Minors

GED Minor Process Overview

• Minor students (ages 16 and 17 years old) must be withdrawn from their last Mecklenburg County school for at least six months.
• Minor students must obtain a GED Minors Release Form (for CMS students), or a withdraw form/letter (for private school and home school students) from their last high school attended.
• Home school, private, and out of Mecklenburg County students will be asked to complete this release form at Orientation.
• After the GED Minor Release Form has been completed, minor students and their parent/guardian must attend a GED Orientation Session.  The GED Orientation Session will be held at the Central Campus in the Belk Building, Room 1100 at 2:30 every Thursday.  If unable to attend or have additional questions please contact Loretta Carr 704-330-6087

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CMS High School Withdrawal Form Process

Step One (1):

Section A
The Student and Parent/Guardian must go to the last high school (or middle school) attended and ask to be withdrawn, and request a Parent/Guardian Petition of a Minor Applicant Release Form.

Step Two (2):

Section B
The Student and Parent/Guardian must sign the Release Form in the presence of the school's Notary.

Step Three (3):

Section C
The Principal must annotate the official withdrawal and sign the Release Form.

Step Four (4):

Section E
The Student and Parent/Guardian must take the Release Form to the CMS School Counseling Services office and have Mrs. Karen Thomas, CMS Superintendent/Designee sign the Release Form.

CMS School Counseling Services
2750 East W.T. Harris Blvd. Suite 101, Charlotte, NC
Phone:  980 - 343 -  3653

Step Five (5):

Section D
The Student and Parent/Guardian must bring the Release Form to their scheduled CPCC GED Minor's Program Orientation.