Freshman Standing. The primary consideration in granting admission is the individual merit of the applicant. The Admissions Office seeks those students who, by their past academic achievement, high school activities, and community involvement, show the potential to accept the educational challenge at the College.
A prospective student should apply for admission during the first semester of the senior year in high school. The deadline date for filing an application for the fall semester is August 1. The spring semester filing deadline is December 15. Although applications are received after a deadline, it is advisable to file early to ensure processing for the semester a student wants to enroll.
Applications and other admission information should be sent to: Admissions Office, Knoxville College , 901 Knoxville College Drive , Knoxville , TN 37921 ; or to the College web site, www.knoxvillecollege.edu.
All applications for admission are given a thorough review by the staff and/or the Admissions Committee, depending upon the applicant’s high school record. Knoxville College does reserve the right to grant or deny admission to any applicant on the basis of the requirements outlined below.
Requirements for Admission. A first-time freshman applicant should meet the following requirements:
- Be a high school graduate or candidate for graduation from a secondary school, or
- Have a certificate of proficiency such as the GED, with a passing grade. (GED Release Form)
- Present an academic transcript showing a minimum of 15 units of study, which would include English (4 units), mathematics, including algebra (2-3 units), social studies (2 units), science, including one laboratory science (2-3 units), and elective courses (3-5 units). Any applicant admitted with a transcript showing graduation from high school with less than the 15 units must ensure that a final transcript is sent to the Admissions Office to make the admission action valid.
- Have a grade point average of at least C (2.2) in secondary work.
- Present ACT or SAT test scores.
- Submit an Application for Admission with a $25 (nonrefundable) fee by check or money order, made payable to Knoxville College.
Provisional Admission. Any student who is admitted without meeting the above criteria will be admitted on a provisional basis and will be placed on academic probation. Provisionally accepted students will be ineligible for participation in any extracurricular activities during their first term.
Policy on Admission of Freshmen to Degree Programs. All freshmen who pass proficiency examinations in English, mathematics, reading, and writing during initial orientation prior to registration may select a major among the offerings of the College. Advisers must be from the faculty of the major program selected.
Freshmen who do not pass proficiency examinations in English, mathematics, reading, and writing shall be designated as ” Pre-advisees ” in all degree programs of the College until such times as they are eligible to enroll in general requirements in English and mathematics. All undecided freshmen and pre-advisees will be equally divided and assigned advisers designated by each instructional division.
Health Record. The Admissions Office will provide a health form as part of the application packet to be completed by the applicant and his/her doctor if the applicant is accepted for admission. The completed form is to be returned to the Admissions Office prior to registration for classes.
Admissions Action. Failure to provide all required information can delay the processing of an application. Any applicant presenting information that does not meet the admissions standards will be required to submit additional material to support the application. This may be recommendations from high school counselors, teachers, or responsible members of the applicant’s community, plus a hand-written essay (one page) by the applicant giving reasons why she/he wants a college education. Typed essays are not acceptable.
Transfer Students. Any student applying to Knoxville College as a transfer student must submit an Application for Admission, along with a $15 nonrefundable fee in the form of a check or money order made payable to Knoxville College. Academic transcripts from all secondary schools, colleges, and universities previously attended must be provided. (Transcript Release Form)College course work showing a grade of ” C ” or better will be accepted as transfer credit if the courses are reasonably parallel to Knoxville College courses. Other credit is evaluated by the Registrar.
Disclosure on the Transferability of Credits: Credits earned at Knoxville College may not transfer to another educational institution. Credits earned at another educational institution may not be accepted by Knoxville College. You should obtain confirmation that Knoxville College will accept any credits you have earned at another educational institution before you execute an enrollment contract or agreement. You should also contact any educational institutions that you may want to transfer credits earned at Knoxville College to determine if such institutions will accept credits earned at Knoxville College prior to executing an enrollment contract or agreement. The ability to transfer credits from Knoxville College to another educational institution may be very limited. Your credits may not transfer and you may have to repeat courses previously taken at Knoxville College if you enroll in another educational institution. You should never assume that credits will transfer to or from any educational institution. It is highly recommended and you are advised to make certain that you know the transfer of credit policy of Knoxville College and of any other educational institutions you may in the future want to transfer the credits earned at Knoxville College before you execute an enrollment contract or agreement.
Any prospective transfer student is encouraged to submit his/her application at least one month in advance of the semester for which he/she is applying so that the processing of any transfer credits can be expedited.
Admissions Application Instruction
Please follow these instructions carefully
- Submit your completed application for admissions to the admissions office. You should also send by mail a non-refundable fee of $25.00 (money order) made payable to Knoxville College; international students pay $135.00 to cover the additional expenses of processing the application.
- Have any high school or college you have attended send an official transcript to the Knoxville College admissions office. If you are attending high school, your final transcript will have to be sent to us before you can enroll at the College, to ensure that you have completed you high school graduation requirements. If you have a GED Certificate, this will be acceptable in place of a high school transcript.
- Submit the results of either the American College Test (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). The results of these tests are used for counseling purposes and analyzing the course work you have completed in high school.
- If you are a transfer student, all work completed at the college level (liberal arts or technical), must be provided. If you omit any information, this can be considered grounds for cancellation or withdrawn of any acceptance.
International students must submit appropriate academic records and a minimum score of 475 (Paper- based) , 225 (Internet-based) , and 75 (Computer-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Job Placement and Graduation Data
Data on job placement and graduation rates for each academic program at Knoxville College is available through the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. This information can be viewed through the following URL’s:
Student Enrollment, Graduation and Placement Report, 2008
Student Enrollment, Completion and Placement Report, 2009
Area Attractions
Tours (may be taken in the evenings, on Saturdays, or in the event the facility is unavailable except during the regular week days, classes may be rearranged with the approval of instructors)
Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Alex Haley Park
Area churches
City/County Building
The University of Tennessee – Knoxville
Basketball Hall of Fame
Black Cultural Center (UTK)
Knoxville News Sentinel
Coliseum
Cansler YMCA
American Museum of Science & Energy. Oak Ridge
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