Admissions and Records
The Office of the Admissions and Records maintains students grades, transcripts, and registration information
Admission Into Degree Programs
Admission into degree programs is open at the beginning of both the Fall and Spring semesters.
Admissions Criteria
Applicants must meet the following admission requirements to be matriculated into a degree program:
1) Have graduated or will graduate from high school at the end of the current school year, or have a GED certificate;
2) Have a minimum high school grade point average of 2.0 as measured on a 4.0 scale, or a minimal score of 35 on each section and an average score of 45 for all five sections of the GED test;
3) Be accepted by the COM-FSM Admissions Board.
Special Consideration: Applicants with a grade point average below 2.0 from high school will not be admitted to the College unless they have had considerable job experience or training since high school and can furnish recommendations from prior training programs, agencies or employers. Entrance test scores will be given primary consideration for these applicants. Upon recommendation of the Admissions Board the President may approve special admission.
Admission Procedure
1. Take the COM-FSM entrance test. A test fee of $5 will be collected. The entrance test is administered during the two weeks in November at the State Campuses for Spring admission and in February and March at all the high schools and the State Campuses.
2. Obtain an Application for Admission form from a high school counselor, State Campus Director, or the COM-FSM Office of Admissions and Records.
3. Complete the application and mail it with the $10 admission fee to the COM-FSM Admissions Board.
4. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the FAFSA renewal and mail it to the address indicated.
5. Request that all official high school transcripts or GED scores be sent to the COM-FSM Admissions Board. High school seniors should submit a seven-semester transcript. College transfer students must also submit official transcripts from all previous colleges attended.
Notification of Admission
Applicants who meet all the admissions requirements will be notified of their acceptance by the College as soon as their applications have been approved by the Admissions Board.
Applicants lacking any of the requirements or needing special consideration by the Admissions Board will be considered after June 30.
Acceptance of Admission
Applicants who have been notified of admission to the College and who intend to enroll must do the following:
1. Obtain Social Security numbers;
2. Sign and return the Letter of Acceptance. If the Letter of Acceptance is not received by the deadline, the College assumes non-acceptance and will give the slot to another applicant;
3. Complete the Residence Hall Application, if interested in staying in the halls, and return it with a $50 refundable security deposit;
4. Submit the Student Aid Report (SAR) upon receipt to the Financial Aid Office;
5. Take a physical examination and return the health form to the College as soon as possible; and
6. Check with the COM-FSM State campus director for travel arrangements. Tickets are provided for students from Yap, Chuuk and Kosrae who have completed all of the above.
Transfer Students
Students who have earned satisfactory grades in another college or university may apply for admission and be given advanced standing at the COM-FSM. (Admission as a transfer student does not eliminate the requirement for English and math placement testing.) Applicants must submit to the Admissions Board a completed application form, an official copy of his/her high school transcript, and official transcripts from each college previously attended. Credit for previous satisfactory college work can only be given upon receipt of previous college records.
Admission Into Certificate Programs
Admission Into Certificate Programs
Students who have earned an associate degree or equivalent with a GPA of at least 2.5 may apply for admission into a third-year certificate of achievement program and major in teacher preparation-elementary education, related services assistant, accounting, or general business. Application forms are available at all COM-FSM campuses.
Admission to other Certificate of Achievement Programs
High school graduates and GED certificate holders who are not accepted into or are not interested in a degree program may apply for admission into an entry level certificate of achievement program. Applicants must take the COM-FSM entrance test and be accepted by the Admissions Board. Acceptance by the Admissions Board is based on the applicant's score on the COM-FSM entrance test and other criteria as defined by the Admissions Board. Applicants with significantly low scores on the entrance test are ineligible for admission.
Other certificate of achievement programs are offered when criteria for offering the program are met. Admissions requirements vary with the program. Application forms are available at the campus offering the program.
Dual Enrollment For High School Students
High school graduates and GED certificate holders who are not accepted into or are not interested in a degree program may apply for admission into an entry level certificate of achievement programs. Applicants must take the COM-FSM entrance test and be accepted by the Admissions Board. Acceptance by the Admissions Board is based on the applicant's score on the COM-FSM entrance test and other criteria as defined by the Admissions Board. Applicants with significantly low score on the entrance test are ineligible for admission.
1. The student has successfully completed the eleventh grade.
2. The student provides a certification from the local principal and/or his designee, or from a director of a college program working with high school seniors, certifying that the student has a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 and recommending that the student be enrolled under this policy.
3. The local principal and/or is his designee, or a director of a college program working with high school seniors, provides a statement of justification describing a student's ability to benefit academically, intellectually, or artistically.
