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Admissions
The admissions policy and procedures of the Georgia
Board of Technical and Adult Education and Lanier Tech
assure the citizens of Georgia equal access to the opportunity
to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary
to secure personally satisfying and socially productive
employment. By design and implementation, the policy
and procedures governing admission to Lanier Tech are
nondiscriminatory to any eligible applicant regardless
of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
marital status, academic or economic disadvantage, or
disability.
Lanier Tech is committed to an "open door"
admissions policy. This policy means that any qualified
applicant able to benefit from our curriculum will be
served by the institution on a first-applied, first-qualified
basis. Some programs may use a competitive admission
process. Entrance requirements are flexible enough to
allow a student opportunity for admission into a specific
program. This can be accomplished when the student demonstrates
aptitude and ability for a program as determined by
satisfactory academic performance, placement tests,
and other appropriate evaluations, when deemed necessary,
to determine general fitness for admission.
Lanier Tech requires that a minimum of 25% of the course
work of a particular program of study be completed at
the institution granting the degree, diploma or certificate.
When a student attends two or more state technical colleges,
the degree, diploma or certificate will be awarded by
the College within which the larger number of hours have
been accumulated.
I. POLICY:
DTAE recognizes three student residency categories:
Georgia Student, Out of State Student, and Non-Citizen
Student. The student residency category governs the
tuition rate paid by the student.
II. APPLICABILITY:
All technical colleges associated with the Department
of Technical and Adult Education.
III. RELATED AUTHORITY:
V.K. Student Tuition and Fees
Procedure: Residency
IV. DEFINITIONS:
Domicile: a person’s present, permanent
home where that individual returns following periods
of temporary absence. Domicile, once established, shall
not be affected by mere transient or temporary physical
presence in another state. No individual may have more
than one Domicile even though an individual may maintain
more than one residence. Temporary residence does not
constitute the establishment of one’s Domicile.
To acquire Domicile, an individual must demonstrate
an intent to remain permanently or indefinitely.
Eligible Non-Citizen: a person who, in accordance
with the Federal Title IV definition, is a United States
permanent resident with a Permanent Resident Card (I-551);
or a conditional permanent resident (I-551C); or the
holder of an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from the
Department of Homeland Security showing any one of the
following designations: Refugee, Asylum Granted, Parolee
(I-94 confirms paroled for a minimum of one year and
status has not expired); or Cuban-Haitian Entrant. Persons
with an F1 or F2 student visa, a J1 or J2 exchange visitor
visa, or a G series visa do not meet the definition
of an Eligible Non-Citizen.
Georgia Resident: an individual or the status
of such individual who is a United States Citizen or
Eligible Non-Citizen and is Domiciled in the State of
Georgia and meets the in-state tuition requirements
of DTAE.
Non-Citizen Student: a person who is not a United
States born or naturalized citizen of the United States.
Out of State Student: a person who has not established
domicile in the State of Georgia for a period of at
least 12 months prior to the first day of classes for
the term for which the person is intending to enroll.
V. ATTACHMENTS:
None
VI. PROCEDURE:
A. A student's legal residence shall determine the tuition
rate paid by the student.
1) Students who are Georgia Residents shall pay tuition
and fees prescribed by the State Board for in-state
students.
2) Out of State Students will pay tuition and fees at
a rate two times that charged Georgia Residents.
3) Non-Citizen Students will pay tuition and fees at
a rate four times that charged Georgia Residents.
B. The President of each technical college has the authority
to determine whether the college will make application
to the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to be approved
to accept international students as provided by law.
C.
On the application for admission, the technical colleges
shall require students to identify his or her country
of lawful residence and may require the submission of
other information necessary to make a determination
of a student's legal domicile for tuition-rate and student
advisement purposes.
Reference
Procedure: Residency
Exceptions to the in-state residency requirements of
this policy include:
- These exceptions may also qualify for the Hope
Program:
- Employees and their children who move to Georgia
for employment with a new or expanding industry
as defined in Georgia Code 20-4-40;
- Non-resident students who are financially dependent
upon a parent, parents, or spouse who has been a
legal resident of Georgia for at least twelve consecutive
months immediately preceding the date of registration;
provided, however, that such financial dependence
shall have existed for at least 12 consecutive months
immediately preceding the date of registration;
- Full-time employees of Georgia's Technical Colleges,
their spouses, and their dependent children;
- Full-time teachers in the public schools of Georgia
or in the University System and their dependent
children. Teachers employed full-time on military
bases in Georgia qualify for this waiver;
- Military personnel and their dependents stationed
in Georgia and on active duty;
- Military personnel and their dependents who are
legal residents of Georgia, but are stationed outside
the State.
- These exceptions do not qualify for the Hope Program:
- Students who are legal residents of out-of-state
counties bordering on Georgia counties in the
service area in which an institute of the Department
is located and who are enrolled in said institute.
