CollegeSTART Program Enrollment Procedures
- Apply for Admission at AACC. Jump Start or Dual Credit participants should select "Non-Degree Seeking" in the Academic Program section of the application.
- Official high school transcript
- Placement Testing: All Jump Start and Dual Enrollment students must complete the English and Reading portion of the Accuplacer Placement Test. Students must take the math portion of the 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 placement tests. SAT scores: Critical reading scores of 510 or higher indicate college-level English eligibility. Math scores of 550 or higher indicate college-level math eligibility. ACT scores: English scores of 18 or higher indicate college-level English eligibility and math scores of 21 or higher indicated college-level math eligibility.
- Early College Access Recommendation form: Gives permission by signature for release and lists courses from the college catalog approved by the parent(s), school official (high school guidance counselor or principal or in the case of home school, the director of the sponsoring home school program) at the college. This form is available from the high school guidance office, the Office of Admissions and Enrollment Development, and online.
- Home School Students: Students receiving half of their instruction through a Maryland Education Department approved home school program (Type B) as indicated on the Anne Arundel County Public School Home School Notification form, must provide a copy of the AACPS Home School Notification from signed by an authorized designee of the AACPS Home School Office by the first day of class.


Last Updated: Oct 17 2011 8:22AM