To be eligible for admission to an associate degree program at HCC, applicants must submit documentation that they have the equivalent of one of the following:

high school equivalency certificate (GED)
Associate or higher degree
standard high school diploma
High School

If you graduated from a high school in the United States, please request that final, official transcripts be sent to HCC in a sealed envelope or electronically directly from your high school by the given application deadline. Transcripts must include your final grades and graduation date. Opened transcripts are considered to be unofficial and will not be accepted.

Minimum prerequisite GPA of 2.8
TEAS test scores: Students are allowed 3 attempts per calendar year (January through December) to achieve a passing score of 60 or higher.

ATI TEAS (version 6) is no longer accepted for Admission. Students must have ATI TEAS version 7 to apply to the Program
Students must have 30 days between attempts.
The scores will not be accepted if the attempts are less than 30 days. The student must wait until the following year to reset the TEAS test attempts.
Passing the test or receiving a higher score will not guarantee admission, but not passing (below 60) means the application will not be considered for admission.

IELTS academic overall band score of 5.5 or higher
TOEFL score of 61 (iBT) or higher.