Admission
Requirements
FOR A FRESHMAN APPLICANT:
1. Graduation from high school with a
cumulative grade point average of 2.5 (on a
4.0 scale) or better; OR
completion of a high school equivalency diploma (General
Education Development
—- GED) with an average score of 50 or better.
2. Achievement of a minimum
ACT composite score of 20.
A
freshman applicant who does not meet one of the requirements listed
above may be
admitted on a
provisional basis (see Provisional
Acceptance).
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Admission
Status
Following evaluation of the
applicant’s credentials, the applicant may be admitted in
one of the following
categories:
1. FULL ACCEPTANCE
The applicant is accepted to the College
2. PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE FOR FAILURE TO MEET ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS (for freshmen and
transfer applicants only)
An applicant who otherwise
qualifies for admission except for the ACT score may be
provisionally admitted if the
student has achieved an ACT score of 17. For the first
semester of enrollment, the
applicant may register for no more than nine Credit
Hours in the regular semester
or four Credit Hours in the summer semester.
Academic Seminar and
developmental courses must be taken prior to enrollment in
college level courses. If the
student needs only one developmental course, he/she
can enroll in a College level
course and the developmental course in the same
semester.
An applicant who otherwise qualifies for
admission but has an ACT score below 17
will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the
College Admissions Committee.
3. PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE FOR UNOFFICIAL
DOCUMENTS
Provisional admission for
unofficial documents is approved only under special
circumstances by the
Director of Admissions. The applicant who meets the criteria
for admission based on
unofficial transcripts or who is currently enrolled at another
institution at the time
that admission is determined may be admitted provisionally on
51 the basis of
unofficial or incomplete transcripts. Official and complete transcripts
must be received within
thirty days of the first day of class of the semester in which
the applicant enrolls in
order to continue enrollment and to be removed from
provisional acceptance.
The applicant who does not submit complete official college
transcripts will not be
allowed to re-enroll until these transcripts have been received.
Academic records for applicants
accepted on this basis will be reviewed within sixty
days after the first day of
class of the semester in which the student enrolls.
Students will be notified in
writing when official transcripts have been received.
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Early
Admission
Early
Admissions Program allows high school students to skip
their senior year and
receive
their high school diploma by completing 24 semester hours at OLOL
College.
Students
must submit the following requirements.
-
An Application for
Admission. This form can be obtained from the OLOL College Office of
Admissions (Phone: (225)768-1721). Return to: Our Lady of
the Lake College,
Admissions Office, 7434 Perkins Rd., Baton Rouge, LA
70808 or may be
downloaded
to
your computer, or
you
may
apply online. A
$35.00 non-refundable
processing fee is required.
-
Proof of Immunization.
All new and transfer students are required to submit proof of
immunization prior to registration. The appropriate form is
available in the Admissions Office (225)768-1700) or may be
downloaded
to your
computer. Return to: Our Lady of the
Lake College, Admissions Office, 7434
Perkins
Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70808.
-
Meningitis information.
Important information on meningococcal disease and the vaccines
available that may prevent the disease is available at
http://www.ololcollege.edu/Adobe%20files/Meningitis%20FAQ's%20May06.pdf.
Contact the Office of Health and Safety at 768-1755 for more
information.
-
Official
six-Semester
High School Transcript
(freshman-junior
years).
-
Applicant is required to have at least
a
3.00
GPA
(on 4.0 scale)
-
Official ACT. Scores
with a minimum
ACT
Composite of 25.
SAT scores will be
accepted and converted
to an ACT equivalent.
-
Recommendation for
“Early Admission” of High-Ability Student form must be completed with the
original signatures of the high school principal and the student.
After
24 semester hours are earned, OLOL College submits RECOMMENDATION
FOR
ISSUANCE OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA to
the high school principal.
The
high school diploma will then be awarded to the student. The student is
responsible
for
providing an official high school transcript or bringing the original
diploma to the
Admissions
Office as verification of graduation. The registration status of the
student
will
be changed.
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Concurrent
Enrollment Program
Our
Lady of the Lake College has established a Concurrent Enrollment
Program.
The
purpose of this program is to provide a means by which students still
enrolled in
high
school may enroll concurrently at Our Lady of the Lake College to pursue
college
course
work. This program will be offered to exceptional students who have
completed
high
school courses through their junior year. Students may begin their
college education
as
early as the summer semester between their junior and senior year in
high school.
To
be eligible to enroll in the program, students must apply for admission
and meet
the
following admission requirements:
1. Completion of the junior year of
high school prior to the semester in which the
student desires
enrollment.
2. A minimum cumulative grade point
average of 3.00 in all high school courses.
3. A minimum ACT composite score of 20.
4. Completion, with a minimum grade of
C, of the following high school courses:
-English I, II, III
-Algebra I, Algebra II,
and one additional math course, such as Geometry,
Trigonometry, Advanced
Mathematics, or Calculus
-Biology
-Chemistry
5. Recommendation for
enrollment by the high school principal or counselor.
6. Placement, by ASSET scores, in
college-level English and mathematics.
Upon
admission, the student must enroll in Academic Seminar their first
semester
and
may enroll for a maximum of four credit hours for the first semester (ACSM
100
and
one three hour course) and three hours for subsequent semesters.
Students may
choose
to enroll in the following courses*:
English
I & II, College Algebra, General Statistics, Introductory
Psychology, Introductory
Sociology,
Introduction to Computers, American/World History, Art/Music
Appreciation,
Medical Terminology, Introductory Speech, Fundamentals of Chemistry I
&
II (and Labs), Introductory Physics, and Introduction to Literature.
To
continue enrollment, students must make a grade of C or better in each
course
attempted
and must be re-approved by the high school and college each semester.
Upon
graduation
from high school, the student may apply for admission to the college as
a
freshman
applicant.
*Students
will be advised as to the applicability of courses for degree credit and
the transfer-ability
of courses to other colleges/universities.
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