Eligibility Requirements

College Transfer Pathway students must:

  • Be a high school junior or senior;
  • Have a 2.8 or higher unweighted high school GPA OR demonstrate college readiness in reading, writing and math on a state-approved assessment (SAT, PSAT, ACT, Pre-ACT, NCDAP, RISE placement test, AP, IB, Cambridge International Examination).

To maintain eligibility, a student must maintain at least a college GPA of 2.0 after two college courses and continue to make progress toward graduation. A student who falls below a 2.0 GPA after completing two college courses will be required to meet with a College Liaison to develop a “Satisfactory Academic Progress” plan.

Career and Technical Education Pathway students must:

  • Be a HS junior or senior;
  • Have a 2.8 or higher unweighted high school GPA,OR demonstrate college readiness in reading, writing and math on a state-approvedassessment test (SAT, PSAT, ACT, Pre-ACT, NCDAP, RISE placement test, AP, IB, Cambridge International Examination),OR have a written recommendation from the high school principal/principal’s designee.If entering CCP with a principal/designee recommendation, the recommendation must provide rationale for approving the waiver and the student must meet the prerequisite for any course in the chosen pathway. Waivers are not allowed for any CTE pathway that includes UGETC courses (approved university transfer courses).

To maintain eligibility in either pathway, a student must maintain at least a college GPA of 2.0 after two college courses and continue to make progress toward graduation. A student who falls below a 2.0 GPA after completing two college courses will be required to meet with a College Liaison to develop a “Satisfactory Academic Progress” plan.

Pathway and Placement Guide

A GPA of 2.8 or higher demonstrates college readiness.

OR

Test Scores - Minimum Required to Demonstrate College Readiness
SubjectPSAT 10 and PSAT/NMSQT (2015 and Future)SAT 3/16 and FuturePre-ACT and ACTNCDAPRISE Placement Test

English and/or Reading

26 in English and Reading OR 460 (composite for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing)

480 (composite for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

19 English
and
22 Reading

151 Composite score

70 or higher on Tier 1 and Tier 2

Math

24.5 or 510

530

22

7 on each assessment for DMA010-060

70 or higher on Tier 1 and Tier 2 and Tier 3


OR

Advanced Placement (AP)

Three (3) or higher on English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Calculus AB, and Calculus BC.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Four (4) or higher on IB English A (Standard or Higher, IB Mathematics (Higher Level), IB Advanced Mathematics (Higher Level), and IB Mathematical Studies (Standard Level)

Cambridge International Examinations

C or higher on AS Level English Language, A Level English, AS Level Language and Literature in English, AS Level Math, A Level Math and A Level Math-Further.