Kanawha County Schools

Pre-Admission

Applicants must be Kanawha County Schools students and have definable need demonstrated by discrepancy between ability (based on standardized assessments) and achievement (identified by grades, attendance, and behavior by the home school administrators and faculty).

The applicant's home school principal or assistant principal must support the student's enrollment before the student may be considered for placement.

To apply, applicants need to contact their high school counselors to generate their request for principal's approval and obtain a copy of:

• current transcript
• attendance history
• discipline history
• ACT or SAT scores

Admission

Upon the principal's approval, candidates must call 304-766-4145 to schedule a time to submit the documents listed above for review, and take ACCUPLACER Test (College Placement Test).

Required Minimum Scores on ACCUPLACER:

• MATH: 243
• ENGLISH: 254

[OR]

ACT Scores of:

• MATH: 18
• ENGLISH: 18

SAT Scores of:

• MATH: 450
• ENGLISH: 450

Application remains pending until the placement test has been administered by the WVSU testing center and received by the Collaborative staff**.

Placement decision will be made based on the interpretation of ACCUPLACER (or ACT/SAT) scores, transcripts, discipline issues, and attendance history.

We will not consider for admission students with a history of violent behavior and criminal convictions within the past two years prior to Collaborative Application as per agreement with WVSU.

**Test fee is the responsibility of the student or parent/guardian.

Application and Other Required Documents

To be considered for the University Collaborative Program, all required documents must be completed and submitted.  

Application  - Complete the application by clicking University Collaborative Application.  The information you enter will be sent directly to Steve Ardman at the University Collaborative School.  You will also receive a confirmation email.