To be admitted to a degree, college credit certificate, or applied technology diploma program, applicants must provide the following items to the College. Priority will be given to applicants who provide required documents at least 14 days before the start date of the session the student is planning to attend. Applicants who cannot provide the following documents may be admitted in a non-degree seeking status. Non-degree seeking students are not eligible for financial aid:

Applicants who have received a Certificate of Completion or a special diploma from a Florida public high school during or after Spring 1983 or who have failed every sitting of the High School Competency Test during or after the 1982-83 school year, shall not be eligible for admission until after such an applicant:

1. receives a standard high school diploma; or





2. receives a high school equivalency diploma awarded on the basis of successful performance on the test of General Education Development (GED); or





3. receives a Computerized Placement Test-eligible certificate of completion. Students with the new certificate of completion may be eligible to receive Student Financial Assistance through meeting the “ability to benefit” (ATB) requirement. If the ability to benefit is not demonstrated through the appropriate demonstration of skills on an approved ATB test, per federal regulations, students will NOT be eligible to receive federal aid until they either earn a high school diploma, GED or meet the ATB testing requirement; or





4. receives an approved waiver.

Special Requirements - Associate in Arts Degree Program
Under provisions of Section 1007.263, F. S., an applicant must meet one of the following conditions to be eligible for admission to the Associate in Arts Degree Programs.

Returning Students
Students who have not been in attendance at St. Petersburg College for three or more consecutive terms are required to provide updated contact information before re-enrolling to ensure that the College has accurate information on file. Returning students are not required to pay an additional application fee.

High School Students Eligible for Accelerated Admissions, Early Admission, Credit Bank and Dual Credit Students

1. Early Admission Students
   A student, including a student in a Home Education program meeting the requirements of 1002.41, F.S., who wishes to enter St. Petersburg College after the 11th grade of high school may do so if the following requirements are satisfied:

1. Submission of a high school transcript which indicates that the applicant:
   

   1. Has completed the 11th grade. This is interpreted to mean not less than 2 calendar years of attendance. If the student applies before completion of the 11th grade, he/she must submit a high school transcript showing grades for all work completed through the first semester of the 11th year and courses in which he/she is enrolled for the second semester.

   2. Has completed 2/3 of the minimum high school unit requirement plus 1 unit.

   3. Has a GPA (grade point average) of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale on all high school work.

   
   

2. Presentation of a passing score on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).




3. Achievement of an acceptable score for college-level courses on the Computerized Placement Test (CPT), SAT, ACT or other approved placement instrument as set forth in BOT Rule 6Hx23-4.45 and Procedure P6Hx23-4.45.




4. Presentation of an Early Admission Recommendation Form signed by the high school principal or designee. No application, matriculation or laboratory fees will be assessed to students in this program.




5. The student must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours or 46-quarter hours and maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

2. Credit Bank Students

   1. High school students who have at least a 2.0 GPA in all of their coursework for the prior year and who wish to earn college credit while attending high school may enroll in the College as Credit Bank students. In addition to the College’s Application for Admission, Credit Bank students must submit a Credit Bank Verification Form which provides verification of high school enrollment and the minimum required 2.0 GPA and is signed by their high school principal or designee. A separate Credit Bank Verification Form must be completed for each academic term for which a student wishes to enroll at the College.

   
   

   2. High school level Home Education students may enroll in College classes as Credit Bank students on a term-by-term basis as approved by the campus coordinator of Admissions/Registration. To be admitted, Home Education students must provide evidence of successful academic work at the high school level through the annual evaluations submitted to the public school system. To remain enrolled as Credit Bank students they must maintain a 2.0 GPA in College classes.

   
   

   3. Requirements for high school students who are younger than the normal age are as follows:
      

      1. The student must meet the following regular College admissions and testing requirements for college-level coursework.
         

         1. An application and non-refundable application fee.

         2. Achievement of an acceptable score for college-level courses on the Computerized Placement Test (CPT), SAT, ACT, or other approved placement instrument as set forth in Board of Trustees' Rule 6Hx23-4.45 and Procedure P6Hx23-4.45.

         
         

      2. The student and parent(s) must meet with the campus provost or associate provost and program director or designees to discuss rules and requirements of academic and student life to determine the applicant's level of adaptability to an adult academic setting.
         

4. Credit Bank students who wish to enroll at the College in degree-seeking status following high school graduation will be required to meet the following usual admission requirements:
   

   1. A high school transcript. Official transcripts must be sent directly from the institution to Central Records Office or may be provided by the student in a sealed envelope certified by the sending institution before the start date of the term the student is planning to attend.

