Becoming a student

Placement testing

Guest students

Before enrolling in a degree or certificate program, you must be officially admitted.

• Register for the college placement test.
• Complete the online application.
• Ask the high school from which you graduated or received your GED to send an official copy of your transcript to the Office of Student Affairs. The program you select may have special requirements. Health Sciences Divison programs, for example, have a special application and testing process. Call the Office of Student Affairs for information.
• Contact the Office of Student Affairs for a pre-enrollment information packet:
  South Bend (574) 289-7001, ext. 5325 or (574) 674-6919, ext. 5325
  Elkhart (574) 293-4657, ext 4300
  Warsaw (574) 267-5428, ext 6110

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Placement TestingThe college placement test consists of a short series of questions in reading, writing and math. The results help your advisor know which classes to suggest to build on your skills, and to identify classes for which you are eligible to enroll. The placement test is required of all new students entering a program or applying for financial aid. Prior college classes and/or SAT or ACT scores may replace the placement test in some cases. For information about the placement test, visit the Web site at www.act.org/compass/sample.

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Guest Students

INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING OTHER COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES WHO WANT TO TAKE A LIMITED NUMBER OF COURSES WITH IVY TECH TO TRANSFER TO HOME INSTITUTIONS:

A)      Submit application (online or paper). (Please note on application you will be a guest student. Choose "Courses Only" under the EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE section on the application to indicate you are a GUEST STUDENT).

B)     Submit electronically or by mail an official or unofficial transcript to the person listed below at the campus you plan to attend. (College placement exams may be required if we do not receive documentation or if your documentation does not include prerequisite courses.)

South Bend campus: Janice Austin, 220 Dean Johnson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601, 574 289-7001 ext. 5326, jaustin@ivytech.edu

Elkhart campus: Teresa Shaffer, 2521 Industrial Parkway, Elkhart, IN 46516, 574 293-4657 ext. 4317, tshaffer@ivytech.edu

Warsaw campus: Mary Marty, 3755 Lake City Highway, Warsaw, IN 46580, 574 267-5428 ext. 6110, mmarty@ivytech.edu

C)      After steps A and B have been processed, students can register for classes online.

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