b"Collegiate Academy Collegiate Academy allows qualified high school/homeschool students to simultaneously earn a high school/homeschool diploma and an associate degree. This program is available to students of specific high schools in our district and the homeschool community. Students involved in Collegiate Academy may be eligible to receive high school and college credit concurrently. Students must meet the following provisions: 1.Complete the application for admission. 2.Submit the Concurrent Enrollment Verification Form signed by their high school counselor or principal. 3.Be a high school junior in good standing with 14 core units and a 3.0 or better grade point average on a 4.0 grading scale for academic programs, or be a high school junior in good standing with 14 core units and a 2.0 or better grade point average on a 4.0 grading scale for career and technical education programs, or has achieved a minimum composite score of 30 on the ACT test. If meeting the ACT test requirement, official scores must be submitted to the Admissions Office. 4.Provide official high school transcript indicating grades through the last semester of attendance and an official copy of their ACT results or appropriate portions of the ACCUPLACER. 5.Participate in an orientation program.The above requirements should be completed well in advance of the intended semester of enrollment. A discussion between the high school counselors and MGCCC Assistant Director of Dual Credit & Collegiate Academy concerning course selections must be completed before registration takes place. Out-of-State Students Out-of-state students who meet the standard admission requirements will be accepted for admission to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The student should schedule an appointment with an enrollment specialist to have transfer coursework evaluated (if applicable). All out-of-state/out-of-country/non-resident students should refer to the following section for definitions and conditions that determine whether a student is a resident or non-resident student. Determining Residency for Tuition Purposes The definitions and conditions stated herein are excerpts taken from Mississippi statutory law, Mississippi code, Title 37, Chapter 103, sections 1 to 29 and Title 37, Chapter 155, Section 5 which govern residency and fees of students attending or applying for admission to educational institutions. Request for a review of residency classification should be submitted to the campus Director of Admissions and Records. 1.Legal Residence of an Adult: The residence of an adult is the domicile, i.e., the place where the person physically resides with the intention of remaining or returning to if temporarily absent. MCA 37-103-13. 2.For purposes of determining whether a person pays out-of-state or in-state tuition for attendance at universities and community and junior colleges, the residence of a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age is that of the father, the mother or a general guardian duly appointed by a proper court in Mississippi. If a court has granted custody of the minor to one (1) parent, the residence of the minor is that of the parent who was granted custody by the court. If both parents are dead, the residence of the minor is that of the last surviving parent at the time of that parent's death, unless the minor lives with a general guardian duly appointed by a proper court of Mississippi, in which case his residence becomes that of the guardian. A student residing within the State of Mississippi who, upon registration at a Mississippi institution of higher learning or community college, presents a transcript demonstrating graduation from a 25"