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About UsThe Ohio HBCU College Fair was created in 2009 to provide information and resources to help young people in their search for higher education. In less than three years, this event has grown into the largest college fair of its kind in the state. To date, we have exposed several thousand young people to the lifestyle, culture and academic options available at nearly 50 HBCUs nationwide.

Our Mission:

To educate students and parents about •the value of attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Assist Historically Black Colleges •and Universities in locating quality candidates throughout the state of Ohio.

Increase awareness regarding programs •and scholarship opportunities for underprivileged students.

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Getting Started:

This guide is designed to help you get the most out of your college fair experience. We understand that this is an important process and it can be a little scary especially when there are so many great schools to choose from. We want to make your visit fun and informative and to help we have developed a list of sample questions to ask the college recruiters.

The following questions are separated into categories. This will help you to organize your questions based on generalized topics such as: Financial Aid, Admission, Student Life, Housing, Academics and more. You do not have to follow the list from top to bottom. Feel free to skip around and if there is question that is not on this list, do not hesitate to ask.

Good luck and have fun!

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SENIORS are encouraged to bring the following items to the College Fair to ensure they receive “ONTHE SPOT” admissions and scholarship consideration:

• Anofficialtranscriptforeachcollegeapplicationyouplantocomplete. (Secured in a sealed envelope with school seal also please submit a request for transcripts to your school’s registrar early). • AcopyofyourSAT/ACTscore (if taken) for each college application you plan to complete• Anunofficialtranscriptforothercollegestoreview• Letter(s)ofrecommendation (preferably one from a teacher or counselor and one from a community person.)• PersonalEssay(ifavailable)

Reminder: Some of the colleges will accept students who have a minimum 2.0 GPA and whohavenotyettakentheSAT/ACT

JUNIORS and OTHERS should bring the following:• Anunofficialtranscriptforcollegestoreview• 10to12labelswithyourname,address,school,grade,currentGPAandintended major to be given to each college you want to send you additional information

STUDENTS: WHAT TO BRING

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Questions for Ohio HBCU College Fair Representatives

What are your campus and community like? • Isyourcollegelocatedinanurban,suburbanorruralsetting?• Whatkindsofsocial,culturalandrecreationalactivitiesareavailableonthecampusandinthecommunity?• Howfarawayfrommyhomeisyourcampus?Howmuchtimedoesittaketogettherebycar,bypublictransportation?• WillIneedacartogetaround?Doespublictransportation(bus)provideeasyaccesstothecampusandcommunity?• Howmanystudentsareenrolled?Inmymajor?Frommycommunity/school?• Areyouonthesemesterorquartersystem?Whendoclassesbegin,end?

Tell me about your programs. • Doyouoffermyanticipatedmajor?• Areadvanceddegrees(master’s,doctorate)offered?• Ismydegreeprogramaccredited?Bywhom?Whatlevel(undergraduate/graduate)?• Whatotherprogramsdoyouofferthatwillsupportmymajor?• MayIenrollpart-time,takecoursesinthelateafternoons,evenings,weekendsorduringthesummer?• Arethereinternshipopportunitiesavailableoncampusorinthecommunity?• Doyouhaveanhonorsprogram?

How much does your college cost? •Whatarethecostsoftuitionorregistrationfees,booksandsupplies,housing,parking,etc.?• WhendoIpaythosefees?• WhatarethechancesfeeswillbeincreasedandwhenwillIknow?• Isfinancialaidavailable?• Whatkindsoffinancialassistanceareavailable?• WhenandhowdoIapplyforfinancialaid?DoIapplyforcampusscholarshipsseparately?• HowdoyoudetermineifIqualifyforassistance?• WhenwillIbenotifiedifIwillorwillnotreceiveassistance?• Willfinancialaidcovermyentireneed?• Aretherespecialkindsofassistanceforstudentsfromcertainethnicminoritiesandotherunderrepresentedgroups?• Isiteasytogetapart-timejoboncampusorinthecommunity?

What about housing? • Doyouhavecampusresidencehalls?• DoIhavetoliveoncampus?• HowandwhendoIapply?WhenwillIknowifyouhaveroomforme?• MayIchoosemyroommate?• WhendoIhavetosignacontract,submitadeposittoconfirmmyroom?• Isiteasytofindaplacetolivenearcampus?Whatarethecostranges?

