2022 - 2023 Catalog
First Time Students

You may apply as a beginning freshman if you meet one of these standards:

• You are a graduate of an accredited high school.
• You are a graduate of an unaccredited high school and are 18 years of age or older.
• You earned an International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD)
• You earned a General Education Diploma (G.E.D.).
• You are at least 18 years of age and do not have a diploma or G.E.D (may be admitted by individual approval).
• If you are under the age of 18 years old, are no longer enrolled in high school of any kind and do not have a diploma or a G.E.D., you may be admitted by one of the following:
• A written recommendation of the principal or superintendent of the last high school you attended, or
• Meet with the Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management or designee for individual approval enrollment.


• If you are 16 years old, did not graduate from an accredited school, but did graduate from a non-accredited high school, or were schooled in a non-traditional setting (i.e., home-schooled), you may be admitted if you meet all of the following conditions:
• Present a written recommendation of the principal or superintendent of the last school you attended, or TSI approved test results; and
• Present a notarized record of the high school equivalent work completed and the date of successful completion; and
• Complete the enrollment agreement noting you understand and accept that academic freedom and the collegiate environment is supported in all courses within Dallas College; and
• Agree to limitations on conditions of admission established by Dallas College.

For additional information on the admission and registration process, please visit the New College Student Enrollment webpage.