STUDENTS CAN REGISTER FOR SPRING SEMESTER 2013 LATE START CLASSES NOW. PLEASE GO TO THE http://www.wcjc.edu/catalogs_n/default.asp LINK AND LOOK FOR INFORMATION AND THE COURSE SCHEDULES FOR LATE STARTING CLASSES.

Admissions Procedures

1. Submit an Application.

If you were a WCJC student in the past, but it has been more than two years since you were enrolled, you need to update your information by submitting a new application.   You only need to submit one new application.   It is not necessary to submit an application for every term you wish to register.

Submit your application online at Applytexas.org.  The on-line application is quick and easy!  After clicking on Applytexas.org, follow these steps to get started. Once your application has been processed, you will receive an acceptance letter by email or regular mail service. Processing time may vary during peak registration periods.

A) Click here to ENTER APPLYTEXAS

B) If you do not already have an ApplyTexas account, please create one now …

C) Fill out the information and click on “Save Profile”,

D) Continue to fill out the application according to the on-screen directions.

Vaccination
A new state law now requires first time in college students receive a bacterial meningitis vaccination. To learn more about required documentation, exemptions, and how to decline the vaccination click here.

Student Type Detailed Admissions Requirements

High School Graduate – A student who has graduated from a state accredited high school.  Required documents are:

• Electronic application.

• Official copy of the high school transcript showing the final grades and date of graduation.

• Official College Entrance, alternative, or exemption test scores (if not already noted on transcript) Meets the Texas Success Initiative as required by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

GED Graduate – A student whose high-school class has graduated may be admitted by successfully completing the General Education Development (GED) test.  Required documents are:

• Electronic application.

• GED certificate with official scores and completion date.

• Official College Entrance, alternative, or exemption test scores.  Meets the Texas Success Initiative as required by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Home School/Private School/Non-Accredited High School Graduate - Required documents are:

• Electronic application.

• Official transcript signed and notarized by the principal or head of instruction showing the final grades and date of graduation.

• Official College Entrance, alternative, or exemption test scores (if not already noted on transcript).  Meets the Texas Success Initiative as required by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Dual Credit High School Students – High school students may attend Wharton County Junior College following the completion of their sophomore year from an accredited high school. Required documents are:

• Electronic application.

• Current official copy of the high school transcript.  One will be required at the end of the 10^th and 11^th grades.

• Official College Entrance, alternative, or exemption test scores (if not already noted on transcript).  Meets the Texas Success Initiative as required by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

• Early Admissions Form

Early Admission of High School Students – High school students may attend Wharton County Junior College following the completion of their sophomore year from an accredited high school.  As a means of recognizing superior high-school achievement, qualified 11^th and 12^th grade high school students are permitted to enroll in the summer session or concurrently with high school enrollment and earn college credits applicable to the associate degrees.  Required documents are:

• Electronic application.

• Current official copy of the high school transcript.  One will be required at the end of the 10^th and 11^th grades.

• Official College Entrance, alternative, or exemption test scores (if not already noted on transcript).  Meets the Texas Success Initiative as required by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

• Early Admissions Form

Transfer Students from another accredited college or university  Required documents are:

• Electronic application.
• Official transcript from every college or university attended.

• Official College Entrance, alternative, or exemption test scores (if not already noted on transcript).  Meets the Texas Success Initiative as required by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

• Students must comply with Wharton County Junior College's standards on probation and/or suspension.

Transient Students from another accredited college or university  Required documents are:

• Electronic application.

• Transient Student Approval Form
  
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• Electronic application
• Official transcript from every college or university attended.

• Official College Entrance, alternative, or exemption test scores (if not already noted on transcript).  Meets the Texas Success Initiative as required by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

• Students must comply with Wharton County Junior College's standards on probation and/or suspension.

Students who are re-entering after not being enrolled for more than two years or more - Students who have previously attended Wharton County Junior College but has not attended for two years or more are eligible for readmission. Required documents are:

• Updated electronic application.  A new application has to be submitted even if nothing has changed to comply with state residency requirements.

• Updated official transcript(s) from every accredited college or university attended.

• Official College Entrance, alternative, or exemption test scores (if not already noted on transcript).  Meets the Texas Success Initiative as required by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

• Students reentering after academic suspension should seek advising through the Counselors office.

Students enrolling in certificate programs - Students seeking a technical certificate are eligible to attend Wharton County Junior College. These students are exempt from Success Initiative testing requirements as long as the student enrolls in the courses within the certificate program(s) as outlined in the catalog.  Students are required to comply with all specific certificate requirements within the certificate program(s) as outlined in the catalog. Required documents are:

• Electronic application.

• Official copy of the high school transcript showing the final grades and date of graduation.

• Official transcript from every accredited college or university attended.

• Official College Entrance, alternative, or exemption test scores if required in the certificate program (if not already noted on transcript).

Each of the following programs has additional application procedures.

• Associate Degree Nursing

• Dental Hygiene

• Emergency Medical Services

• Fire Academy

• Human Services

• Physical Therapist Assistant

• Police Academy

• Radiologic Technology

• Surgical Technology

• Vocational Nursing - Wharton

Note: Students entering Allied Health Programs are required to provide proof of immunization against measles, rubella, mumps, hepatitis B, and tetanus/diphtheria. All other students are urged to take preventative health measures.

Students applying to Allied Health Programs with selective admission criteria are required to submit data such as test scores and transcripts by deadlines set by the individual programs.  These deadlines are published at the program web sites and contained in the applications.

IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO REQUEST AND SECURE FROM THE REGISTRAR’S OFFICE INFORMATION SUCH AS TEST SCORES AND TRANSCRIPTS WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE STATED DEADLINES.  IT IS PREFERRED THAT APPLICANTS SECURE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AT ONE TIME AND IN PERSON.

The Registrar’s office will not fax or send via interoffice mail test scores or transcripts to the individual Allied Health Programs.

Prior to the stated deadline, applicants are encouraged to follow-up with the Allied Health Program secretary responsible to the program for which they are seeking admission and determine if their application is complete.

8. Non-Credit Students (Continuing Education)

Continuing Education Admission/Registration Form (.pdf)

Continuing Education Web Site

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