   2. Achievement of an acceptable score for college-level courses on the Computerized Placement Test (CPT), SAT, ACT or other approved placement instrument as set forth in Board of Trustees' Rule 6Hx23-4.45 and Procedure P6Hx23-4.45.

   
   
   

3. Dual Credit Students (Governor's Dual Credit Program)

1. Students attending a public or private high school within the Pinellas County School District or a Home Education Program meeting the requirements of 1002.41, F.S., who wish to take courses to earn both college and high school credit may do so if the following requirements are satisfied:




1. The student has completed the 9th grade.

2. The student has achieved an acceptable score for college-level courses on the Computerized Placement Test (CPT), SAT, ACT or other approved placement instrument as set forth in Board of Trustees Rule 6Hx23-4.45 and Procedure P6Hx23-4.45.

3. The student has attained at least a 3.0 cumulative unweighted grade point average on a 4.0 scale or when registering for a particular course, the student has demonstrated prior academic achievement in the field of the course by attaining at least a 3.0 cumulative unweighted grade point average on a 4.0 scale within that field.

4. The student has submitted a completed St. Petersburg College Application for Admission Form excluding the application fee.

2. Admission preference will be given to students who have completed the 10th grade.




3. No application, matriculation or laboratory fees will be assessed students admitted to this program.

Students Admitted by Waiver
The College's general policy is not to admit students without a standard high school diploma or GED; however students may be admitted by waiver include:

Transfer Students
 

1. Transfer students should have left their previous college(s) in good academic and disciplinary standing, must be eligible to return to the last college attended and:




1. have received a standard high school or college ready diploma; or

2. received a GED; or

3. have earned a degree from a fully accredited postsecondary institution.


Students may appeal a decision that they are not satisfied with through the procedure set forth in BOT Rule 6Hx23-4.36.



2. A student who has previously applied to, been accepted and registered at a fully accredited postsecondary institution(s) is classified as "transfer" even if the student withdrew before earning any credits.





3. Credits earned at institutions listed in guides published by the American Council on Education and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), and which represent collegiate coursework relevant to the degree, with course content and level of instruction resulting in student competencies at least equivalent to those of students enrolled in the College’s undergraduate degree programs, will be accepted by the College. In addition, the College will honor credits granted through programmatic partnerships with secondary schools (dual credit and interinstitutional articulation agreements) and the Statewide Common Course Numbering System Articulation Coordinating Committee.
   
   For courses that are initially deemed nontransferable to St. Petersburg College, the transfer student has the option of seeking alternative methods for obtaining a credit. The following supporting documentation must be submitted by the student for each course requested for reconsideration:
   

   1. a copy of each course syllabus must include course title, course length, course description, text used; and

   2. verification of faculty credentials including college transcripts, professional licensure and/or certifications, and work experience in the field.

   The course syllabus must be the syllabus from the specific course section and semester that appears on the transcript. The faculty credentials must reflect the credential at the time that the professor taught the course specified on the transcript. The student should submit this supporting documentation to:
   College Registrar
   St. Petersburg College
   P.O. Box 13489
   St. Petersburg, FL 33733
   
   Florida Statutes requires that after a Florida university or community college has published its general education core, the integrity of that curriculum shall be recognized by the College and other public universities and community colleges. Once a student has been certified by such an institution on the official transcript as having completed satisfactorily its prescribed general education core curriculum, regardless of whether the associate degree is conferred, the College shall require no further such general education courses. Further, any transfer student who has provided documentation of completion of an Associate in Arts, Bachelor’s degree or higher from a fully accredited postsecondary institution shall be presumed to have met all general education requirements for the associate degree at the College. In addition, the student shall be exempt from the admission requirement of a standard high school diploma.
   
   Listing in the publication “Report of Credit Given,” published annually by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), does not constitute “regional” or “state accreditation. Although the College is a member of AACRAO, it is not bound to grant “limited credit” listed by the reporting institution in “report of Credit Given” when the transfer institution is not a fully accredited postsecondary institution.





4. Applicants must provide official transcripts from all previously attended post-secondary institutions to the Central Records Office. Priority will be given to applicants who provide official transcripts at least 14 days before the start of the term the student is planning to attend. Until the student's post-secondary transcripts are received and evaluated, the student is not eligible to be a degree, certificate, or ATD seeking student.
   
