To be eligible for admission to an associate degree program at HCC, applicants must have the equivalent of one of the following: high school equivalency certificate (GED), Associate or higher degree, standard high school diploma.

English Proficiency

• TOEFL score of 61 (iBT) or higher
• IELTS academic overall band score of 5.5 or higher
• iTEP academic score of 4.0 or higher
• STEP Eiken minimum score of Grade 2A or higher
• Pearson PTE academic minimum score of 46 or higher
• Cambridge English: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency, minimum score of 165 or higher
• GTEC CBT score of 1051 or higher; new GTEC unified score of 1075 or higher
• Duolingo English Test score of 95 or higher
• Completion of Kaplan High-Intermediate Level

Application Deadlines: Fall: Jun/01; Spring: Oct/15; Summer: Mar/15