
ability.
High
school students must be eligible to receive a high school diploma
at the end of
their
senior year. An official high school transcript is required to
be considered for
admission.
In addition to a transcript, high school students must provide
the college with
an official
score report from the American College Test (ACT) or the Scholastic
Aptitude
Test
(SAT I). Transfer students must provide official transcripts from
every college
attended.
Students transferring 24 hours or more of credit will be evaluated
based on
their
college record. Students who have earned the community college
degree commonly
known
as the 'transfer associates', specifically, the Associate of Arts
or the Associate of
Science,
can be accepted into the college as juniors.
Acceptance
into the College
Acceptance
will be unconditional, conditional (Bridge Program), or unclassified.
1. Unconditional
Acceptance--New Freshmen
Unconditional
admission to freshman standing requires:
-receipt
of a completed Trinity application for admission and a non-refundable
$20.00
application fee;
-receipt
of a high school transcript* showing
-a minimum
of 16 units of credit,
-a cumulative
GPA of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale,
-average
or above-average grades in English and mathematics,
-a college-preparatory
course of study with
-three
or four years of English and mathematics
-two
or three years of science and social studies
-two
years of a foreign language is highly recommended.
* Home
schooled students may substitute an academic portfolio plus
verification that
the home
school program has been completed. If the student has been part
of an
association
that issues transcripts, a transcript should be sent.
Students
who have not completed high school may submit results of the
General
Educational
Development Examination (GED). If the GED is successfully completed,
the student
may be eligible for admission.
-receipt
of an official record of either ACT or SAT I scores (no minimum scores
have been
established; however, the average composite score for new freshmen
is 23 on ACT
or 1060 on SAT I);
-a personal
interview with an admissions counselor.
International
students, in addition to the above, must submit the following:
-a TOEFL score
of at least 500 (paper based) or 222 (computer based)
reported on
an official score sheet;
-an audio tape
recording of themselves which includes a reading and a
short description
of themselves, both in English;
a two page
hand-written essay on a topic assigned by the admissions
office; and
-an evaluation
of academic transcripts (high school or college) by Educational
Credential
Evaluators, Inc., P.O. Box 92970, Milwaukee, WI 53202-0970, USA.
Phone
414-289-3400. ECE charges a fee of $135 USA for each evaluation.
2. Unconditional
Acceptance--Transfer Students
Unconditional
admission as a transfer student requires:
-receipt of
a completed Trinity application for admission and a nonrefundable
$20.00 application
fee;
-official transcripts
from every college attended (students with fewer than
24 hours of
transfer credit are also required to submit a high school transcript
and official
record of ACT or SAT I scores). Transcripts must show:
-cumulative
college GPA of at least 2.0 (based on all colleges attended);
-successful
completion of all courses attempted, at a rate in accordance with
Trinity's
rules for quantitative standards of satisfactory academic progress
Trinity accepts
transfer students from accredited four-year colleges or universities
with an unlimited
number of transferable credits, as well as those from accredited
community
colleges with a maximum of 65 transferable credits. Trinity also
accepts
credits earned
through the Advanced Placement Program, the College Level Examination
Program (CLEP),
the Ontario Academic Courses Program (OAC), and the ACT-PEP Program.
The registrar
will evaluate the official transcripts received and determine which courses
are acceptable for transfer using the following criteria:
-Generally
only non-remedial college level courses with a grade of at least
a C are accepted.
-Trinity recognizes
the transfer associate degrees commonly called the
Baccalaureate
Associate of Arts and Baccalaureate Associate of Science. If the
degree is
certified by the registrar, community college students with such degrees
are accepted
as juniors.
Trinity Christian
College is a participant in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI),
a statewide
agreement
that allows transfer of the completed Illinois transferable General Education
Core
Curriculum
between participating institutions. Completion of the General Education
Core
Curriculum
at any participating college or university in Illinois assures transferring
students
that lower-division
general education requirements for an associate or bachelor's degree have
been satisfied.
This agreement is in effect for students entering an associate or baccalaureate
degree-granting institution as a first-time freshman in summer 1998 (and
thereafter).
