{"id":86,"date":"2021-02-28T13:58:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T13:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2025-12-01T21:50:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:50:06","slug":"howtoapply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/admissions\/howtoapply\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Admissions Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Consideration for admission will be based on the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A 3.0 GPA (B average) or above is required<\/strong>&nbsp;from BOTH the current school year and last school year. Students must their upload report cards on their application. Accepted materials include full page report cards\/transcripts that are clear, legible and have the student\u2019s name listed on the document.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) &#8211; Math &amp; English Language Arts. A score of Level 3 &#8211; &#8220;Approached Expectations&#8221; (725) or above is required on both the NJSLA-Math and NJSLA-ELA exams. Private school applicants should also demonstrate proficiency on their most recent standardized tests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Newark Enrolls&nbsp;9th Grade High School Admissions Test &#8211; administered in February (does not apply during post enrollment). Check&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/newarkenrolls.org\/timeline\/\">Newark Enrolls<\/a>&nbsp;for administration date on timeline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean disciplinary record (no suspensions; admission may be rescinded at our discretion if student&#8217;s behavior record changes after acceptance)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In leiu of a discipinary record, administrators should submit a letter via email to the cduran@bhsec.bard.edu indicating the student has a clean disciplinary record.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attendance record (no more than 10 unexcused absences or 10 tardies in the previous school year is required)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teacher recommendations are optional (<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1VhiRiEGLdzvYjwVTh3eJI53Ne1lH2zsr\/view?usp=drive_link\">see template<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon submission of these documents you will be contacted for an interview and written assessment if the above listed criteria is met. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophomore &amp; junior&nbsp;<strong>transfers and students with IEPs are welcome to apply<\/strong>. Please note, transfers into 12th grade\/senior year are possible, though college credit is not guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please visit our NPS website for more information on how to apply:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fdcfc74e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.k12.nj.us\/BEH\/admissions\/\" style=\"background-color:#b60000\">NPS Admissions Page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make BHSEC your #1 choice on Newark Enrolls!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Accelerate Your Future at Bard High School Early College\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1128405650?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/03\/applying-newark.png\" alt=\"Student holding a &quot;Just did it&quot; sign\" class=\"wp-image-715\" style=\"width:371px;height:488px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/03\/applying-newark.png 495w, https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2021\/03\/applying-newark-228x300.png 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Admissions Criteria Consideration for admission will be based on the following: Upon submission of these documents you will be contacted for an interview and written assessment if the above listed criteria is met. Sophomore &amp; junior&nbsp;transfers and students with IEPs are welcome to apply. Please note, transfers into 12th grade\/senior year are possible, though college [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":85,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-86","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":94,"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1611,"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86\/revisions\/1611"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhsec.bard.edu\/newark\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}