General Application

Application for Admission: First Step

To apply to Del Mar College, submit the application for admission by completing the application found at the Apply Texas website (https://www.applytexas.org). Paper applications are available at the Student Enrollment Center one week prior to the beginning of each semester.

The following is a general checklist of documents necessary for admission:

1. Application for Admission.
2. Official high school transcript or High School Equivalency (GED, HiSET or TASC) test scores.
3. Official college transcripts, if transferring.
4. Proof of Texas residency.
5. Texas Success Initiative approved placement examination. First time college students require a completion of a Pre-Assessment Activity prior to registering for the exam. Visit the TSIA2 Information section of the Del Mar College website (https://www.delmar.edu/tsi) for more information.
6. Meningitis Vaccine: All incoming students who are 21 years of age or younger will need to show proof of a bacterial meningitis vaccination administered within five years of enrollment.

All admissions documents should be submitted at least five days prior to registration to avoid delays.

All information on the application must be true, accurate and complete. Any submission of false information is grounds for rejection of an application, withdrawal of any offer of acceptance, cancellation of enrollment or appropriate disciplinary action.

Transcript Retention

Del Mar College (DMC) has a retention period of one year for prospective students. If you send your official transcripts to DMC, they will be held for a one-year time period. If a student does not officially enroll in classes at DMC, at the time that they reapply for admission, new official transcript(s) will be required to be submitted.

Major/Program of Study

You are required to select a major or program of study upon admission. Please refer to the Degree and Certificate Program section of this Catalog for information about major/program options. For more information on changing your major, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (361) 698-1248.

Social Security Number

You are encouraged to use your Social Security number as part of your permanent student record. The number will assist the College in managing your student record when utilizing federal resources such as financial aid and/or veterans benefits etc. If you choose not to use your Social Security number or do not have one, you may obtain a unique matriculation number from a staff member located in the Student Enrollment Center.

In order to protect the privacy of your Social Security number, the College will assign an alternate identification number. You will use this alternate ID number in conducting all transactions at the College.

Del Mar College Student Records Policy Release of Student Records

All records submitted for a student's file become the property of the College and a part of the student's permanent record. High school transcripts, transcripts from other colleges, test scores, immunization records and other similar documents are not duplicated for any reason to any person and/or institution, including the student.

Student Privacy

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment) FERPA, sets forth the guidelines for the release of student records to other parties. Under this federal law, students have the right to inspect their records and correct any inaccuracies that might be found in them.

Access to the record by anyone other than the student is limited and generally requires prior written consent by the student. The College will mail confidential records, including grades and transcripts, at the student's direction. Any person, who picks up sealed copies of these records for the student must have written, signed permission to do so from the student.

Directory information, which includes a student's name, address, date and place of birth, field of study, dates of attendance, and degrees and awards received may be released by the College without consent of the student. Any student who wishes to withhold any or all of this directory information from release must notify the Registrar in writing within three weeks of the date of the student’s initial enrollment.

A student may authorize the release of his/her educational records to specified parties by completing a FERPA Release form with the Registrar's Office. The authorized parties must present a photo ID to verify authenticity of this release.

This authorization will remain in effect from the date it is executed until revoked by the student, in writing, and delivered to the Registrar's Office.