1. Prospective candidates wishing to gain admission into the program of the institution can make an appointment to speak with a recruitment specialist.

2. In the absence of a copy of GED or high school diploma the candidate must sign an attestation that s/he successfully graduated from a High School or obtained a GED at a specified date. In addition, the candidate will take and pass the Career Programs Assessment Test (CPAt) from ACT. Required Minimum Average Passing Score is 50%, with no score lower than 43% in any subject.

3. Candidates will complete an application form and submit it with $50 application fee in money order or certified check. This fee is non-refundable after the Enrollment Cancellation Period, (see Withdrawal/Cancellation policy and Refund Schedule in page 14 of the above catalog)

4. It is the sole responsibility of candidates to arrange and ensure that transcripts from previous schools are mailed directly to the recruitment and placement office before the end of a student's first quarter.

5. Candidates will submit a 200 to 250 word essay on the student's education and career goal. Essay must demonstrate the following: specify program of choice; identify course/s and program length the candidate is applying for; and specify a serious commitment to program completion.

6. Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management candidates will submit a business concept or business idea the student is considering to pursue after the course. This may be the business idea on which s/he will expatiate for his/her business plan project.

7. Submit a Certified Statement of Financial Support, namely: Missouri Career Center Approval for WIA eligibility; Employer Sponsorship; Student Loan Agreement; or Scholarship Award from the School.

8. All candidates must prepare and take part in the orientation.

Students in the Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program may enroll for all twelve courses or choose any of the shorter versions, such as single courses, multiple courses or quarter clusters, depending on the individual needs. The twelve courses are distributed in threes per 10 week quarter. The single, multiple, or quarter cluster versions are, similarly, offered in 10 week quarter duration. The Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management courses have 100 series numbering system and 3 or 4 Credit Hours as shown in page 11 of the above catalog (Academic Requirements).

Hi-Tech Charities' unit of credit is defined as the quarter hour, also referred to as quarter credit hour (QCH). In general, one credit may be granted for each hour of a classroom course that holds weekly during a quarter of 10 weeks. Students may also earn one credit for each two-hour laboratory/ workshop/independent study each week during the quarter of 10 weeks. For Externship course, a student may earn one credit for every 30 hours of participation.

The minimum number of hours required to attain one credit hour in each of the three methods of instruction and training experience are as follows:

• 10 hours of Classroom Study (students are required to put in at least two hours of outside preparation for each hour of classroom time)

• 20 hours of Laboratory/Workshop Activities

• 30 hour of Externship is equivalent to 1 Credit Hour

All the courses are 10-week, 3 credit hours except Integrated Science, Business Plan, E-commerce and Entrepreneurship which are 10-week, but 4 credits hours each, consisting of: (a) Classroom Study - 2 hours (b) Laboratory and Workshop Activities - 4 hours (students engage in group activities, independent work, and study groups and are required to put in at least two hours for each hour of lab/shop activities).

Formal registration into the school's programs is required of every student. For registration, a student is required to submit an Application fee of $50. The fee indicates a student's desire to enroll into the program and therefore reserves the student's place in the class he/she seeks admission. The $50 application may be applied towards cost of tuition. This fee is non-refundable after the Enrollment Cancellation Period, (see Withdrawal/Cancellation policy and Refund Schedule in pages 14 and 15).

The institution may re-admit students, whose enrollment has been interrupted for one or more months, for the next school year. Such students must apply for re-admission prior to resuming studies. Re-admission application forms will be completed and required courses must be satisfied as may be stipulated in the academic policies and requirements of the current school catalog. A fee of $50 must be submitted along with the re-admission form. This fee is non-refundable after the Enrollment Cancellation Period, (see Withdrawal/Cancellation policy and Refund Schedule in pages 14 and 15). Fees will not be duplicated for the courses whose requirements have been satisfied. Re-registration for the next quarter will be denied any student already on probation and registers less than the stipulated credit hours or continues to maintain less than 2.00 cumulative grade points average.