ADULT LEARNERS APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

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Adult Transfer Admission/Adult Second Degree Admission

Adult transfer admission is for students who will be 24 years old in the year in which they enroll at the college, who have previously completed college and university work at another school(s), and who wish to have consideration for transfer credit toward the completion of a bachelor's degree at Elmhurst.

The review of applications for fall term admission begins on October 1 and continues through July 15. Applications for spring term admission are reviewed between October 1 and January 15.

Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis during the review period. Applicants are notified of their admission status within three weeks of all requested credentials being received and reviewed. Students submitting applications within 30 days of the beginning of a term may be granted provisional admission pending the completion of their admission file and transfer credit evaluation.

Application procedure:

• Submit a completed application for admission.
• Request official, sealed transcripts from each college or university attended be forwarded to The School for Advanced Learning.
• Students under 26 years of age, must submit official, sealed high school transcripts. NOTE: All first-degree nursing majors must submit an official high school transcript.

All students can strengthen their application for admission by submitting a goals statement and resume with their application agreement statement. Students whose academic records show promise, but are not as strong as required for admission consideration, will be asked to submit a goals statement and resume for review by the admission committee before an admission decision is made.

• Submit a goals statement (1,000 words)
• Submit a current resume

Adult Freshman Admission

Adult freshman admission is for students who will be 24 years old in the year in which they enroll at the college, who have not completed any college or university work, and who wish to complete a bachelor's degree at Elmhurst.

The review of applications for fall term admission begins on October 1 and continues through July 15. Applications for spring term admission are reviewed between October 1 and January 15.

Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis during the review period. Applicants are notified of their admission status within three weeks of all requested credentials being received and reviewed.

Application procedure:

• Submit a completed application, for admission
• Request an official high school transcript be forwarded to The School for Advanced Learning
• Submit a goals statement (1,000 words)
• Submit a current resume

Teacher Certification

Teacher certification applicants who have earned a bachelor's degree are considered nondegree seeking, but must submit this online application and official transcripts from each college/university attended for advising and certification purposes.

International Students

International students must submit an evaluation, in English, of previous international coursework, degrees earned, and a score on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) in addition to following the appropriate procedures outlined above.

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