4. The student has been approved for Dual Enrollment by the Admissions Board.
Students must meet prerequisites for courses including placement test completion where applicable.
Students enrolled in a course under the Dual Enrollment policy are not eligible for Federal Financial Aid assistance.
The student must pay all college tuition and fees assessed to regular students.
Credit and grades earned will appear on their college transcript.
Dual Enrollment does not constitute admission to the College of Micronesia-FSM. Dual Enrollment students must follow the policy and procedures for regular admission to obtain full-time admission to the College subsequent to graduation from high school.
Students must submit a completed College of Micronesia-FSM Application for Dual Enrollment to the Admissions Board along with the recommendation letter from the principal or designee, or the director of a college program working with high school seniors, and a high school transcript that verifies criteria one and two above. The information must be submitted together as one packet.
Early Admission
The College provides postsecondary instructional opportunities to eligible high school students by offering an Early Admission program for academically talented high school students who are ready to benefit from college and want to enter college in advance of high school graduation. Students are eligible for early admission if they meet the following criteria:
1. The student has successfully completed the eleventh grade.
2. The student provides a certification from the local principal and/or his designee certifying that the student has a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 and recommending that the student be admitted under this policy.
3. The student has satisfied the Admissions Board approval via the COM-FSM Entrance Test (COMET) and has placed into college level (100) English courses in both reading and writing.
Students enrolled through Early Admission are not eligible for Federal Financial Aid assistance until a high school diploma or equivalent has been achieved.
Students must submit a completed College of Micronesia-FSM Application for Admission to the Admissions Board along with the recommendation letter from the principal or designee, and a high school transcript that verifies criteria one and two above. The information must be submitted together as one packet.
Non-Credit Courses
Non-credit courses are administered by the State Campuses. When offered, information is disseminated through the radio, TV, and printed notices in various public places. These courses are open to the general public.
Leave of Absence Policy
Third-year and degree students may take a leave of absence from the College by:
1. Completing the checkout/withdrawal form
2. Reading the Leave of Absence policy and signing acknowledgement of the readmission statement
3. If a boarding student, formally checking out of the residential hall.
The College is not responsible for transportation expenses for any student taking a leave of absence.
Readmissions
Students who are absent from school for at least an academic year (two semesters and a summer session) must apply for readmission. Applications for readmission must be submitted at least one month before the first day of instruction of the semester in which the student plans to return. Applications for readmission are considered on an equal basis with students applying for initial admission to the College. Students are readmitted upon the recommendation of the Admissions Board.
Admission to Second Associate Degree
Students who have earned an associate degree with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 may formally be admitted into a second associate degree program. The second program must be in a major different from the first.
A policy is needed to allow students who have earned an associate degree from a regionally accredited institution to apply for admission to a second associate degree program.
This policy applies to all students who previously earned an associate degree and are seeking a second degree.
Students seeking a second associate degree must file an application for admission. If the degree was earned from an institution other than the College of Micronesia-FSM, the student must also submit an official transcript indicating that a previous degree was earned.
Unclassified Students
Unclassified students may register in credit courses for which they have the necessary background and in which space is available. Students without the required prerequisite(s) to a course as listed in the College of Micronesia-FSM Catalog must attain permission of the instructor to enroll in the course. Permission of the division chair may also be required in selected courses or academic disciplines. Ordinarily, unclassified students may register for no more than eight (8) credits in an academic semester.
Completing courses while under unclassified status does not constitute or guarantee admission to any degree program at COM-FSM. However, an unclassified student who has completed twenty-four (24) credits at the College with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 may apply to become regular status as a student seeking an associate degree. This application for degree seeking status must be made to and processed by the Admissions Board to ensure that the student is officially matriculated into the College. If admitted to regular status, the student may petition the Office of Admissions and Records to consider credits earned as an unclassified student be counted toward the degree.
Former College of Micronesia-FSM degree students may enroll as unclassified students. However, if degree-seeking status is desired, former students should seek formal readmission to degree status at the College since credits earned in unclassified status might not be accepted towards the degree.
Regular application procedures for admission to degree programs apply at all times.
The Policy on Unclassified Students is needed to enable individuals to register at the College of Micronesia-FSM in regular credit courses for academic credit without being admitted to a degree program.
Unclassified students - individuals taking credit courses prior to applying for admission to the College, or students from other universities or colleges taking credit courses at the College of Micronesia-FSM for transfer back to their own institutions, or individuals taking credit courses for personal or professional reasons.
This policy applies to all students.
