Apply to Anne Arundel Community College
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AACC is happy to help you get started as a credit or noncredit student. If you want to take credit courses that lead toward a degree or certificate, you first need to apply to the college. It’s free and online! The links (right) will guide you through the steps to begin. |
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Obtain Credit for Previous Learning
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We recognize that learning occurs in a variety of settings and formats. AACC reviews credit for previous learning from traditional college coursework and from nontraditional sources such as military experience.
Planning ahead to your Junior year? Refer to transferring from AACC
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AACC’s General Admissions Procedures
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Students who wish to be familiar with AACC’s general entrance statement and our admissions procedures may refer to the information links (right) or review the content of this page.
Have a question? Our Admissions Advisors are happy to help. |
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General Entrance Statement
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Applicants who may benefit from postsecondary education are admitted to Anne Arundel Community College by the Director of Admissions. The Director of Admissions is authorized to refuse or revoke admission to the college if the applicant poses a present or future threat to himself/herself or others, is disruptive to the college community, or poses an adverse impact on the operation or safety of the college.
A student’s academic credentials, appropriate test scores from the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), American College Test (ACT), International Baccalaureate (IB), Advanced Placement (AP), College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), and General Educational Development (GED), Anne Arundel Community College assessment tests and/or successful completion of equivalent college courses may determine eligibility for registration in a class and/or admission to a program of study.
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State Authorization
Various state regulations require legal authorization for postsecondary institutions to offer distance education classes/programs, internships and clinical placements, to students who live outside the institution’s home state. As a consequence, AACC may have limited operations in some states. Therefore, if you are not a resident of Maryland, please visit AACC’s State Authorization webpage for detailed information on any limitations.
General Admission Procedures
Degree- and Certificate-seeking Students (must be age 16 or older)
1. Submit an admission application as early as possible and before the term when admission is desired.
2. Submit all applicable documents to the Records and Registration office:
a. High school and GED graduates: submit an official copy of your high school transcript or GED test results.
b. Submit official copies of your ACT, SAT, AP, CLEP, or IB scores.
c. Students who have attended other colleges: submit an official transcript from each college attended.
d. Students who have military training or experience: submit an official transcript from your military branch.
3. Determine your Assessment and Placement Requirements:
a. English Placement
To be exempt from the college’s English placement test, students must meet one of the following requirements:
- must have graduated from high school within the last five years with an unweighted, cumulative 3.00 GPA or higher, or
- have sufficient scores on the SAT, ACT, AP, or GED, or
- have college English credit from another college.
Students who wish to test for a higher placement may take the college’s placement test. Refer to the Determine Placement page to determine your English and math placement.
b. Math Placement
To be exempt from the college’s math placement test, students must meet one of the following requirements:
- must have graduated from high school within the last five years with an unweighted, cumulative 3.00 GPA or higher, or
- have sufficient scores on the SAT, ACT, AP, or GED, or
- have college math credit from another college.
Students who wish to test for a higher placement may take the college’s placement test. Refer to the Determine Placement page to determine your English and math placement.
Nondegree-seeking Students (must be age 16 or older)
Non-degree seeking students are students who wish to take credit courses without pursuing a degree or certificate at AACC. Non-degree seeking students are often dually enrolled high school students, those taking courses for personal enrichment, and visiting students from other colleges. Non-degree seeking students must meet the prerequisite(s) for any course(s) that the student seeks to take at AACC. Visiting students earn credits at AACC in order to transfer those credits to their home institution. Visiting students are responsible for consulting with their home institution to ensure a smooth transfer of credits. Non-degree seeking students are not eligible for federally funded financial aid.
Steps to become a non-degree seeking student:
1. Submit an admission application as early as possible and before the term when admission is desired.
2. All students, including non-degree seeking students, must demonstrate completion of course prerequisites. Students may demonstrate completion of course prerequisites by submitting high school transcripts, ACT or SAT scores, or transcripts from other colleges to the Records and Registration Office.
Students who have not taken the SAT, ACT, AP exam, or do not have college credit for English and math from another college, or those who have and wish to test for a higher placement, must take the college’s placement test. (Refer to Determine your Assessment and Placement Requirements above.)
Placement Status
Upon admission, students are assigned a placement status, which determines the maximum number of credits in which a student can enroll each term, as stated in the chart below. This status may change as placement documents are received.
AACC’s placement statuses:
English Composition Eligible means a student who has demonstrated eligibility to enroll in English composition (ENG-101 or ENG-101A) based on high school GPA and coursework taken; ACT, SAT, AP, or CLEP examination results; previous college transcripts; or AACC’s placement test.
Provisional means a student who has not demonstrated eligibility for English composition (ENG-101 or ENG-101A) based on high school GPA and coursework taken; ACT, SAT, AP, or CLEP examination results; previous college transcripts; or AACC’s placement test. Students who are not eligible for English composition will be required to take English Language Learning (ELL) or Academic Literacies (ACL-040) course(s) and should begin these courses in their first term.
The chart below documents the maximum number of credits for which a student may be concurrently enrolled based on their placement status and the length of the session in which the course(s) is scheduled.
Placement Status Maximum Concurrent Credit Hours Limits by Session Length
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13-15 Week Session |
5-12 Week Session |
4 Weeks or Less Session |
| English Composition Eligible |
18 |
10 |
6 |
| Provisional |
13 |
10 |
4 |
Note: Academic standing also impacts the maximum credit hours per term.
An exception to the limitation on credit hours may be granted by an academic advisor for a student with English Composition Eligible status if the student has an adjusted cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher that includes at least one full-time term of courses for which a GPA of 3.00 has been earned.
Credit and equivalent hours are noted near course titles in the Courses section of this catalog. Limitations on credit hours are calculated as the sum of all the credit hours and equivalent hours for which a student registers for a given term.
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