1. Once!accepted,!you!mus t!t a k e !a !PLACEMENT!TEST!AND!ATTEND!NEW!STUDENT!ORIENTATION.
2. Submit!your!IMMUN IZA T IO N !R EC O R D S!to !our!Health!Services!Office.!Your!doctor!or!high!school
health!office!can!fax!them!to!the!college.!The!Health!Services’!fa x!n u m b e r!is!(5 1 8 )!6 29 –7471!and!the
telephone!nu m be r!is!(518)!6 29 –!7468.
3. You!will!have!to!get!a!CERTIFICATE!OF!RESIDENCE!from!the!cou nty!in !w h ic h !yo u !liv e.!In !ord er!to
qualify!for!resident!tuition!rates,!you!must!have!a!valid!Certificate!of!Residence!on!file!with!the
Cashier's!Office.
4. Ther
e!is!NO!financ ial!a id!while!in!the !Ea rly !A d m is sion !Pro gram .!If!you!ele ct!to!remain!at!Hudso n
Valley!Community!College!upon!high!school!completion,!an!official!high!school!transcript,!with
graduation!date,!is!required!to!be!sent!to!the!Admissions!Office.!At!that!point,!you!may!be!eligible!for
financial!a id.
PLEASE!NOTE:
• As!a!college!student,!it!is!now!you r !re sp o n sib ilit y!t o!b e !o n!t op !o f!y ou r !ac ad e mic!progre ss .!If!yo u
choose!to!drop!a!class!or!return!to!your!high!school,!there!are!procedures!that!you!MUST!follow!to
withdraw!properly!from!that!class!or!from!Hudson!Valley!Commun ity!C o lleg e.!If!th ese !pr oc ed u re s
are!not!followed,!then!you!will!incur!academic!penalties,!for!exa mple,!gr a d e s !o f !F !o r !Z .!A !g r a d e !of!F
will!impact!your!grade!point!average!and!is!never!removed!from!your!transcript!even!if!that!class!is
repeated.!You!can!withdraw!from!a!class,!or!the!college!entirely,!by!vis it in g !the!Registrar’s!Offic e.
• You!are!required!to!be!in!at!least!12!credit!hours!each!semester!(full-time!status).!Your!high!school
guidance!counselor!is!NOT!responsible!for!this!part!of!the!process.!You!will!meet!with!an!academic
advisor!at!the!college!to!create!your!class!schedule.
• If!you!are!only!in!the!Early!Ad m ission s!Progra m !for!one!semester,!the!Admissions!Offic e!will!need!an
official,!final!trans crip t!fr om!your!high!school!at!the!end!of!the!semester,!indica ti n g !t h a t !y o u !h a v e
met!graduation!requirements.!T his!is!spe c ific a ll y !the!case!i f!y o u !c h oose!to !st a y !a t !the!colleg e !t o
continue!your!higher!education.
• If!you!wish!to!be come!matriculate d!into!a!degree!or!certificate!program,!after!you!complete!the!Early
Admissions!Program!and!finish!high!scho ol!d ip loma!requir ements,!there!is!p a p er w o r k!r eq u ire d .!It!is
not!an!automatic!process.!Please!go!to!the!Admissions!Office!to!complete!paperwork.!It!might!b e!to
your!advantage!to!remain!in!the!Liberal!Arts!&!Sciences!program,!especially!if!you!plan!to!transfer!to
a!four-year!institution.!However,!if!you!have!pre-requisites!for!another!program,!th a t !ce r t a in l y !will
be!considered.!The!classes!you!have!taken!as!an!early!admit!student!can!transfer!into!the!new
program,!so!long!as!they!are!part!of!the!new!program.
• Please!feel!free!to!contact!Admissions!with!any!questions!at!(518)!629-7309.
Student!Signature! !_______________________________________________________________!Date!_____________________!
Parent!Signature!!! !_______________________________________________________________!Date!______________________!
Admissions!Signature!!________________________________________________________________!Date!______________________!
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