- International students, selected by the college
president or authorized representative, provided
however, that the number of the international
students exempted does not exceed one percent
of the total enrollment of full-time students;
- Career consular officers and their dependents
who are citizens of the foreign nation which their
consular office represents, and who are stationed
living in Georgia under order of their respective
governments. This waiver shall apply only to those
consular officers whose nations operate on the
principle of educational reciprocity with the
United States.
- When applying for admission to
Georgia‘s Technical Colleges, an individual
must indicate whether or not the individual is a legal
resident of the State of Georgia, and for what period
of time.
- When a question arises concerning legal residence,
proof of intent to remain in Georgia indefinitely
must reviewed with each case being considered unique
and evaluated accordingly
- Proof on intent to remain in Georgia indefinitely
can be documented by review of factors such as drivers
license, voter registration card and automobile registration
- A student must petition the Technical College such
a student is attending for a change in residency status.
Change in residency status for fee purposes is not
automatic.
Applicants must complete and return all required forms
and credentials to the college prior to open registration.
Students are encouraged to apply or update their applications
well in advance of open registration. Late applications
may be considered only if time permits. Delays in acceptance
will occur if application materials are received in several
segments and/or if the applicant must be reminded to submit
certain documents.
Students applying for admission to Lanier Tech must
be 16 years of age or older. Applicants must be 17 years
of age or older for admission into the Cosmetology and
all Health programs.
Articulate Credit
Certain Technical Education courses taken at the secondary
level may be exempted through Lanier Technical College's
articulation agreements with our service area high schools.
If a student has graduated from high school within the
last 24 months and passed any of the courses listed
on the "Request
for articulation form", the student is eligible
to take the validation exam for the course at no cost.
The student MUST pass the validation exam with 80% in
order to exempt the Lanier Tech course. Look over the
"How
to claim articulated credit form" for the process
and contact Shannon Obermeier (sobermeier@laniertech.edu
or 770-532-5590) for further information.
A regular high school diploma or a General Educational
Development Diploma (GED) is required as a prerequisite
for entrance into some diploma and certificate programs
and for all degree programs. See specific entrance requirements
for individual programs. A regular high school diploma
or GED is required for all associate degree programs
prior to admission.
A high school diploma or a GED is not required as a
prerequisite for entrance in all diploma programs; however,
prior to graduation from a diploma program at Lanier
Tech, all students must receive either a high school
diploma or a GED. An applicant who does not have a high
school diploma or GED, and who wishes to apply for financial
aid, may demonstrate eligibility for entry to those
programs not requiring a high school diploma/GED if
the applicant achieves acceptable scores on the Ability-to-Benefit
(ATB) ASSET Examination as well as acceptable program
entry scores. Passing the ATB exam does not take the
place of having a high school diploma or GED for those
programs that require a diploma or GED as a prerequisite
for admission purposes.
The federal Department of Education guidelines specify
that the minimum passing scores for HEA Title IV grant,
loan, or work assistance eligibility for ATB students
is a scale score on the ASSET admissions exam. If these
scores are not met and the student does not have a diploma
or GED, he/she is not eligible for the federal Pell
grant or Federal Work Study.
Applicants must be physically able to attend school.
In some programs, a student who has a physical condition
that would limit participation in a class/lab should
provide a written statement from a doctor indicating
the student's ability to perform all class/lab requirements.
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ADMISSION PROGRAMS |
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The Dental Hygiene, Clinical Laboratory Technology, Motorsports
Vehicle Technology, Practical Nursing, Radiologic Technology
and Surgical Technology programs use a competitive admission
process. See specific program brochures for detailed list
of admissions requirements.
Consideration for acceptance into the clinical portion
of the Dental Hygiene program at Lanier Tech requires
the applicant to:
- Be admitted to Gainesville College as a regular
student and to have completed all CPC and/or Learning
Support requirements.
- Complete the following courses: BIOL 2120, BIOL
2130, BIOL 2500, CHEM 1151.
- Provide the following to the Gainesville College
Registrar’s Office by March 15th of each year
upon completion of the above courses:
- Personal letter relating reasons for choosing
Dental Hygiene as a career.
- Three letters of referral.
- Dental experience validation form
- Request for interview form.
- Interview with the Dental Hygiene Selection Committee.
Candidates selected will be allowed admission to the
LTC clinical portion of the program.
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DENTAL
HYGIENE PROGRAM ADVANCED STANDING POLICY
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The Dental Hygiene Program at Lanier Technical College
does allow for advanced standing. This may occur either
with entering students or with transfer students.
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following documentation must be presented for consideration
of advanced standing.
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- An
official transcript must demonstrate that any
courses to be exempted or transferred have already
been passed with a minimum grade of "C"
at a Commission of Dental Accreditation (CODA)
approved Institution or University. The coursework
must have been completed within the past 3 years.
- A
copy of the syllabus for the course(s) to be
exempted or transferred must be submitted to
ensure the Technical College System of Georgia
(TCSG) standards have been met.
