24 Credit Hour Program

Students are accepted into this special admission program after passing a federally approved “Ability to Benefit” test. After successfully completing twenty-four college credits in specific areas of study, the student may request an application to be granted a GED by the State Education Department. Applications may be obtained from the Office of Registration Services. To be enrolled in the Twenty-Four Credit Hour Program, the student must meet the following criteria. To complete and receive a GED or a certificate or degree from SCCC, one of the following must apply:

• The student shall be 19 years of age or older; or
• The student shall be at least 17 years of age, and
o Shall not have been enrolled in a regular, full time high school program of instruction within the preceding 12 months; or
o Shall be a member of a high school class which has graduated.

Admission of Out-of-County Students

Out-of-county residents are required to have a high school average of 68 or higher. Alternatives for admission of an out-of-county student with less than a 68 include:
a) Possession of a high school diploma and:
Scoring 78 or higher in English Regents test and 75 or higher on Math Regents, OR
Scoring on SAT: 480 English and 450 Math, OR
Scoring in ACT: 19 English or 22 composite score
OR
b) Not having a high school diploma and:
Passing a GED with a score of 250 or more (or 2,500 on the older GED test), OR
Passing Ability to Benefit (ATB) standardized test, AND
Placing into Composition I (i.e. counts toward graduation).

A non-traditional, first time, full time student (age 23 or higher) will have the same ATB standard as in-county students.
A transfer out-of-county student who transfers in with six or more college credits and has a 2.0 GPA in the same semester may be admitted. If the transfer applicant has less credit, the above out-of-county criteria will apply.
The College reserves the right to look at other admissions criteria for out-of-county students.