Types of Applicants
- New Students - students who have graduated from high school or received a GED and have not completed any college coursework post-graduation.
- Transfer Students - students who have earned 12 or more credit hours from a post-secondary institution that is approved/accredited by a recognized accreditor and a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). All other transfer credit may be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- International Students – students who have originated in a country other than the United States of America and are not permanent resident or U.S. citizens.
Please Note: Mercy College has not petitioned or received approval from the United States Department of Homeland Security to sponsor international students for F-1, J-1, or M-1 immigration status and cannot issue Form I-20 or other sponsoring documentation. An applicant for admission must be a U.S. Citizen or a U.S. Permanent Resident, possess valid immigration status, or must have permission to be present and attend school in the United States. We require all non-U.S. citizen students to provide proof of immigration status or lawful presence in the United States.
Immigration Status Admission Policy
Mercy College of Ohio only admits students who are U.S. Citizens, U.S. Permanent Residents, have valid immigration status, or otherwise have permission to be present and attend school in the United States. Students who lose their immigration status or permission to remain and attend school in the United States during the course of their enrollment will no longer be eligible to attend the College and will be dismissed.
Applicants with international transcripts are required to submit their official transcripts to World Education Services (WES) for a course-by-course level evaluation and calculated cumulative grade point average (GPA). Contact WES at www.wes.org.
- Non-degree Seeking Students – students who want to take a course(s) and do not intend to pursue a degree.
The following documents are used to evaluate new students for program admission:
- Official high school transcript with GPA
- Official transcripts from ALL previously attended colleges and universities while attending high school
- Coursework completed – Algebra, Biology, and Chemistry
Please Note: High School students’ semester grades will be recalculated using the following table to show cumulative subject grades in Algebra, Biology, and Chemistry with lab. Weighted courses will be recalculated using a weighted grading scale. All courses should be completed with a grade of “C” or better; a grade of “B” or better is preferred.
10-Point Grading Scale
|
| Percentage Grade |
Letter Grade |
Quality Points |
Honors Quality Points |
AP Quality Points |
| 93-100 |
A |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
| 90-92 |
A- |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
| 87-89 |
B+ |
3.3 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
| 83-86 |
B |
3.0 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
| 80-82 |
B- |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
| 77-79 |
C+ |
2.3 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
| 73-76 |
C |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
| 70-72 |
C- |
1.7 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
| 67-69 |
D+ |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
| 63-66 |
D |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
| 60-62 |
D- |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
| 0-59 |
F |
0 |
0 |
0 |
The following documents are used to evaluate transfer students for admission:
- Official transcripts from ALL previously attended colleges and universities
- High school transcript or GED for a student who has not earned at least an associate degree
- GPA which includes all coursework attempted or earned at an institution that is approved/accredited by a recognized accreditor and a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
Please Note: A transfer student who is pursuing a program at Mercy College of Ohio that is offered exclusively online is required to submit two (2) forms of verification of Student Identity (see Verification of Student Identity Policy) in the Admission process.
The following documents are used to evaluate international students for admission:
- Official transcripts from all previously attended colleges and universities
- High school transcript or GED for a student that has not earned at least an associate degree
- Applicants with international transcripts are required to submit his/her official transcripts to World Education Services (WES) for a course-by-course level evaluation and calculated cumulative grade point average (GPA). Information is available at www.wes.org
- GPA which includes all coursework attempted or earned at an institution that is approved/accredited by a recognized accreditor and a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
- Permanent Resident, Green Card, or appropriate immigration paperwork
Please Note: A transfer student who is pursuing a program at Mercy College of Ohio that is offered exclusively online is required to submit two (2) forms of verification of Student Identity (see Verification of Student Identity Policy) in the Admission process.
The following documents are used to evaluate transient students for admission:
- Form completed by the Registrar of current post-secondary institution indicating the course will transfer back to that institution
- Good standing at the current post-secondary institution
- All pre-requisites met for the intended course(s)
- Submit two (2) forms of verification of Student Identity (see Verification of Student Identity Policy) in the Admission process
The following documents are used to evaluate special status students:
- Official transcripts documenting all pre-requisites met for intended course(s)
- Submit two (2) forms of verification of Student Identity (see Verification of Student Identity Policy) in the Admission process
Please Note: Special status students enrolled in a course to obtain CEUs are not required to submit transcripts if not currently enrolled at another institution.