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The
following guidelines are used to determine if entering
students can exempt classes.
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- Clinic
and the didactic classes tied in with each clinic
are not available for exemption. These courses
which can not be exempted include:
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DHY
106 Introduction to Dental Hygiene
DHY 104 and DHY 105 Preclinic Lecture
and Lab
DHY 107 and DHY 109 Radiology Lecture
and Lab
DHY 110 and DHY 111 Clinic I Lecture and
Lab
DHY 201 and DHY 202 Clinic II Lecture
and Lab
DHY 208 and DHY 209 Clinic III Lecture
and Lab
DHY 213 and DHY 214 Clinic IV Lecture
and Lab
DHY 220 and DHY 221 Clinic V Lecture and
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- An
exemption test that is comprehensive for the
course material must be passed with a minimum
grade of 85.
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The
following guidelines are used to determine if students
can transfer credit.
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- Transfer
students will be admitted only when space is
available.
- Transfer
students must be in academic good standing from
their previous institution with no course grades
below 70.
- Transfer
students from within the TCSG should be able
to continue their coursework at Lanier Technical
College from the point they had completed at
the previous institution. This is due to the
similarity of the courses based on the TCSG
Standards. If the coursework is not of a linear
nature, then special consideration will be given
to determine if it is feasible for the student
to transfer into the program.
- Transfer
students from outside the TCSG will be considered
on a case by case basis to determine if it is
feasible for the student to transfer into the
program.
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LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY |
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Students will be selected based on completion of general
core courses, AHS 104 and SCT 100 with a grade of C
or higher in each course and a cumulative grade point
average on these courses of 2.5 or higher.
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A competitive admission process including competency
testing and an interview is used to select applicants
for the program. Application deadline is October 15th
of each year. Applications, transcripts, and test scores
must be received prior to this date.
Students must take the NLN pre-admission PN test with
a minimum 85th composite percentile result (nonrefundable
fee required). Priority for selection will be given to
the students with the highest NLN composite percentile
scores. (NLN may be taken up to 3 times only). Students
must achieve a cumulative average of 2.5 in ENG 1010,
MAT 1012, PSY 1010, and SCT 100, AHS 1011, AHS 104, AHS
109 at Lanier Technical College or have a GPA of 2.5 on
all previous college course(s). Students wishing to transfer
credit from other colleges must have all transfer of credit
finalized with the Office of the Registrar at least one
full quarter prior to selection into the program. All
AHS courses must be completed within two years of acceptance
into the program with the exception of AHS 102 and AHS
103 which are nursing courses. Students must complete
all required developmental courses before taking any core
or occupational courses. General core courses may be taken
any quarter. Federal Financial Aid is not available for
students completing developmental courses only. Students
must complete an Application for Selection and submit
it to the Office of Admissions by the following deadline:
April 1: Summer Oakwood Full-time day. April 1: Summer
Oakwood Part-time evening. July 1: Fall Forsyth Full-time
day. October 1: Winter Oakwood Full-time day. January
1: Spring Forsyth Full-time day. Students will not be
considered for selection unless this form is submitted
prior to the deadline. Prior to beginning clinical/internship
courses, students must order and pay for a background
check and meet background check screening requirements
as required by the clinical facility. Cost is approximately
$50.
Click here to download Practical Nursing Application
Students will be selected based on completion of general
core courses, AHS 104 and SCT 100 with a grade of C or
higher in each course and a cumulative grade point average
on these courses of 2.5 or higher. An interview with a
selection committee is also required.
Students are selected based on the completion of core
courses with a GPA of 2.5 or higher or have a GPA of 2.5
or higher on all previous college courses taken at other
institutions. The diploma core courses are ENG 1010, MAT
1012, PSY 1010, SCT 100, AHS 1011, AHS 104 and AHS 109.
The degree level core courses are ENG 1101, ENG 1102,
HUM 1101, ENG 1105, SPC 1101. MAT 1111, MAT 1101, PSY
1101, SOC 1101, SCT 100 and AHS 104 General core courses
may be taken any quarter. Federal Financial Aid is not
available for students completing developmental courses
only or students who are institutionally accepted. Students
must take the NLN test and receive a composite percentile
score of at least 60 to be considered for selection. An
interview, an essay, and student's GPA will also be considered
as part of the selection process. Students wishing to
transfer credit from other colleges must have all transfer
of credit finalized with the Office of the Registrar at
least one full quarter prior to selection into the program.
All AHS courses must be completed within two years of
acceptance into the program. STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE AN
APPLICATION FOR SELECTION AND SUBMIT IT TO THE OFFICE
OF ADMISSIONS BY MARCH 15 TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE SUMMER
QUARTER OR BY SEPTEMBER 15 TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE WINTER
QUARTER. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION
UNLESS THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE.
Click here to download Surgical Technology Application
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