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 (fewer than nine (9) college credits) 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). 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 nince (9) credit hours of postsecondary coursework will be considered for admission under First-time College Student or High School Completion. 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 500 (current standard) or higher or 50 (previous standard) or higher on the GED. The completion date of the GED will determine which score is required.
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