• have been home-schooled and lack a high school equivalency certificate or diploma
  OR
• have left elementary or secondary school without completing either a formal high school diploma program or earning a General Equivalency Diploma (GED)

may be admitted to the College of Southern Maryland if they demonstrate the ability to advance from instruction based on placing at the college level in reading, mathematics and English on the CSM's placement test.  Applicants who do not meet this requirement may be provisionally admitted for one semester.  Upon successful completion of that semester's coursework, these students will be admitted to the college under regular Admission Procedures.

*Please note, some academic programs require a student to have a high school diploma or a GED.  Please consult the CSM catalog for degree requirements.

*Please note, eligibility for financial assistance programs may be affected by absence of a high school diploma or GED.

Students must bring a photo ID to the Testing Center on the test date.
The Placement Test can only be taken once!

OR

Option 2:  
Provide acceptable SAT or ACT scores to the Admissions office:
SAT: 550 or above in each area (Critical Reading and Math) will waive the CSM's  Placement Test.
ACT: 21 or above in each area (English, Reading and Math) will waive the CSM's Placement Test. 
Composite scores are not considered!

It is the responsibility of the student to provide acceptable SAT or ACT scores to the Admissions office.

If the SAT or ACT score in one area is below the acceptable score, the student must take the CSM's placement test in that area and place at the acceptable level to be considered for admission.

If a student would like to take any math courses above the College Mathematics (MTH1100) they must take the Math portion of the CSM's placement test.

STEP 3:  Acceptance Letter

 

Students must schedule a Registration Session with an Enrollment Advisor at the campus of their choice.  At this session, students meet with an Enrollment Advisor and complete their registration.
Note: students provisionally admitted for one semester, will need to contact an Enrollment Advisor at the campus of their choice to make any registration changes to the class schedule.

Walk-ins are not accepted!