1. All students must complete the application for admission including the affixed residency form.
LSCC may require supporting documentation in order establish residency status. All requested
information on the application must be provided. Official documentation of compliance with the
Selective Service Act, if applicable.
2. A high school *graduate who never attended college should request that the high school
attended mail an official transcript containing the graduation date directly to the Office of
Admissions and Enrollment Management, Lawson State Community College, Bessemer Campus,
th Ave. S.W., Bessemer, AL 35022 or Birmingham Campus, 3060 Wilson Road, SW,
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Birmingham, AL 35221. If the student is currently in high school, he/she may submit a current
transcript. The student will be admitted conditionally pending receipt of a final official transcript
after her/his high school graduation. High school transcripts will be accepted hand delivered by a
student only if received in a sealed envelope. *One receiving the Alabama High School Diploma
or its equivalent from another state.
3. An applicant who did not complete high school must submit official General Educational
Development (GED) score report documentation indicating passage of the GED assessment. The
documentation may be an official certificate or actual GED results/ score reports mailed to the
college from the granting testing agency. GED documentation will be accepted from the student if
received in a sealed envelope.
4. A student who did not complete high school and who has not earned a high school diploma or
G ED certificate may be admitted under the “Ability to Benefit” provision as assessed by ATB
testing. A student admitted under the “Ability to Benefit” provision may only enroll in courses not
creditable toward an associate degree. The Office of Admissions and Enrollment Management and
the Division of Instructional Services provides a list of qualified programs as outlined in LSCC’s
current Academic Course Inventory. Short certificate / certificate programs acceptable for ATB
admission are also listed on the application for admission.
5. A transfer student must have an official transcript from each previously attended college /
university mailed directly to LSCC’s Office of Admissions and Enrollment Management by the
respective institution(s). If hand delivered, transcripts will be accepted from the student only if
received in a sealed envelope. If a baccalaureate degree has been earned, only the transcript from
the institution granting the degree is required. However, transcripts from the institution(s) granting
the credit are required if one wishes to have credits applied towards a degree or certificate. A
transfer student who has earned fewer than twenty-four semester hours or thirty-six quarter hours
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