CollegeSTART Program Enrollment Procedures
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High school students who are interested in CollegeSTART programs are encouraged to meet with an adviser.
Please follow these steps:

- Submit an application for admission to AACC. All concurrent enrollment applicants should select “Non-Degree Seeking” as a program of study.
- Submit an official high school transcript.
- Complete assessments for skill proficiency and placement. All concurrent enrollment students must complete the English and reading Accuplacer placement test. Students must also take the mathematics Accuplacer placement test if they wish to enroll in a course that requires mathematics proficiency or prerequisite eligibility.
- SAT or ACT scores may be submitted in lieu of the Accuplacer placement test. An SAT Critical Reading score of 510 or higher or an ACT English score of 18 or higher indicate college-level English eligibility. An SAT Math score of 550 or higher or and ACT Math score of 21 or higher indicate college-level mathematics eligibility.
- Submit an Early College Access Recommendation form. This form gives permission by signature for early release and lists college courses approved by parent(s), school official (high school guidance counselor or principal or for home school students the director of the sponsoring home school program) and the college. This form is available in high school guidance offices, AACC college service offices and online.
- Home school students receiving half of their instruction through a Maryland State Department of Education approved home school program (Type A and B) as indicated on the Anne Arundel County Public School Home School Notification Form, must provide a copy of the Home School Notification Form signed by an official of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Home School Office by the first day of class.












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