ADMISSION PROCEDURE

REQUIREMENT FOR ADMISSION

Applicant must provide a copy of his/her High School Diploma, GED, California State Proficiency Test or its equivalent, and pass an admissions test (CPAT Student Aptitude Test, published by “ACT) with a minimum score of 126 as stated in the test publisher’s guidelines. SABA will verify the authenticity of the diploma prior to enrolment. If the diploma cannot be verified, the student may be asked to provide a final high school transcript showing the dates of entrance and graduation and courses completed. If transcript is not available, the student will be required to meet the ability to benefit (ATB) requirements or take and pass GED test prior to enrollment.
 

Ability of Benefit

Students lacking the High School Diploma or its equivalent, must be at least 18 years old (Compulsory school attendance in California), must have completed the 10th grade education level or its equivalent as required by the Board of Barbering & Cosmetology and pass an Ability to Benefit exam prior to admission. Students admitted under this criteria, will be required to pass one of the Ability-to-Benefit tests approved by the US Department of Education administered by an independent proctor. Students subject to these criteria are referred to as students admitted under the Ability-to-Benefit criteria guidelines. Currently, our school is using the Wonderlic Ability-to-Benefit. This test is approved by the Secretary of Education, Washington, DC. The minimum passing score for is 200 for Verbal and 210 for Math. These tests will be administered by an independent proctor. The school's admissions personnel will provide applicants with additional information as to how to arrange for the Ability-to-Benefit test. All Ability-to-Benefit students must take and pass the test prior to admissions. If you do not pass the exam, re-testing is available after one week waiting period and the independent proctor will explain and provide you with the re-testing procedures.

* Federal Financial Aid Program not eligible for ATB students as of July 1, 2012

Student must show English language proficiency. A passing score on either the CPAT admissions test or the Wonderlic Ability-to-Benefit test will be acceptable in showing English language proficiency.

GED CERTIFICATION

For information on obtaining a General Education Diploma (GED) please refer to Adult School location in your area.

Santa Ana College-School of Continuing Education
Centennial Education Center
2900 W. Edinger Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92704. Phone: 714.241.5700

CREDIT EVALUATION
Appropriate credit may be granted for prior training of hours at the discretion of the Academy and verification by Academy officials of its validity of any transcripts submitted under the Cosmetology Act and the Board of Barbering/Cosmetology Rules and Regulations. Students transferring from another school of Cosmetology in California must furnish a valid Proof of Training document from a licensed California Cosmetology school. The Academy may not elect to accept all or any of the previous hours of training and operations. All out of state applicants must furnish the FORM C of credit hours from the California Board of Barbering/Cosmetology and it must be notarized from the previous school you attended. The transfer hours from another institution that are accepted toward the student’s educational program are counted as both attempted and completed hours for the purpose of determining when the allowable maximum time frame has been exhausted. SAP evaluation periods are based on actual contract hours at the institution.

NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDITS AND CREDENTIALS EARNED AT OUR INSTITUTION
The transferability of credits you earn at Santa Ana Beauty Academy is at the complete discretion of an institution to which student may seek to transfer. Acceptance of the diploma, or certificate you earn any program at SABA is also at the complete discretion of the institution to which you may seek to transfer. If the diploma or certificate that you earn at this institution is not accepted at the institution to which you seek to transfer, you may be required to repeat some or all of your course work at that institution. For this reason you should make certain that your attendance at this institution will meet your educational goals. This may include contacting an institution to which you may seek to transfer after attending Santa Ana Beauty Academy to determine if your credit will transfer