Admission to the College is a personal and highly individualized process. If you need help, you may reach us by phone five days a week during normal business hours at (800)528-0025, e-mail us or write to us:
Office of Admission
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609-1105
A personal approach characterizes our review of applications. In arriving at a decision, the admission committee looks for evidence of the following:
- academic preparation and achievement
- intellectual curiosity and an enthusiasm for learning
- desire to be part of a small college with a human ecology focus
- a tendency to seek out intellectual and personal challenges
An application for admission is complete when the Office of Admission has received all of the following:
- a completed application form and $45 fee
- an application essay as well as answers to all short questions
- at least two teacher recommendations (see application for details)
- official transcripts of all academic work
- secondary school report (First Year students only)
- a personal interview, although not required, is strongly recommend for all candidates.
While standardized test scores (SAT or ACT) are optional, they are particularly helpful in assessing the academic ability of students from schools which do not give grades or have nontraditional programs. 60% of applicants for Fall 2005 submitted SAT scores. Our CEEB code is 3305.
 College of the Atlantic welcomes applications from transfer students. About 20 percent of all new students annually are transfer or visiting students.
A student may transfer a maximum of 18 credits to COA (the equivalent of 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours). Although an evaluation of credit is not final until after enrollment, students may receive preliminary evaluations by contacting the Registrar at 207-288-5015 ext. 366.
Students who wish to spend one or more terms at COA and transfer college credit to another institution should apply as Visiting Students.
COA welcomes applications from highly qualified international students. Application deadlines for international students are the same as those for freshmen and transfer students. Application requirements are identical, except that international students are also required to submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and a Declaration of Finances Form. Students who are graduates of any of the United World Colleges may qualify for full financial aid as recipients of the Davis Scholarship. Financial aid is not available for international students who are not enrolled at a United World College.
Read more about the experiences of international students at COA here.
Older students of nontraditional college age wishing to take courses or pursue a degree are invited to inquire and become better acquainted with the College. Adult students are encouraged to contact the admission office early in the admission process to arrange a personal interview.
College credit may be given for superior performance in the CEEB advanced placement examinations or the College Level Examination Program. Scores should be sent directly from the testing source. COA credit normally will be granted for scores of '4' or higher.
For International Baccalaureate (IB) work, two COA credits will normally be given for scores of '5' on higher level exams. These credits are oficially recorded only following successful completion of the student's first year.
Students wishing to defer Fall admission may do so prior to June 1 by sending a written response to the Director of Admission and paying a $400 nonrefundable deposit ($200 of which will be applied to the student's first term tuition bill). Matriculation will be postponed for up to a full academic year, subject to successful completion of any academic work completed during that time, as well as continued confidence in the quality of the student's personal character.
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