SECTION .0300 ‑ STUDENTS

23 NCAC 02C .0301          ADMISSION TO COLLEGES

(a)  Each college shall maintain an open-door admission policy to all applicants who are high school graduates or who are at least 18 years of age. Student admission processing and placement determination shall be performed by the officials of each college. Admission requirements for an emancipated minor shall be the same as for an applicant 18 years old or older. Provisions with respect to admission of minors are set forth in Rule .0305 of this Section.

(b)  Boards of trustees may adopt policies regulating admission and graduation of students enrolled in courses mandated under G.S. 17C, North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, or G.S. 17E, North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission. These policies may limit enrollment to law enforcement officers or persons sponsored by law enforcement agencies and may require a student to maintain sponsorship by a law enforcement agency until completion of the program. Policies adopted pursuant to this Paragraph shall be published and made available to students and prospective students.

(c)  Any college suspending or expelling a student for non-academic disciplinary purposes shall record the suspension or expulsion in the student's educational record.  Upon receipt of a written request signed by the student and subject to all applicable privacy laws, each college shall, in accordance with the student's request, inform other colleges and universities of the term and circumstances of the student's non-academic disciplinary suspension or expulsion, if any. Boards of trustees may adopt polices refusing admission to any applicant during any period of time that the student is suspended or expelled from any other educational entity.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115D-1; 115D-5; 115D-20;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2006; January 1, 1996; September 1, 1993; January 1, 1987; May 1, 1982.