English as a Second Language
Enrollment Criteria
Student must take the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) test upon enrollment. The CASAS will be administered in the classroom by your instructor.
Program is available to legal aliens who meet the following criteria:
- Less than 18 years old.
- Have neither completed high school or its equivalent nor attended elementary or secondary school in North Carolina.
- Do not have a parent or legal guardian in this state do not have to have prior approval of the local educational agency or parent or legal guardian as a precondition for admission to Basic Skills.
- Former residents of other states who meet the following criteria:
- Less than 18 years old.
- Have neither completed high school or its equivalent nor attended elementary or secondary school in North Carolina.
- Do not have a parent or legal guardian in this state.
- Those who have not emancipated pursuant to the law of this state must obtain releases from the local educational agency prior to admission.
