Admissions Information

Applying to Defiance College
Applications can be completed online or by calling Brad Harsha, Director of Admissions, at 419-783-2359 or 1-800-520-GO-DC (4632).
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Academic Advising                         
Defiance College provides close attention to individuals. At the core of this individual concern is the advisory system and access to professors. Weekend College students are advised by the Center for Adult and Graduate Programs with assistance from the professors teaching in the program. Other part-time students are assigned major advisors. Evening hours are maintained to provide service to students taking only evening classes.

Students are encouraged to work closely with their academic advisors throughout their college careers. Advisors are prepared not only to counsel students on selection of courses and overall workload, but to refer them to important resources such as the Office of Career and Student Assistance or to arrange for tutoring when assistance is needed.

Location:  Defiance Hall 104
Hours:  8:00-4:30 M-F,  and evening hours
Phone:  419-783-2351

The Center for Adult and Graduate Programs (CAP) provides services to adult students on campus, including those adult students who attend classes day, evening or weekend. 

Location:  Serrick Center 204 – Registrar’s Office
Hours:  M-F 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Phone:  419-783-2551

This office handles veteran’s certification.  Additional services are scheduling of classes, registration, degree audit checks, graduation approval, and transcripts as well as many other academic services.

Financial Aid Office
www.defiance.edu/pages/FA_home.html

Location: Serrick Campus Center Room 204
Hours: M-F 8:30-4:30
Phone: Extension 2364

This office handles federal and college financial aid and on-campus employment.

Students with Disabilities
Defiance College is committed to providing educational opportunities for qualified students with documented disabilities through the provision of reasonable accommodations, in compliance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504).  The purpose of accommodations is to provide equal access to educational opportunities without altering essential elements of programs or courses.  All requests for accommodations are evaluated on an individual basis after review and evaluation of documentation.  It is the responsibility of students to request necessary accommodations and they should do so as early as possible, as some accommodations may require time to implement. 

Students with a documented physical, psychological, or learning disability must submit appropriate documentation to Defiance College’s Accessibility Services Coordinator, Lisa Marsalek, Assistant Dean of Students/Director of Career Development at Extension 2366 or lmarsalek@defiance.edu.

Please refer to pages 20-21 of the Course Catalog for Defiance College’s Accommodations Policy for Students with Disabilities which includes the documentation required for accommodations.

Reasonable Accommodations

• Accommodations are provided on an individual basis.
  
  
• Accommodations are provided to support the educational development of students with disabilities.
  
  
• In addition to the academic support services available to all Defiance College students, some examples of reasonable accommodations include extended time for tests, administration of oral tests, note-taking assistance, and use of assistive devices such as calculators or computers.

Certification of Veterans
Veterans should contact the Registrar’s Office at 419-783-2551 and located in Serrick Center 214, which handles the certification of veterans for benefits through the Veterans Administration.