First TIME COLLEGE STUDENTS
- Complete the application for admission and pay the $25 non-refundable application fee
- Submit an official copy of your high school or high school equivalency transcript.
- High School Graduates
- Submit your official high school transcript showing the graduation date
- Submit official AP scores via Collegeboard.org
- The transcript can be mailed or hand-delivered in a sealed envelope
- Electronically delivered transcripts are preferred. Please submit to admissions@columbustech.edu.
- The high school must be accredited by an agency included on the TCSG approved accreditation list. View approved accreditation list.
- High school Certificates of Attendance or other certificates, credentials, or documents where the student did not complete all required coursework or testing required for a high school diploma in that state are not recognized for admission purposes
- High School Equivalency (GED, HISET etc.) Graduates
- Submit your high school equivalency transcript showing passing scores on all sections of the test
- Official high school equivalency transcripts can be mailed or hand-delivered in a sealed envelope
- They can be requested electronically at TCSG.edu/adult-education
- Home School Students
- Applicants who were home schooled at an accredited program must submit:
- Annual progress reports or a final transcript for the equivalent of the homeschooled student’s junior and senior years;
- The final progress report or transcript must include the graduation date
- Applicants who attended a non-accredited high school or home school must submit an official transcript and one of the following:
- Official scores from an assessment instrument meeting college established required minimums per 6.2.1p.a2. TCSG Placement Chart
- Successful completion of 12 hours of college coursework for credit that appear on an official college transcript
- Exceptions
- to numbers 1, 2, and 3 above include those students seeking enrollment into an approved basic workforce certificate that does not require a high school diploma or high school equivalency for admission, as listed in 6.2.1p.a2 Program Placement Information.
- Submit proof of lawful presence and proof of Georgia residency to qualify for in-state tuition.
- Alabama residents from Lee, Chambers, Russell, and Barbour counties may qualify Reciprocity, which grants the in-state tuition rate.
