Forsyth Technical Community College

Admissions requires a transcript from a high school, an adult high school diploma program, or a general education development (GED) certificate program. Applicants who have earned the GED certificate in North Carolina are requested to have a transcript certifying high school equivalency sent to the Admissions Office.  Click here to request the form from the State GED Administrator .

Students who have completed an associate's or bachelor's degree may substitute their official college transcript showing the graduation date in place of their high school transcript for certain programs. Students desiring transfer credit must request official transcripts from post-secondary institutions they have attended before credit can be evaluated.

Applicants for most programs will be required to submit scores on either the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), the American College Test (ACT), or the placement test given at Forsyth Tech. Other placement test scores will be evaluated by the admissions staff.

Information for the placement test is available in the Admissions Office. To receive practice tests, worksheets and tips on taking the placement test, contact the Forsyth Tech Learning Center at 336.734.7365, or tutor@forsythtech.edu. Test results are used in helping students assess their skill levels and achievements in relation to their interests and desires. This information provides a basis for placing students in appropriate courses.

A North Carolina home school administrator must show and provide proof that the home school is certified by the North Carolina Department of Non-Public Instruction. This means that the administrator must have a school approval number (if available), a charter for the school, or anything that denotes approval from the North Carolina Department of Non-Public Instruction and provide copies of this information with the application.

The home school administrator must also provide an official home school transcript. If the home school administrator does not have an official transcript, a Transcript Form is available in the Admissions Office at Forsyth Tech. The transcript has to be complete before it is considered acceptable.

If the home school administrator and/or the student does not have the proper certification, the student cannot be accepted to a curriculum program at Forsyth Tech. The student must obtain a general education development (GED) certificate or adult high school (AHS) diploma from Forsyth Tech's Corporate & Continuing Education program before being eligible to register for a curriculum program.  If the student is 18 years of age or older, they are eligible to register as a special credit student.

The basic requirement for admission to any curriculum is a high school diploma or its equivalent. Applicants who are not high school graduates may arrange to complete their high school requirements through the Corporate & Continuing Education program [general education development (GED) or adult high school (AHS)].  Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for admission as curriculum students at Forsyth Tech. This restriction does not apply to Corporate & Continuing Education courses.

The associate degree curricula requires students to have strong backgrounds in reading comprehension, writing, and mathematics. All health curricula use a selective admissions process. Students may apply for only one health curriculum at a time.  Click here for Allied Health and Nursing information.

Students will only be considered for the curriculum listed on their most recent application. Students who want to be considered for a different curriculum must complete a new application.

Please note that certain health technologies curricula must admit applicants under state statutes of the licensure agencies. The North Carolina Board of Nursing has state statutes that identify reasons for prohibiting licensure for associate degree nursing and practical nursing graduates. The reasons are referred to the department chairperson.

All students in nuclear medicine technology, radiography and radiation therapy technology come under the radiation exposure regulations of the state and federal government (radiation safety hazard regulation). Any student who receives exposure in excess of permissible limits as defined by the regulations will be advised of the possible harmful effects and may be dropped from the curriculum. The regulations pertaining to students below the age of 18 are more stringent than those for the older student.

In many curriculum areas, the courses earned in completing the certificate program count toward the diploma and/or the associate's degree. Questions concerning the need for testing or the application of credits should be directed to the Admissions Office.

Applicants who have attended other post-secondary institutions may transfer credits in courses comparable in content, objective, quality and credit hours to those offered at Forsyth Tech. When granting a transfer credit is in question, the student may be asked for supporting documentation such as a course description or course syllabus.

For accepted students, Forsyth Tech evaluates transfer credit for equivalent courses with the grade of C or better from member institutions of the North Carolina Community College System and other post-secondary institutions accredited by a regional accrediting association. Courses taken on a pass/fail basis will be considered only after receiving (in writing) the requirements necessary to receive a passing grade.

The college transfer technician, director of records and the appropriate dean in consultation with the appropriate department chairperson will make the final decision on the transfer of credit for questionable courses. A written evaluation will be sent to the student.

Credits transferred from other schools will be reflected on students' transcripts as hours earned and will not be used in the computation of grade point averages. A grade of TR will be given to show that the course was transferred from another college.

Many courses with technical or skill content have time limitations on the acceptance of transfer credit. This includes credits earned at Forsyth Tech, as well as at other institutions. Generally, courses in this classification taken more than five years before entry into Forsyth Tech cannot be considered for transfer purposes. The department chairperson responsible for the program of study determines the specific time limitations.

Inquiries concerning transfer credits granted must be made to the college transfer technician in the Records Office during the student's first semester of enrollment. If a student is dissatisfied with the transfer credit granted, he/she should send a written request for re-evaluation to the Registrar. After consulting with the division dean, the Registrar, will notify the student of the final decision on transfer credit to be granted.