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These are the requirements for Fall 2012 and beyond.
An applicant who is 62 years of age or older may be considered as a Prime Timer student. Prime Timers may take up to 12 semester hours of credit courses (on a space available basis) prior to meeting general admission requirements. Courses may be restricted due to placement or prerequisite requirements. Tuition fees are waived. Only supply fees, lab fees, and special course fees will be applicable.
Prime Timer applicants need to submit the following documents:
Applicants must have been a resident of Georgia for one year.
Applicants need to submit a Georgia driver's license or Georgia state issued identification card.
Print this form and submit it with the application.
After completion of 12 semester hours, students may continue to receive a waiver of tuition and fees BUT must meet all additional admission requirements including:
All required immunizations
The transcript needs to indicate type of diploma received (college preparatory or technical/career) and date of graduation. Certificates of performance or special education diplomas are not acceptable.
Applicants who received a General Education Development (GED) diploma need to submit official passing GED scores.
Transcripts from each college, university, or technical school attended must be submitted.
Applicants who previously attended a college or university and have less than 30 semester hours of transferable college credit will need to submit high school transcripts or GED scores.
College credit for English composition or College Algebra (or higher) earned and officially reported in the form of AP, IB, or CLEP scores, or a college transcript from a regionally accredited institution will also exempt placement testing in the respective area.
Students whose COMPASS scores fall below the USG minimums (32 – English (writing), 62 – Reading, and 20 – Math (algebra)) in any one of the three areas will not be eligible to continue studies.
Students who test above the USG COMPASS score minimums but place into all three areas of Learning Support (English, reading, and math) will not be eligible to continue studies. COMPASS scores taken at a Technical College will not satisfy test score requirements unless the student enrolled in that institution prior to applying to Georgia Perimeter College.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum scores on COMPASS are eligible for one retest following a waiting period of two weeks.
We have a wizard to help determine what tests -- if any -- are required for an applicant - click here to start the wizard!
Applicants who received a General Education Development (GED) diploma need to submit official passing GED scores as well as official high school transcripts of coursework completed.
