ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

The following are required for admission to all programs at Summit Salon Academy – Gainesville: 

  • Proof of Education 
  • Copy of the Student’s Social Security Card
  • Proof of Age
  • Enrollment Documents
  • Application Fee 
  • Signed & Completed Enrollment Agreement 

Additional verification, including an official translation and verification of credentials, will be required for all non-U.S. diplomas. Foreign diplomas must be translated and authenticated as equivalent to a high school diploma in the United States. Additionally, have evidence that verification of a foreign student’s high school diploma has been performed by an outside agency that is qualified to translate documents into English and confirm the academic equivalence to a U.S. high school diploma. 

Educational Requirements

A student must have a High School Diploma or GED and High School Transcript which lists the graduation date. Home-schooled students must have a diploma certified by the State of Florida or the school district the student was home-schooled in. Students are admitted based on educational background, aptitude, and commitment. Summit Salon Academy –Gainesville does not admit ability-to-benefit students. 

Due to the increase of illegitimate diploma’s and General Equivalency Diplomas received by our Admissions Department, Summit Salon Academy – Gainesville has adopted a policy as of October 15, 2010, the academy will only accept four-year, traditional High School Diplomas, Home School Diplomas overseen by local school/school board or General Equivalency Diplomas received after successful completion of testing at an approved testing center under the guidance of the Florida Department of Education. 

Verifying High School Diplomas 

  1. All students must have a verifiable High School Diploma or GED Certificate. 
  2. Summit Salon Academy – Gainesville does not accept online diplomas or online GED’s. 
  3. There is not an appeal process for any diplomas/GED’s that are not verifiable. 
  4. Home School Diplomas are recognized by the Department of Education, therefore are accepted at Summit Salon Academy – Gainesville based on any applicable state law requirements. 
  5. Summit Salon Academy – Gainesville does not admit ability-to-benefit students. 
  6. The Department of Education requires students who receive Title IV funding (Financial Aid) to have a valid high school diploma. 
  7. If a student is admitted and is found to have an invalid high school diploma or GED, the student must be dismissed from Summit Salon Academy – Gainesville immediately and all Title IV aid disbursed for the student must be returned to the Department of Education. 
  8. The student can be readmitted only after providing a valid GED Certificate. 

Home School Diplomas 

  1. Home-Schooled students are self-certified and for eligibility purposes. 
  2. If the state requires home schools to be registered, Summit Salon Academy – Gainesville will only accept diplomas from state-certified home school environments. 
  3. Summit Salon Academy – Gainesville considers home-schooled students to be beyond the compulsory age if the state in which the student was home-schooled does not consider the student truant once he or she has completed the home-schooled program.