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Auditing Students
Students who plan only to audit classes must submit an application. No academic transcripts are required.

Procedures and Requirements

1. Complete and submit an application to the Admissions Office.

High school Students
High school students currently enrolled in their junior or senior year may take classes at Southwestern.

Procedures and Requirements

1. Complete and submit an application to the Admissions Office.
2. Provide a letter from highschool principal or registrar giving permission to take these classes.

Returning Students
Former Southwestern students wishing to return to Southwestern, but have not been in attendance for one or more smemsters must reapply for admission.

Procedures and Requirements

1. Complete and submit an application to the Admissions Office.

Students with Disabilities

The Office of Students with Disabilities is dedicated to assisting all students with disabilities.  A disability is one that substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities and may necessitate accommodations to the facilities, programs, or services of the University.  Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap against persons in programs or activities benefiting from federal assistance.  In a post-secondary setting, the American with Disabilities Act is a federal regulation that mandates "reasonable accommodations" for students with disabilities.

In order to qualify for accommodations under Section 504, a student must be diagnosed by a qualified professional.  The documentation then will be reviewed by the Director of Students with Disabilities.  In order to qualify for accommodations under Section 504, the student must have current documentation (See the Educational Tessting Service website under Test Takers with Disabilities for documentation criteria).  http://www.ets.org

Procedures and Requirements

1. Complete and submit an application to the Admissions Office.
2. Submit test scores and/or transcripts as required by First-Time Freshman or Transfer Student Admission requirements.
3. Provide documentation of disabilities to Director of Students with Disabilities and Academic Support; The Director will then review the documentation and use it to coordinate and facilitate services and accommodations required to make programs accessible for you.  Please see the following documents for documentation guidelines for each disability.

• ADD/ADHD Documentation Guidelines
• General Disabilities Documentation Guidelines
• Specific Learning Disabilities Documentation Guidelines
• Physical

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodation is an individual matter determined in consultation between the students, Director of Students with Disabilities and appropriate faculty members.  Such accommodations may include but are not limited to:

• texts on tape
• individual testing
• extended time for tests
• note takers

Teacher Certification Students
All teacher certification students must submit a graduate non-degree application and an official transcript showing graduation from either an undergraduate or graduate institution before registering. Other transcripts may be submitted at the discretion of the student for credits they would like to have applied to the SWAU transcript. Students who have not earned an undergraduate degree must meet general admission requirements.

Procedures and Requirements

1. Complete and submit an application to the Admissions Office.
2. Submit transcripts showing Bachelor degree.
3. At your discretion submit other transcripts for credits you would like to have applied to the Southwestern transcript.

Transient Students
SWAU will accept a transient student, a student registering for not more than one semester, with either written recommendation from the student's college registrar or an official transcript of college work already completed. A transient student planning to take a course with a prerequisite must provide evidence that he/she has the necessary background to take that course. Transient students are not eligible for Federal or state financial aid.

Procedures and Requirements

1. Complete and submit an application to the Admissions Office.
2. Provide a written recommendation from the stduent's college registrar or an official transcript of college work already completed.
3. Provide evidence that you have completed all prerequisites, and that you have the necessary background to take your chosen course.

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*Note: The Nursing, Education, and Social Work programs have additional admission requirements. Contact the departments regarding these requirements. Department chairpersons are the initial advisors for new students.

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