The College of Mount St. Joseph welcomes adult students to the College community. The Mount defines an "adult student" as one who will have been out of high school for four or more years at the time of enrollment at the Mount.  Degree-seeking students must have earned a high school diploma or a GED certificate.

The application process for adult students is as follows:

1. Complete an interview with an admission counselor.
2. Mail or bring the application to the Office of Admission along with the application fee of $25.
3. Students with previous college credit must submit officially sealed transcripts. 
4. Students with no college credits, or those who have fewer than 12 semester hours (18 quarter hours), or those who have more than 12 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average below a 2.0, must submit a copy of their high school transcript or GED certificate.
5. Complete the COMPASS assessment tests for reading, writing and mathematics as determined by the admission counselor or faculty advisor.

Students majoring in art, education, nursing, paralegal, or social work are required to meet with a faculty member from the appropriate department or program prior to acceptance.

The Mount offers the following programs in evening/weekend formats for busy adult students:

• Accounting
• Business Administration
• Communication Studies
• Computer Information Systems
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design
• Liberal Studies
• Paralegal
• Religious Pastoral Ministry
• Social Work