Eligibility

Leapfrog courses are designed for students in PreK through grade 3 by summer 2012 who demonstrate a keen, early interest in learning. Admission criteria vary by subject area and grade completed, as detailed below.

Admission Criteria

	Students completing PreK, kindergarten or grade 1	Students completing grade 2 or 3*	Prequalified Students
Leapfrog Math/Technology  Courses	Center for Talent Development Testing or similar nationally normed testing showing performance at the 95th percentile or higher on the mathematics subtest	95th percentile or higher mathematics score or admission portfolio indicating strength in mathematics	Prequalified students have successfully completed a Center for Talent Development course through the Saturday Enrichment Program, Gifted LearningLinks or Leapfrog. These students are automatically eligible to re-enroll in the subject area of their demonstrated strength. Prequalified students who wish to take a class in a subject different from that in which they initially qualified must submit new test scores or an admission portfolio.
Leapfrog Science Courses	Center for Talent Development Testing or similar nationally normed testing showing performance at the 95th percentile or higher on the mathematics or verbal subtest	95th percentile or higher mathematics or verbal score or admission portfolio indicating strength in mathematics or verbal subject areas
Leapfrog English & Writing Courses	Center for Talent Development Testing or similar nationally normed testing showing performance at the 95th percentile or higher on the verbal subtest	95th percentile or higher verbal score or admission portfolio indicating strength in  verbal subject areas

*Students completing grade 3 who have taken the EXPLORE^® test may submit their results for admission to Leapfrog. Students submitting the EXPLORE test do not have to score at the 95th percentile or above to qualify, as it is an above grade-level test.



Tests Accepted
Leapfrog applicants may submit score reports from any of the following tests to qualify for Leapfrog courses:

• Center for Talent Development Evaluation (Call 847/491-3850 to schedule testing.)
• EXPLORE Test
• Stanford Achievement Test
• Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)
• Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT)
• Cognitive Abilities Test (CoGAT)
• Terra Nova Test
• ERB Tests: Comprehensive Testing Program, Independent School Entrance Exam
• Northwest Evaluation Association Tests (NWEA): Measures of Academic Progress (MAP), MAP for Primary Grades
• Otis-Lennon Test
• Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA)
• Wechsler Tests: WPPSI, WISC, WIAT, WASI (generally only qualifies for verbal score; please call for details)
• Woodcock-Johnson Test - Achievement Battery
• Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT)
• Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) - only provides a verbal score
• California Achievement Test
• Any other achievement test with a National Percentile Rank (NPR %)

New Students
You are a new applicant if you meet one of the following two
criteria:

• You have never attended a Center for Talent Development (CTD) Program and you have qualifying test scores.
• You have previously attended a CTD program, but you are now applying for a course in a different subject area than the course you completed and you have new qualifying test scores. 

Prequalified Students
You are a prequalified applicant if you meet the following criteria:

• You have successfully completed a Leapfrog, Saturday Enrichment Program or Gifted LearningLinks course.
• You have previously submitted test scores or an Admission Portfolio that meet the criteria for your current course choice(s).

Prequalified students are automatically eligible to re-enroll in the subject area of their demonstrated strength but must submit new test scores or an admission portfolio if applying for a course in a different subject area. If you previously took a course in math, for instance, you are automatically eligible for another course in math, but if you now want to take a language arts course, you must submit qualifying verbal test scores or an Admission Portfolio showing strength in language arts.
Admission Portfolio Students
You are an admission portfolio applicant if you meet both of the
following criteria:

• You are completing grade 2 or 3.
• You do not have qualifying test scores because you have either 1) never taken a nationally normed standardized achievement test or 2) taken this type of test but not achieved a qualifying test score.

Applicants completing grade 2 or 3 who do not have test scores or do not meet the qualifying test score criteria may submit an Admission Portfolio consisting of the following items:

• most recent test scores on a nationally normed, grade-level achievement test for the academic area for which student is applying (if available);
• current school report card indicating strong academic performance in the appropriate academic area; and
• two teacher recommendations indicating above grade work in the relevant academic areas.

International Applicants
Visa & Passport Requirements for International Applicants (non-U.S. citizens)
The CTD Summer Program has been identified by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and Northwestern University as academic programs that require a student visa for any non-U.S. citizen/permanent resident. Any admitted student who is not a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or in another visa category that allows for study, requires sponsorship for a student visa. Failure to comply may negatively impact a student’s ability to secure another non-immigrant visa in the future.

• Non-U.S. citizens are required to have the appropriate student visa (for more information visit www.travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1268.html).
• All non-U.S. citizens are required to have a passport to attend summer programs in the U.S. The passport must be valid for a minimum of six months after the completion of the program.
• Accepted students who require visa sponsorship may incur additional fees to cover processing and mailing costs.
• CTD strongly recommends students who require visa sponsorship apply before April 1, 2012 as it may take 8 to 10 weeks to secure a student visa. CTD is not responsible for an accepted student's inability to secure a student visa.