Hi-Tech Charities - MO - Admission and Enrollment Requirements

09.08.10

Postsecondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management Classes

Hi-Tech Charities Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management is a ten month, forty week program which assists students in gaining the knowledge they need to start or run their own business or to improve on their knowledge in an existing company. The program is broken up into four quarters with three classes per quarter, which are held on Monday to Wednesday either in the morning from 8 AM to 11 AM or 12 PM or in the evening from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM or 9:30 PM. In addition to these classes, which include Business English, Financial Accounting, Psychology, Entrepreneurial Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Business Plan, Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management, Integrated Science, Business Math, E-Commerce and Principles of Economics, students must complete an Externship with a local business in the field they are interested in.

Questions

1)	What are the General Admission Requirements for Hi-Tech Charities' Post Secondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program?

2)	What is the Application and Admission Process for Hi-Tech Charities' Post Secondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program?

3)	What is the Credit Load per Student in Hi-Tech Charities' Post Secondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program?

4)	What does the Externship Entail for Hi-Tech Charities' Post Secondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program?

5)	What does the Registration Process Entail for Hi-Tech Charities' Post Secondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program?

6)	What is the Re-Admission Process for Hi-Tech Charities' Post Secondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program?

Answers

What are the General Admission Requirements for Hi-Tech Charities' Post Secondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program?

Hi-Tech Charities maintains open admission policy that is consistent with its main objective of providing high quality education along with efficient job placement services. Admission into the programs requires a GED or a high school diploma. Additional requirements include positive pre-admission interview and negative drug test results. Non-native students who have English as a second language may be required to take and pass Test of Standard Written English or TOEFL.
Candidates can be admitted and placed on waiting lists pending the commencement of academic quarter program of instruction. All students begin program of instruction only at the designated times when program courses are scheduled to commence at the beginning of each quarter. Because the school operates a rolling application process, applicants can initiate application process any time and as early as one quarter ahead of the time a student intends to begin classes. Student must complete the application and admission process as listed below. All required documentations must be on file before the end of a student's first quarter. All documents submitted to the school as part of the application process become the property of Hi-Tech Charities (HTC) and will not be returned to the applicant. Therefore applicants are advised to retain photocopies or originals of all documents submitted to the school.

What is the Application and Admission Process for Hi-Tech Charities' Post Secondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program?

1. Prospective candidates wishing to gain admission into the program of the institution can make an appointment to speak with a recruitment specialist.
2. In the absence of a copy of GED or high school diploma the candidate must sign an attestation that s/he successfully graduated from a High School or obtained a GED at a specified date.
3. Candidates will complete an application form and submit it with $25 application fee in money order or certified check, unless the application fee is waived by the school.
4. Candidate will take and pass the Career Programs Assessment Test (CPAt) from ACT. Required Minimum Average Passing Score is 50%, with no score lower than 43% in any subject.
5. It is the sole responsibility of candidates to arrange and ensure that transcripts from previous schools are mailed directly to the recruitment and placement office before the end of a student's first quarter.
6. Submit a 200 to 250 word essay on the student’s education and career goal or a resume showing school and community activities and offices held, as well as awards received.
7. Submit a letter of commitment from an employer/business owner that will provide job foreshadowing experience (externship) opportunities for the student
8. Submit a letter of recommendation from school or community leader.
9. Submit a Certified Statement of Financial Support Form or Scholarship Award from the School.
10. All candidates must prepare and take part in the orientation.

What is the Credit Load per Student in Hi-Tech Charities' Post Secondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program?

Students in the Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program may enroll for all twelve courses or choose any of the shorter versions, such as single courses, multiple courses or quarter clusters, depending on the individual needs. The twelve courses are distributed in threes per 10 week quarter. The single, multiple, or quarter cluster versions are, similarly, offered in 10 week quarter duration. The Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management courses have 100 series numbering system and 3 or 4 Credit Hours as shown in page 8 (Academic Requirements). The minimum number of hours required to attain one credit hour in each of the three methods of instruction and training experience are as follows:
• 10 hours of Classroom Study (students are required to put in at least two hours of outside preparation for each hour of classroom time)
• 20 hours of Laboratory/Workshop Activities
• 30 hours of Externship (students must document their experiences to be submitted to their supervisor at the end of the Externship work experience).

All the courses are 10-week, 3 credit hours except Integrated Science, Business Plan, E-commerce and Entrepreneurship which are 10-week, but 4 credits hours each, consisting of:
(a) Classroom Study – 2 hours
(b) Laboratory and Workshop Activities - 4 hours (students engage in group activities, independent work, and study groups and are required to put in at least two hours for each hour of lab/shop activities).

What does the Externship Entail for Hi-Tech Charities' Post Secondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program?

Hi-Tech Charities’ Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program components include Externship. It is mandatory for all students in this program to participate in the Externship program. It is a requirement for graduation. The Externship provides students an opportunity to better understand a work environment and career field, thus helps clarify career goals. At enrollment students are required to submit an essay on their career goals as well as a letter of commitment from an employer/business owner that will provide job foreshadowing experience (externship) opportunities for them. Along with the Classroom/Lab/Workshop course work, students will perform a total of 180 hours of Externship for a total of 6 credit hours. If a student gets a job, the work experience can be used for the 6 credit hours. Student must document Externship/work experience.

What does the Registration Process Entail for Hi-Tech Charities' Post Secondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program?

Formal registration into the school’s programs is required of every student. For registration, a student is required to submit a Tuition deposit of $50. The Tuition deposit indicates that a student is serious about his or her studies and therefore reserves the student's place in the class he/she seeks admission. The $50 deposit will be applied towards cost of tuition.

What is the Re-Admission Process for Hi-Tech Charities' Post Secondary Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management program?

The institution may re-admit students, whose enrollment has been interrupted for one or more months, for the next school year. Such students must apply for re-admission prior to resuming studies. Re-admission application forms will be completed and required courses must be satisfied as may be stipulated in the academic policies and requirements of the current school catalog. A fee of $25 must be submitted along with the re-admission form. Fees will not be duplicated for the courses whose requirements have been satisfied. Re-registration for the next quarter will be denied any student already on probation and registers less than the stipulated credit hours or continues to maintain less than 2.00 cumulative grade points average.