Handbook for Portfolio Development and Assessment
Historical Note
Concept
Degrees Offered
Application & Admission Information
How to Apply
Costs
Financial Aid
Locations & Contact Information

Historical Note
Shaw University was founded in 1865. In 1875, the University was chartered as The Shaw University by an Act of the North Carolina General Assembly. The University is church-related, having remained affiliated with the Baptist church throughout its history.

Concept

CAPE provides innovative educational delivery systems for many self-directed, highly motivated persons who are otherwise unable to attend institutions of higher education. CAPE is designed specifically for the mature learner who has demonstrated a deep interest, strong desire, and clear vocational choice and who has expressed a need to participate in an alternative form of education. It offers educational opportunities to those who, because of job or family situations, military service obligations, or unsatisfactory choices of offerings, have been unable to attend institutions of higher education. Through CAPE the faculty affords students a unique opportunity to participate in a process of learning that goes beyond the traditions of a sharply circumscribed campus and calendar. Students are afforded an opportunity to expand their educational horizon through enrolling in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education courses. Students are able to earn as they learn through such instructional modes as independent study, internships, seminars, life experiences, and regular classes offered during the day, evenings, and on weekends.

Degrees Offered

Application & Admission Info
Prospective CAPE students should have accomplished two years of college study or spent three years in the world of work. Applications for admission should be sent to the Office of Admissions as soon as they are completed. No CAPE student will be considered "admitted" if the admissions process is not observed. Transcripts must also be sent to the Office of Admissions for evaluation and for inclusion on the student's permanent record.

How to Apply
Persons seeking admission to the CAPE, must submit the following:

• Shaw University application for admission.
• Application fee (nonrefundable) of $25.00 by check or money order.
• An official copy of an academic transcript from high school or college.
  Transcript (s) must be sent directly to: Office of Admission at Shaw University,
  118 East South Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601. Admission is contingent upon
  verification of high school graduation or satisfactory completion of the General
  Education Development (GED) test.

NOTE: Application deadlines are July 30 for the Fall Semester and November 30 for the Spring Semester.

Costs
The semester and yearly costs to attend Shaw University's CAPE are consistent with those of similar institutions of higher education. Expenses for tuition and institutional fees are given in the University's Expense Sheet (which can be obtained from the Office of Admission).

Financial Aid
Financial aid at Shaw University consists of scholarships, grants, loans, and jobs awarded singly or in the form of a "package" to meet a student's financial needs. When students apply for aid, they are considered for all types of assistance for which they are eligible.
Financial aid is awarded for one academic year at a time.

All students must submit completed financial aid forms to the Office of Financial Aid in order to be considered for financial assistance. All new students must comply with the following:

• Apply for admission to Shaw University and complete all forms associated with their application.
• File the family financial statement with the American College Program (ACP) or the financial aid form with the College Scholarship Service.
• File a separate application form when seeking assistance for the summer session.

Locations and Contact Information
The geographical locations of nine Shaw University CAPE sites mean easy access for a large portion of North Carolina residents. Listed below are the CAPE locations and telephone numbers: