Freestate Applicant Eligibility Criteria

Prospective Applicants Must:

• Be a High School drop-out, or are at risk of dropping out
• Be 16-18 years of age at the time of entry into the program
• Withdrawn from High School prior to their enrollment date
• Have U.S. Citizenship (or Legal Residency)
• Have a Social Security Card
• Have a Birth Certificate
• Be a resident of the State of Maryland
• Be drug free*
• Volunteer
• Be physically and mentally capable
• Not be currently on parole or supervised probation for other than juvenile status offenses; not awaiting sentencing; and not under indictment, charged, or convicted of a crime that is considered a felony when charged as an adult

* A mandatory drug screening will be conducted within the first forty days of starting Freestate ChalleNGe Academy. If applicants test positive for the presence of illegal drugs they will be terminated.