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Submit an
application to the SCC
Admissions Office.
An application form
is required each school
year. Parent permission
is required for students
under 18.
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Take the Accuplacer.
The Accuplacer (CPT)
Test is required for
students taking College/University
Transfer
courses. The Accuplacer
is given free of charge.
Testing sessions can
be scheduled at the
SCC-Sylva or SCC-Macon
campuses. The Accuplacer
may also be given at
your high school. Contact
SCC Testing Services
or your high school
guidance office for
more information.
Note:
Official SAT Critical
Reading scores of 500
or higher may be substituted
for the Accuplacer Reading
and Sentence Skills
tests. The Accuplacer
is required for placement
into math courses.
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Register for
classes at your high
school and SCC.
A Concurrent Enrollment
Registration and Permission
Form is required for
each semester. Complete
each form after selecting
from the course listings
available on our website.
Note each course’s
start date since ‘regular’
SCC classes often start
before the first day
of classes at local
high schools. Students
can register for all
types of Concurrent
Enrollment courses on
one CE Registration
form. Student, high
school principal, and
guidance counselor signatures
are required.
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Buy Textbooks.
For most programs, textbooks
and materials must be
purchased by participating
students. Textbooks
should be purchased
prior to the
first day of classes.
Visit the SCC Bookstore
online at http://www.southwesterncc.edu/bookstore/index.htm
to look up required
items for each course.
The SCC bookstore is
located on the third
floor of the Balsam
Center at SCC-Sylva.
Bookstore staff will
send textbooks to the
SCC campus/ center most
convenient to you at
no charge. Shipping
is also available. Call
or email the bookstore
for more details.
If a student
has demonstrated financial
need, textbook assistance
may be available. Contact
the Concurrent Enrollment
office for more details.
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Connect
to mySCC.
All new SCC students
are issued log-in to
access mySCC,
webmail, and Blackboard
(Bb). Official college
information is sent
to you through mySCC.
To activate this account,
you must log in by visiting
www.southwesterncc.edu
and clicking on the
‘mySCC’
link.
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Attend a Blackboard
(Bb) Training Session
(online classes
only)
Visit the ‘Distance
Learning’ section
of our website. Browse
the tools available
under ‘Student
Resources’ to
get familiar with Blackboard.
Complete the online
orientation at http://www.southwesterncc.edu/
distlearn/blackboard/prospective.htm.
If desired, attend an
on-campus
training session
during the first week
of classes.
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Attend Class.
ACE-Huskins classes
are most often located
on your high school
campus or through ITV.
Regular SCC classes
are offered in Sylva,
Franklin, Bryson City,
and Cherokee. Online
classes are provided
through Blackboard on
the Internet.
Introduce yourself to
your SCC Instructor.
Read each course syllabus
carefully. Ask questions.
Get engaged in class
discussions. Set yourself
up to be successful
from the very first
day!
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