Community College Admission Requirements

Community College transfer students must meet all of the requirements in section A and recommend meeting at least 2 qualifications in section B to apply.

SECTION A (must meet all of the following requirements)

• Enrolled with a partner community college (TRI-C, Lorain County Community College & Lakeland Community College)
• 2nd year community college student
• On-track to transfer and successfully complete a bachelor degree program at Cleveland State University
• Complete all required pre-requisite courses with a grade "C minus or better"
• Earn a cumulative and BCPM (biology, chemistry, physics, math) GPA of 3.4+
• Complete an online application and submit all required documents (two recommendation forms, ALL unofficial college transcripts)

SECTION B (prefer at least two of the following qualifications)

• Resident of Ohio
• Pell Grant eligible
• Come from a disadvantaged background or whose school district tested in the lower 50th percentile on state and standardized testing or was eligible for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program for two or more years
• Come from an underserved background or from a low-income household
• First to go to college in your family, military veteran, or graduate of the foster care system

*Section B is not a requirement. All students are encouraged to apply