General Admission Requirements

1. The student must be a high school graduate or possess the recognized equivalent of a high school diploma. The student must provide documentation of graduation from high school or college in the form of a valid high school diploma or an earned college degree higher than a diploma that is completed. Acceptable documentation includes a transcript or other documentation which confirms that the student meets or exceeds the academic achievement equivalent to a high school diploma in the USA. All documents from foreign countries must also be translated into English and evaluated to be equivalent or higher than a USA high school diploma by a credential evaluation service, which is a member agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), subject to the approval of the College.
2. The applicant must be seventeen years of age or older at the time he or she starts his or her program of study.
3. The applicant must complete an applicant information form.
4. The applicant must interview with an admission advisor and/or other administrative staff.
5. Applicants, who otherwise meet the requirements to pursue a selected program of study, will be given the opportunity to take the Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam (SLE). Applicants to the College who do not achieve a passing score are eligible to immediately retake another version of the SLE. (See below for the SLE minimum score requirement for each program of study.) In the event that the applicant fails to achieve a passing score on the second administration of the SLE, the applicant is eligible to take the SLE a third time using another version; however, a minimum of seven days must elapse after the second testing date before the third SLE may be administered. In addition, this administration and subsequent administrations requires approval by the Campus President. A fourth and final administration of another version of the SLE is permitted only after a minimum of 180 days have elapsed since the date of the third test administration. Applicants who choose to take the entrance test for the fourth and final time are strongly encouraged to pursue remediation in reading and math prior to testing for the fourth and final time to assist in strengthening their critical thinking skills.
   
   Once a passing score is earned, the SLE score is valid for three years from the date of administration. Applicants for readmission must achieve the passing score on the SLE required of current applicants for admission to the selected program of study. If the applicant for readmission had previously achieved a passing score on the SLE, that score may be used for readmission, provided the SLE test was administered and passed within three years (36 months) of the date of readmission and still meets the current minimum acceptable SLE score for the applicable program.
   
   The SLE minimum entrance requirements by program are as follows:

Applicants to the Associate Degree in Nursing program who hold a valid unencumbered VN or PN licensure are exempt from taking the Wonderlic exam.

Note: In the event an applicant desires special accommodations for the SLE, the applicant must follow the policies in this catalog to request those accommodations. Campus staff members are not authorized to approve accommodations for admissions testing.

6. Applicants must meet all financial obligations.
7. Applicants must complete all tuition payment requirements.
8. Accepted applicants must agree to and sign the Fortis College Enrollment Agreement.

Technology Requirements for Students

A laptop and laptop technical support is included with the program fees; however, students are responsible for ensuring that they have a working broadband internet connection. If students choose to provide their own laptop (PC/Mac) instead of purchasing a laptop through Fortis, they are responsible for signing a technology acknowledgement form confirming their laptop meets the minimum technical specifications shown below. Students providing their own hardware will be responsible for maintaining their computer.

Please review these requirements carefully. Appropriate laptop hardware, required software, and reliable internet access are essential for participation in the curriculum delivered through Canvas and for accessing eBooks, and are therefore critical to students’ academic success.

NOTE: Smartphones, Notebooks, Chromebooks, Apple iPads are not acceptable replacements for a laptop. Microsoft Windows Home Edition is not an approved replacement for Windows 11 Professional.

Laptop Hardware Minimum Requirements

• 2.8 GHz CPU
• 16 GB RAM
• 512 GB Hard Drive
• 15” Screen (1920 x 1080 resolution)
• Internal Web Cam with functional microphone
• Internal Speakers

Software Requirements

• Windows Operating System: Windows ® 11 Professional
• Browser – Mozilla Firefox Web Browser or Google Chrome Web Browser (most recent version)
• Microsoft Office 365
• Plugins (most recent versions)
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Java™ Runtime Environment

High speed internet access required.