Undergraduate Admission Requirements & Procedures
Marietta College strives to admit students who possess the intellectual ability, motivation, and commitment to community necessary to thrive at MC. Admission is selective, although each application receives individual consideration.
Verification of High School Completion
Every admitted undergraduate student is required to provide a final, official high school transcript or recognized equivalent, or proof of homeschooling at the secondary level as defined by state law, to the admissions office no later than the midpoint of the first semester of enrollment.
If either Marietta or the US Department of Education suspects that a student’s high school diploma is not valid or was not obtained from an entity that provides secondary school education, Marietta will take the following steps to evaluate the validity of the student’s high school completion:
- Request documentation from the high school to confirm the validity of the student’s diploma;
- Confirm with the relevant department or agency in the state in which the secondary school is located that the secondary school is recognized as a provider of secondary school education.
As noted in the Federal Financial Aid Handbook, the above two-part verification satisfies the high school validity requirement. Other approaches may also be used if they serve to validate the student’s high school completion. Students who indicate on their FAFSA® that they graduated high school must give the name, city, and state of the high school.
Additional admission requirements by application type are detailed below: