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High School/GED Diploma

A General Education Diploma (GED) or high school diploma (verified by an official transcript including graduation date and diploma type) will be required for admission to the Technical College unless otherwise specified by the program's standards. Home school students may follow an alternative path for admission, described below.

High school diplomas from unaccredited institutions, certificates of attendance, or special education and transitional diplomas, are not recognized for admission purposes. Students with diplomas from secondary schools located outside the United States may have their transcripts evaluated for equivalency by an approved outside evaluation organization.

Applicants who have successfully completed (C or better) a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours at the degree level may submit official transcripts from all previously attended colleges accredited by an accepted accrediting agency in lieu of a GED or high school diploma.

In order to be accepted by a Technical College, the applicant must have been awarded a high school diploma from a secondary school that is on the TCSG approved accreditation agency list (https://tcsg.edu/tcsgpolicy/files/6.2.1.pdf). TCSG will accept a high school diploma from a public school that is not accredited by one of the listed agencies but is regulated by a school system and state department of education. Graduates of unaccredited high schools must obtain a GED.