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Will I be eligible for admission? • Whatareyouradmissionrequirementsforfreshmen,fortransfers?•Doyouhaveanearlyadmissionplan?• Doyouhaveaspecialadmissionprogramforlow-incomestudents?HowcanIqualify?WhatkindsofspecialhelpwillbeavailabletomeafterIenroll?• HowdoyoudeterminemygradeifIrepeatacourse?• WillacourseinwhichIreceiveda―Dgradecount?• Howdoyourecognizehonors,AP,IBandtransferablecollegecourses?• MayItakesummercoursesafterIgraduatefromhighschooltoqualify?• Whatistheadmissionspriorityoftransferstudentsfromcommunitycolleges,fromfour-yearcolleges?• IfIgotoacommunitycollegefirst,willmycreditstransfer?HowandwhenwillIknow?

How do I apply for admission? • Where,whenandhowcanIgetanapplication?• WhencanIfirstapply?Whatisyourapplicationdeadlinedate?• MayIapplytomorethanonecampusinyoursystem?How?•MayIhavemyapplicationtransferredfromonecampustoanotherifIchangemymind?• WhendoIhavetosubmittranscripts,testscoresandotheradmissionsmaterials?• WhenwillIbenotifiedifIhavebeenadmitted?• Ismyanticipatedmajorovercrowded(impacted)?Ifso,whatspecialrequirementsdoIneedtomeet?IfI’mnotacceptedinmymajor,whataremyoptions?

What else do I need to know? • MayItakecoursesatyourcollegeforcollegecreditbeforeIgraduatefromhighschool?Whataretherequirementsforenrolling?WhenandhowdoIsignup?• HowdoImakearrangementstotakeatourofyourcampus?• Doyouhaveanopenhouseprogramforprospectivestudents?WhodoIcontactformoreinformation,andwhen?

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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

AlABAmA

Four-Year PublicAlabamaA&MUniversityAlabamaStateUniversity

Four-Year PrivateConcordia College SelmaMilesCollegeOakwoodUniversitySelmaUniversityStillman CollegeTalladega CollegeTuskegeeUniversity

Two-Year PublicBishopStateCommunityCollegeShelton State Community College, C.A. Fredd CampusGadsden State Community College, Valley StreetJ.F.DrakeStateTechnicalCollegeLawson State Community CollegeTrenholm State Technical College

ARkANSAS

Four-Year PublicUniversityofArkansasatPineBluff

Four-Year PrivateArkansasBaptistCollegePhilander Smith College

Two-Year PrivateShorter College

DElAWARE

Four-Year PublicDelawareStateUniversity

DISTRICT OF COlUmBIA

Four-Year PublicUniversityoftheDistrictofColumbia

Four-Year PrivateHowardUniversity

FlORIDA

Four-Year PublicFloridaA&MUniversity

FlORIDA

Four-Year PrivateBethune-CookmanCollegeEdward Waters CollegeFloridaMemorialUniversity

GEORGIA

Four-Year PublicAlbanyStateUniversityFortValleyStateUniversitySavannahStateUniversity

Four-Year PrivateClarkAtlantaUniversityInterdenominationalTheologicalCenterMorehouseCollegeMorehouseSchoolofMedicineMorrisBrownCollegePaine CollegeSpelman College

kENTUCkY

Four-Year PublicKentuckyStateUniversity

lOUISIANA

Four-Year PublicGramblingStateUniversitySouthernUniversityA&MCollegeSouthernUniversityatNewOrleans

Four-Year PrivateDillardUniversityofLouisianaXavierUniversity

Two-Year PublicSouthernUniversityatShreveport

mARYlAND

Four-Year PublicBowieStateUniversityCoppin State CollegeMorganStateUniversityUniversityofMarylandEasternShore

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mICHIGAN

Two-Year PrivateLewisCollegeofBusiness

mISSISSIPPI

Four-Year PublicAlcornStateUniversityJacksonStateUniversityMississippiValleyStateUniversity

