| "body"> | | | | Non-traditional student status |
| Don't give up your dream of enrolling in an | | | | Students who have been out of high school for a long |
| onlineuniversity just because you didn't get your high | | | | timemay qualify for "non-traditional" student status. |
| schooldiploma. Although most colleges (online and | | | | Thismeans that the student has been outside of |
| otherwise)require a high school diploma to enroll in any | | | | school for anextended period of time and is older than |
| program thatgrants bachelor degrees, there are still | | | | the averagestudent. Almost all colleges have an |
| several optionsavailable to students who lack the | | | | organization dedicatedto helping these students find |
| paper to prove that theygraduated high school. See | | | | success. You may be able tobypass traditional |
| which choice will fit you best: | | | | requirements (such as the high schooldiploma) by |
| Community College | | | | proving you have relevant life experience |
| Most community colleges assume that a certain | | | | anddemonstrated maturity. |
| percentage oftheir population will apply without a high | | | | Concurrent enrollment |
| school diploma,and they plan accordingly. They often | | | | If you still want to get your high school diploma, you |
| have programsspecifically designed to help people | | | | maybe able to take college at the same time you're |
| who show potentialsucceed without the diploma. Since | | | | working onyour high school credits. Many colleges |
| more and more communitycolleges are beginning to | | | | have specialprograms that negotiate concurrent |
| create online programs, many newoptions are opened | | | | enrollment, which allowsa student to attend two |
| up for distance learners. | | | | schools at the same time. |
| GED | | | | The good part is that many high schools allow |
| Some colleges will allow students to enroll with a GED. | | | | students toearn double high school credit by completing |
| Designed to be a high school equivalency test, the | | | | collegecourses which means you may be able to kill |
| GEDproves that passing students are comparable | | | | two birds withone stone. |
| with thecurrent graduating class of seniors. | | | | |