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Academic Eligibility Criteria for First Time Students

A student shall be deemed "educationally disadvantaged" upon application for admission and eligible for the College Discovery Program, if s/he satisfies any of the following four criteria:

  • the student has received a New York State approved General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or a High School Diploma;

  • the student has earned a College Admissions Average (CAA) of less than 80 percent or a rank in class at the 65th or lower percentile;

  • the student has earned a CAA of 80 percent or above, or a rank in class above the 65th percentile, yet has received either remedial or English language skills assistance in high school and is, thus, determined to have a continuing need for the range of support services that are available to students in the College Discovery Program; or

  • the student has earned a CAA of 80 percent or above and is an applicant to a particular program of study, but the student lacks a high school sequence in mathematics or science normally required for such programs and, thus, is determined to have a need for the services available to students in the College Discovery Program.

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