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| Date: From: Subject: | 11/15/2007 5:26:39 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Kansas--Community College To Correct Erroneous Admissions-Financial Aid Info |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Kansas--Community College To Correct Erroneous Admissions-Financial Aid Info Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Many HSLDA members have contacted us after receiving a letter dated November 6, 2007, from Johnson County Community College, suggesting that a student could not get financial aid with a parent-issued high school diploma unless they also had either a GED or a satisfactory score on the Compass test. The director of student financial aid is in the process of distributing a letter to correct this erroneous statement. I have read the correction letter and spoken at length with the director. With the clarification I received during our conversation, the letter of correction can be summarized as follows: 1. A degree-seeking student seeking admission must have a high school diploma, or a GED, or 24 hours of college credit with a C average or better to be admitted. Applicants will not routinely be asked to present a copy of their diploma, but if requested, they must provide a copy. A diploma signed by a parent following the completion of high school through a home-based program will be treated the same as a diploma issued by an accredited school. 2. No one will be required to take a Compass test or any other test for the purpose of financial aid (there may be exceptions in unusual cases.) 3. All degree-seeking students will be required to take the Compass test solely for purposes of determining which classes the student may be placed in. If a student has earned a 19 or better on the ACT test, however, they will not need to take the Compass test. This policy is sensible and workable and I believe shows that Johnson County Community College is eager to keep its doors open to homeschool graduates. Sincerely, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "I saved my entire membership fee with one discount" "When I called Liberty to find out what kind of discount we could get, they told us we would 10% off our car insurance and 5% off our homeowner's insurance. What we will save is more than double what it costs to join HSLDA. With one child getting his driver's license this year, the savings will be a real blessing!" More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 Email: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an email with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: ##ToAddress## - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ====================================================================== | |
