General Application Procedures

Admission and registration are available on a rolling basis. Consideration for admission is given to all high school graduates, those holding a GED certificate, or other persons 18 years or older. Home-schooled students under the age of 18 must have parental consent and are required to take and pass the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) prior to admission, and thereafter, the College Placement Exam.

Prospective students may apply by mail or utilize the in-person same day entrance program, or access our on-line application form at sussex.edu. Appointments are not necessary, and each applicant can be guided through the process by a helpful counselor. High school transcripts are not required at the point of admission but must be submitted as soon as possible.

A one-time $15 application fee is required at the time of application.
Application for Admission form

Full-time Applicants

In addition to submitting the completed application for admission and the required application fee, applicants to full-time study must:

visit SCCC for personal advisement.

take the College Placement Test and be assigned to developmental courses, if needed. This is required for all full-time and part-time college students. Students enrolled in an English as a Second Language (ESL) program need not be tested until they have completed the ESL program.

provide proof of immunization in accordance with New Jersey law.

submit high school or other college transcripts, or GED certificate.

Part-time Applicants

Part-time students intending to register for 11 or less credit hours and who wish to pursue a degree are required to meet the application standards established for full-time students.

Applicants are advised to meet with a counselor for specific guidelines. Part-time students are not required to comply with immunization standards.

Admission of Home-Schooled Students
Minor Students

Home-schooled students who have attained the age of 16, but not their legal majority of 18, wishing to enroll in two or more courses, are required to take the College Placement Test. Students failing to meet the minimum test standard will be required to pass the GED exam and thereafter retake the Placement Test or be assigned to remediation as appropriate. Placement test standards will be waived for students meeting the SAT waiver standards.

In all cases, students under the age of 18 will be required to obtain a signed, parental-enrollment consent form.

Adult Students

Home-schooled students 18 years of age and older who wish to enroll are required to take the College Placement Test. Students failing to meet the minimum test standard will be required to pass the GED exam and thereafter retake the Placement Test or be assigned to remediation as appropriate. Placement Test standards may be waived for students meeting the SAT waiver standards.

Placement Test Waivers

Students may present recent SAT scores, approved basic skills test scores from another institution or college-level English and mathematics transfer grades of C or better in order to be waived from the testing requirement. SAT scores of 500 or above in the verbal and math areas waive the requirement for reading comprehension and math/algebra testing; a verbal test score of 530 or above waives the testing requiring in the writing area. SAT scores must be documented and available before an individual is scheduled for testing.

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