-A score of
3 or better on an Educational Testing Service (ETS) Advanced Placement
test is required
for college credit. The amount of credit granted depends on the
particular
test taken. No college credit can be given if corresponding credit
is needed
to meet high
school graduation requirements.
-A minimum
score as determined by the American Council on Education (ACE) is
required for
credit earned through either the College Level Examination Program
(CLEP) or
the ACT-PEP program. The amount of credit granted depends on the
particular
test taken.
-Credit is
granted for Ontario Academic Courses (OAC) for which there are appropriate
Trinity equivalents
and in which the student has earned a grade of 75 or higher, while
general education
requirements can be waived in cases where the student has earned a
grade of 60
to 74.
Transfer students
may use these courses to meet the general graduation requirements and specific
program requirements, if the registrar finds such courses to be equivalent
to the necessary Trinity courses. Transfer students must take an
English competency placement test to validate writing proficiency, unless
they transfer in a course equivalent to English 103.
3. Conditional
Acceptance (Bridge Program)
A limited
number of incoming freshmen who do not meet the above requirements for
unconditional
admission may be considered for admission into the college with the understanding
that they will participate in the Bridge Program for the first semester.
This special category is for students who have weaker high school records
and/or test scores but who seem to possess the determination and discipline
needed to succeed in college. An on-campus interview may be required.
All conditions
described in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog will apply
to the student in the Bridge Program.
A limited number
of transfer students who do not meet the requirements for unconditional
admission may also be eligible for conditional acceptance. See the
Financial Aid section of this catalog for guidelines.
4. Unclassified
Admission
Any interested
person may take courses for credit as an unclassified student. Courses
are available either days or evenings. To enroll as an unclassified student,
complete a regular application form. No transcripts are necessary.
Current high
school students may enroll as unclassified students for no more than 6
semester hours of credit per semester provided they have 1) a cumulative
GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale, and 2) approval of the high school.
Normally the high school will have a dual enrollment agreement with Trinity
Christian College. As an unclassified student one cannot receive
a degree from Trinity Christian College. If at a later date an unclassified
student decides to work toward a degree at Trinity, the student must apply
through the admissions office for admission as a degree-seeking student.
Financial aid
is not available for unclassified students.
5. Teacher
Certification
Students who
have earned a bachelor's degree may enroll at Trinity to obtain teaching
certification
for the State of Illinois. Any interested person must complete the application
for admission,
pay the $20 application fee, and submit official transcripts from
all colleges attended. Transcripts will be evaluated to determine
which courses are needed for certification.
Teacher certification
students may apply for financial aid in the form of loans through the
financial
aid office if they plan to enroll for at least six semester hours of credit.
Readmission(back
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Students who
have interrupted their studies at Trinity for one semester or more must
complete an
application for readmission through the admissions office.
Tuition
Deposit (back
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Applicants
who have been accepted as students must deposit $100 toward tuition. The
deposit serves
as a declaration of intent to enroll and is deducted from the tuition payment
due on the
day of registration. The tuition deposit is due May 1 or ten days
after acceptance
for students
admitted after May 1.
Immunizations(back
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By Illinois
law, all students registering for the first time at a public or private
college or
university
are required to present evidence of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella,
and tetanus-diptheria.
Students are permitted to register without immunization documents,
but Trinity
Christian College will not be permitted to re-enroll students for a second
semester
who have failed
to present appropriate evidence by that time. This does not include students
enrolled less than half-time.
Registration(back
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Information
regarding registration will be sent to newly admitted students before their
first semester of enrollment. All students who are enrolling at Trinity
for the first time for a fall semester, and who have made a tuition deposit,
will be eligible to participate in the summer pre-registration program,
Blueprints. Blueprints is a two-day event that includes pre-registration
for classes,
academic advising, an overnight stay in the residence halls, meals in the
dining hall, programs for parents, and opportunities to get to know other
new freshmen and transfer students. Information about Blueprints is available
through the admissions office.
For those who
do not participate in Blueprints, registration and academic advising will
be part of a general orientation program for new students, conducted at
the beginning of their first semester.
