Adult students are those whose primary life roles and responsibilities exist independent of the university and, in times of crises or stress, take precedence over the role of student. Prospective and admitted students who meet this criteria should contact the Adult Student Center for counseling and help with procedures. This will include those students who wish to take a majority of their classes after 5 p.m. and/or on weekends. Applicants needing pre-admission counseling should contact the Adult Student Center, 330-672-7933.

Students who are at least 21 years old and will have been graduated from high school for three or more years at the time of their first college enrollment are considered freshman adult students. Students fitting these criteria and who have earned a GED with a comprehensive score of at least 265 and whose high school class will have been graduated for three years or more at the time of the applicant’s first enrollment are also classified as adult students.

Adult students who have earned previous credits at any postsecondary institution are considered transfer students. Official transcripts from each school attended must be provided for admission consideration. For adult students who have completed 12 or more semester hours of transferable college credit elsewhere, a high school transcript is not required. (See required credentials in the Transfer Students section.)