Four-Year PrivateRust CollegeTougaloo College

Two-Year PublicCoahoma Community CollegeHindsCommunityCollege,Utica

mISSOURI

Four-Year PublicHarris-StoweStateUniversityLincolnUniversity

NORTH CAROlINA

Four-Year PublicElizabethCityStateUniversityFayettevilleStateUniversityNorthCarolinaA&TStateUniversityNorthCarolinaCentralUniversityWinston-SalemStateUniversity

Four-Year PrivateBarber-ScotiaCollegeBennettCollegeJohnsonC.SmithUniversityLivingstone CollegeShawUniversitySt. Augustine’s College

OHIO

Four-Year PublicCentralStateUniversity

Four-Year PrivateWilberforceUniversity

OklAHOmA

Four-Year PublicLangstonUniversity

PENNSYlvANIA

Four-Year PublicCheyneyUniversityofPennsylvaniaLincolnUniversity

SOUTH CAROlINA

Four-Year PublicSouthCarolinaStateUniversity

Four-Year PrivateAllenUniversityBenedictCollegeClaflinUniversityMorrisCollegeVoorhees College

Two-Year PublicDenmarkTechnicalCollege

Two-Year PrivateClinton Junior College

TENNESSEE

Four-Year PublicTennesseeStateUniversity

Four-Year PrivateFiskUniversityKnoxville CollegeLane CollegeLemoyne-OwenCollegeMeharryMedicalCollege

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

TExAS

Four-Year PublicPrairieViewA&MUniversityTexasSouthernUniversity

Four-Year PrivateHuston-TillotsonUniversityJarvis Christian CollegePaul Quinn CollegeSouthwestern Christian CollegeTexas CollegeWiley College

Two-Year PublicSt. Philip's College

vIRGINIA

Four-Year PublicNorfolkStateUniversityVirginiaStateUniversity

Four-Year PrivateHamptonUniversitySaint Paul's CollegeVirginiaUnionUniversityVirginiaUniversityofLynchburg

WEST vIRGINIA

Four-Year PublicBluefieldStateCollegeWestVirginiaStateUniversity

U.S. vIRGIN ISlANDS

Four-Year PublicUniversityoftheVirginIslands

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FREQUENTlY USED COllEGE TERmSTypes of InsTrucTIon

Correspondence Homestudycourses,whichmayoccasionallyinvolveon-campusparticipation.

Extension Instructionofferedatvariousoff-campus,communitysitesduring theregularschool year.

Full-Time/Part-Time Student status based on the number of enrolled units. Often used todetermine fees and eligibility for services.

Graduate/ProfessionalCourses offered beyond the bachelor’s degree level. Also, students whohavereceivedabachelor’sdegreeandwhoareenrolledinpost-baccalaureateinstruction.

Intersession a period between two terms. Colleges commonly provide accelerated courses during intersession.

lower Division Coursesofferedforfreshman/sophomorelevelcredit.Also,studentswhoseclasslevel is freshman or sophomore.

Quarter System

Approximately 10 weeks of instruction offered three times a year, during the fall,winter and spring. Some colleges also offer a summer quarter. Fall quarter normallyrunsfromlateSeptemberorearlyOctobertomid-December;winterquarterfromearlyJanuarytomidorlateMarch;springquarterfromlateMarchorearlyApriltomid-orlateJune.

Semester System

Boththeregularandearlysemestersystemsofferapproximately15weeksofinstructioninthefallandinthespring.Undertheregularsystem,fallsemesternormally runs from early or mid-September to mid or late January; springsemesterfromlaterJanuaryorearlyFebruarytolateMayorearlyJune.undertheearly system, fall semester normally runs from late August or early September to mid-December.SpringsemesterrunsfrommidorlateJanuarytomid-May.

Summer Session The period of instruction offered between June and August.

Upper Division Coursesofferedforjunior/seniorclasslevelcredit.Also,studentswhoseclasslevel is junior or senior.

Undergraduate Courses offered for freshman through senior level credit. Also, students who have not completed a bachelor’s degree.

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OhiO hBCU COllege Fair 2011 PartiCiPants

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OhiO hBCU COllege Fair 2011 PartiCiPants