Applications

Application for Admission
Submit Online or Print Hard Copy to Mail (PDF)

Continuing Education Programs Application for Admission
Submit Online

or Request for application

Benedict College is still accepting applications for August 2013.   ALL students are highly advised to complete an online FAFSA before June 30, 2013.

Other Applications:

• FAFSA (In order to receive student financial aid, you need to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid every school year)
• Gospel Choir Scholarship Application
• Marching Band Membership Application
• Scholarships Application

Credit Card Authorization Form

Open House for Prospective Students

Tuition and Fees

Prospective students are urged to apply early-no later than May 1^st for consideration for the Fall Semester or November 1^st for the Spring Semester. However, applications are accepted on a space available basis through the end of registration. The application procedures are as follows:

NEW FRESHMEN AND EARLY ADMISSION APPLICANTS

1. Do one of the following: click on Submit Online to fill out and submit application online or click on Print Hard Copy to Mail (PDF) to print, fill out and mail application, or request application forms from the Office of Admissions and Student Marketing, Benedict College, 1600 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204. 1-800-868-6598 or 1-803-705-4910.
2. Return the completed application forms to the Office of Admissions and Student Marketing, with the non-refundable application fee of $25.00 (certified check or money order).
3. Request that the high school principal, guidance counselor, or registrar mail to the College an official transcript through their junior year to include cumulative grade point average, class rank, state's examination scores and a listing of enrolled courses during the senior year. Tentative admission will be granted prior to the completion of high school, but it will be subject to the student's receipt of a valid state high school diploma. A complete and official transcript of all high school work must be received before admission is final.
4. Request that SAT and/or ACT scores be sent to Benedict College: The Code numbers are SAT (5056) and ACT (3834). Should these tests not be offered at a local high school, contact the College Entrance Examination Board, Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 for further information on testing dates and sites.
5. Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, until the freshman class is full.

TRANSFER STUDENTS

1. Do one of the following: click on Submit Online to fill out and submit application online or click on Print Hard Copy to Mail (PDF) to print, fill out and mail application, or request application forms from the Office of Office of Admissions and Student Marketing, Benedict College, 1600 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204,1-800-868-6598 or 1-803-705-4910.
2. Return the completed application form to the Office of Admissions and Student Marketing, with the non-refundable application fee of $25.00 (certified check or money order).
3. Request that official high school and college(s) transcript(s) of academic records be mailed to the Office of Admissions and Student Marketing.
4. All transcripts must be received in the Office of Admissions and Student Marketing before admissions consideration will be given.

NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS

1. Do one of the following: click on Submit Online to fill out and submit application online or click on Print Hard Copy to Mail (PDF) to print, fill out and mail application, or request application forms from the Office of Admissions and Student Marketing, Benedict College, 1600 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204 or call 1-800-868-6598 or 1-803-705-4910.
2. Return the completed application form to the Office of Admissions and Student Marketing, with the non-refundable application fee of $25.00 (certified check or money order).
3. Request that official high school and college transcripts of academic records be mailed to the the Office of Admissions and Student Marketing, showing the awarding of a valid state high school diploma. or
4. Request that General Education Development Examination (GED) scores be sent directly from the testing center to the Office of Admissions and Student Marketing.

READMITTED STUDENTS

1. Submit to the Office of Admissions and Student Marketing a completed application for readmission to the college (click on Submit Online to fill out and submit application online or click on Print Hard Copy to Mail).
2. Applicants for readmission who have received credit from another college or university during their absence from Benedict College must submit official transcript s) of such work to theOffice of Admissions and Student Marketing or Registrar's Office before consideration will be given.
3. Previously enrolled students are eligible for readmission provided they made satisfactory academic progress while enrolled at the College or were eligible to return to the last col-lege/university in which they were enrolled. Students who do not meet these conditions may appeal to the Admissions Committee.

SUMMER SCHOOL ADMISSION

New students entering Benedict College for the first time in a summer term and who expect to continue to study toward a degree should submit an application specifying the Summer term.

TRANSIENT STUDENTS

Transient students are required to submit a separate application for the academic semester or summer term, along with a completed academic course approval form from their college. They are also responsible for requesting their transcript from Benedict to be forwarded to their respective institutions.

Source: Benedict College Catalogue, 2007-2009.

For more information, contact the Admissions Office by phone: (803) 705-4910 or email.