Admission Requirements
General College Admission Requirements
An applicant may be admitted to the College as a high school graduate, transfer student or high school completion student. Each professional program has admission requirements beyond those for General College Admission. Program specific admission requirements are listed to the left as well as in their respective section of the academic site.
Criteria for Admission to the College
The successful applicant for admission to the College must meet criteria listed below.
First-time College Students
A student who has no prior postsecondary experience attending any institution for the first time at the undergraduate level who has graduated from high school. This includes students who entered with advanced standing (college credits earned before graduation from high school). The admission of high school students prior to graduation is contingent upon successful completion of graduation requirements with grades comparable to those upon which the admission decision was based. Students must meet one of the criteria below:
- Have a high school cumulative grade point average of 2.25 or higher; or
- Have an ACT composite score of 18 or higher.
College Transfer Students
A student who has previously attended a postsecondary institution following high school graduation with at least nine (9) credit hours or more of postsecondary coursework. Students with fewer than nine (9) credit hours of postsecondary coursework will be considered for admission under First-time College Student or High School Completion. The admission of transfer students prior to completion of postsecondary coursework at another institution is contingent upon successful completion of these courses with grades comparable to those upon which the admission decision was based. College transfer students must meet the criteria below:
- Must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.25 on a 4.0 scale for all college work (a minimum of nine (9) credit hour).
High School Completion Students
High school completion students must meet all the criteria below:
- Earn a General Educational Development (GED) certificate; and
- Achieve a standard score of 450 or higher on the GED.
Home School High School Students
Home school high school completion students must meet all the criteria below:
- Provide a transcript signed by the students academic evaluator documenting the courses taken while in home school, credit earned in each course, and letter grade achieved, reflecting a high school cumulative grade point average of 2.25 or higher; and
- Have an ACT composite score of 18 or higher.
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