HOW TO TAG TO A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY

PICK 1 OF 2 ROUTES A B • 60 Units • 2.5 GPA • 30 Units or more • Complete IGETC or CSUGE OR • 2.5 GPA * Units will be placed where the institution sees fit. • Earn an Associates Degree It is at the discretion of the institution. * Ensures student enters at jr. level and major courses will count towards major

Once you have met 1 of 2 routes, you must meet with a counselor to: • Get approved for TAG. • Complete the Common Black College Application, Common Application, or the University Website to apply. • See the list on the back to find out which application you should use. • Send all your college transcripts immediately!

If you use the Common Black College Application: • The application takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. • You do not have to enter most high school information including SAT/ACT scores. • Your high school GPA will not be used to determine your admissions. • If you graduated HS after 1990, select 1990 as your graduation year. • If you attended more than one community college, list your most recent school. • You do not have to enter your transcript information because you will mail them in. The following schools participate in TAG and use the Common Black College Application unless otherwise noted below

Alabama State University Lane College Alcorn State University Lincoln University of MO Arkansas Baptist College **Lincoln University of PA Benedict College Mississippi Valley State University Bennett College **North Carolina Central University Bethune-Cookman University Philander Smith College Bowie State University Shaw University Central State University Southern University and A&M College Claflin University Stillman College Clark-Atlanta University Talladega College Dillard University Tennessee State University Edward Waters College **Texas Southern University *Fisk University Tougaloo College Florida Memorial University Tuskegee University Fort Valley State University Virginia State University Grambling State University West Virginia State University Harris-Stowe State University WIley College Huston-Tillotson University **Xavier University of Louisiana

*Not On Common Black College Application—Use Common Application Or University Website Application **Not On Common Black College Application—Use Application On University Website Only

AVERAGE COST OF FEE’S AND TUITION • Privates don‘t have out-of-state tuition $13,500 • Some public schools offer in-state tuition

SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Dr. Nancy Greenstein, Chair; Dr. Susan Aminoff, Vice Chair; Dr. Louise Jaffe; Dr. Margaret Quiñones-Perez; Rob Rader; Dr. Sion Roy; Barry A. Snell; Brooke Harrington, Student Trustee; Kathryn E. Jeffery, Ph.D., Superintendent/President

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