   Upon receipt of the transcript, credit may be accepted from the following:

1. “Regional” accredited institutions that are members or possess candidate for membership status to the College commission of one of the regional accrediting associations;

2. “State” accredited institutions that are members of the Florida State University System or Division of Community Colleges. Licensing under the provisions of Chapter 1005, F.S., does not constitute “state accreditation.”




5. “Provisional” acceptance of credits, to be validated through satisfactory work in residence, shall apply upon successful completion of coursework prescribed by the respective program, certificate or applied technology diploma.
   




6. All transfer work is evaluated by the person(s) designated to perform the task on a college wide basis by the College registrar.





7. All courses listed on the transcript(s) are evaluated, including those with incomplete or failing grades, except as noted in paragraph I, below. Courses from which the student withdrew without penalty are not evaluated. When the course is equivalent to a course in the College catalog, it is transferred in with the College prefix and course number. However, the course title and credit hours will be those of the transfer institution. Quarter hours will be converted to semester hours on the basis that 3 quarter hours equal 2 semester hours. Fractional hours resulting from the conversion will be carried to two decimal places and rounded to nearest hundredths.
   
   

8. For purposes of meeting general education and program requirements, 2.5 credits will satisfy a 3 credit course requirement and .67 will satisfy a 1 credit course.
   
   

9. Upper division courses are not evaluated for lower division programs. If a student later matriculates into an upper division program, all upper division work will be evaluated at that time.

Matriculation into Programs by Transfer Students

1. Transient students from another college
   A transient student is one who preserves uninterrupted residency status with the home college while attending St. Petersburg College. Students who wish to attend St. Petersburg College on a transient basis may substitute a Transient Form approved by the home college in lieu of an official transcript. The Transient Form or official transcript must be forwarded along with the Application for Admission and fee, to the Admissions/Registration Office on the campus he/she expects to attend.





2. Transient students from St. Petersburg College
   Permission to attend another institution on a transient basis will be granted only to students who have at least a 2.0 “C” average or better at St. Petersburg College. Eligibility for transient status and acceptability of courses is determined by the campus coordinator of Admissions/Registration. The student is urged to bring to the campus coordinator of Admissions/Registration course descriptions of each course to determine their transferability and equivalency. Transient permission is not usually given any student for consecutive sessions.




A student who requests transient permission and meets the requirement of a 2.0 “C” average is furnished with a Transient Form. Courses listed on the Transient Form will be accepted as equated on the form. If courses other than those listed are taken, they will be accepted under the conditions listed in this Rule for Transfer Students. Courses earned in transient status are accepted with the grades earned and are treated as transfer work.

Non-Degree Seeking Students
A student who does not desire to enroll as a degree-seeking student but would like to earn credit for certification or other purposes may enroll as a non-degree student.

1. Non-degree students must complete an Application for Admission and pay the application fee.
    

2. Non-degree students are not required to furnish transcripts.
    

3. A student who is under 18 years of age and has not graduated from high school may enroll as a non-degree student except with special permission from the coordinator of Admissions/Registration. Students in this category should refer to Section VI. above.
    

4. Courses completed by non-degree students will be entered on their transcripts as credit courses.
    

5. Coursework completed in non-degree status may not be applied towards a degree from St. Petersburg College unless the student changes to degree-seeking status. A non-degree student who desires to change to degree-seeking status may do so by fulfilling all regular admissions standards. A change to degree-seeking status must be completed prior applying for graduation.
    

6. If a student earns credits solely in non-degree status at St. Petersburg College and desires to transfer such credits towards a degree from another institution, it is his/her responsibility to determine the acceptability of the courses towards his/her degree.
    

7. Non-degree students fall into two categories:

1. Those who initially enroll as non-degree students and students who initially enroll as non-degree students do no intend to follow a degree program at the College. They do desire to earn credit in the course for which they register and to have transcripts issued showing such credit. They include teachers taking a limited number of courses for recency of credit or extension of certificate; individuals possessing advanced degreees who take specified job-related courses and require evidence of course completion for licensing purposes (e.g., ambulance drivers); and individuals who may desire to take courses for credit but cannot meet regular admission requirements or who expect to meet GED requirements at some date in the session.

2. Those whose status has been changed from degree-seeking to non-degree-seeking through failure to meet admission requirements. Students applying as degree-seeking students under published criteria who have not furnished all required transcripts are classified as non-degree until their file is complete. This protects the student's investment, permitting the earning of credit for the course(s) registered. Upon the College's receipt of the required transcript(s) or other material, the student's status is changed from non-degree status to degree-seeking status. Students who are not high school graduates (or who have a special diploma) may be admitted to the College as non-degree students by the campus coordinator of Admissions/Registration and/or associate provost. Acceptance by the campus coordinator of Admissions/Registration and/or associate provost of non-degree status is not considered a waiver of the requirement for high school graduation for later admission to degree programs. While all credits earned in non-degree status are recorded, a student may not be awarded a degree while classified as a non-degree student. A non-degree student desiring to graduate must change to a degree-seeking status before registering for the session in which graduation would be earned.

Resident Aliens, Refugees, Asylees and Citizens who are Non-Native Speakers of English
Persons who have resident alien status confirmed by the Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Service (BCIS), Cuban nationals, Vietnamese refugees and other refugees or asylees so designated by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Office and citizens who are non-native speakers of English will be admitted to St. Petersburg College without presenting a minimum score of 500 on the paper-based or 173 on the computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). These students will, however, be required to take the Placement Test for ESL. Students with acceptable scores on the Placement Test for ESL will not be required to enroll in the ESL Program, but those with lower scores will be placed in the ESL Program on the basis of their scores. Placement of citizens who are non-native speakers of English in the appropriate ESL courses is mandatory. The College reserves the right to require the applicant to present the College with the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) minimum score to be admitted to the College.

Eligible Students who have Disabilities
The President is authorized to permit substitute admission requirements for eligible students who have disabilities as defined by State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.041, F.A.C.

For requirements for admission to the Bachelors degree in Education Programs at St. Petersburg College, see BOT Rule 6Hx23-4.72.

Students will be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing Program at St. Petersburg College as follows:

Students will be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Technology Management at St. Petersburg College as follows:

Students will be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene Program at St. Petersburg College as follows:

Students will be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology Program at St. Petersburg College as follows:

Students will be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science in Public Safety Administration Program at St. Petersburg College as follows:

1. Completion of a Public Safety degree at a regionally accredited postsecondary institution.

1. Admission requires an A.S. degree of 60 credits in a public safety discipline with at least 15 credit hours in transferable general education credits.

2. Students with an A.S. or A.A. degree from a non-regionally accredited postsecondary institution may be admitted to the upper-division program with permission of the dean.

3. Students may be admitted with an A.A. degree with approval by the dean. If general education hours for an A.A. degree have been completed, students must complete twenty-four (24) credits in a single public safety discipline in place of additional education required of A.S. students.

4. Student with 60 credits but no degree may be admitted to the upper-division program only with permission of the dean.





2. Cumulative grade point average of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale in all postsecondary course work (including common prerequisite coursework).





3. Completion of a minimum of 15 semester hours of transferable general education coursework.
   
   

4. Completion of the appropriate upper-division baccalaureate application supplement form and presentation of official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions attended.
   
   

5. Non-Degree Seeking baccalaureate students may enroll in no more than 12 credit hours of upper division courses in the major with permission from the dean.

Students will be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science in International Business at St. Petersburg College as follows:

1. Completion of an approved Associate in Science degree from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution. For information on specific approved Associate in Science degree programs of study, students should consult the dean of the college of Technology & Management.
   

   1. Students with an A.S. A.A.S., or A.A. degree may be admitted to the upper-division program with permission of the dean.
      

   2. Students with 60 credits but no degree may be admitted to the upper-division program only with permission of the dean.

   
   
   

2. Completion of the following state required pre-requisites:

International Business Prerequisites

• ACG 2021 - Financial Accounting

• ACG 2071 - Managerial Accounting

• CGS 1100 - Microcomputer Applications

• ECO 2013 - Macroeconomics

• ECO 2023 - Microeconomics

• MAC 2233 - Applied Calculus

• STA 2023 - Elementary Statistics




3. Cumulative grade point average of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale in lower-division A.S program.





4. Completion of a minimum of 15 semester hours of transferable general education coursework.





5. Completion of the appropriate upper-division baccalaureate application supplement form and presentation of official transcripts from all postsecondary institutions attended.
   
   

6. Non-degree seeking baccalaureate students may enroll in no more than twelve (12) credit hours of upper-division courses in the major without permission of the dean.

Students will be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Orthotics and Prosthetics at St. Petersburg College as follows:

Students will be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Paralegal Studies at St. Petersburg College as follows:

Students will be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Banking at St. Petersburg College as follows:

Students will be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Management and Organizational Leadership at St. Petersburg College as follows:

Students will be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Interdisciplinary Health and Human Studies at St. Petersburg College as follows: