Admissions Standards and Programs
MINIMUM ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS 2001
The revised admission policy approved by the Board of Regents in 1996 will be phased in beginning Summer 2001.
Regular admission to programs leading to the baccalaureate degree requires. . .
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Graduation from a high school accredited by a regional accrediting
association (such as the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools) or the Georgia Accrediting Commission or from a
public school regulated by a school system
and state department of education
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Completion of the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or the American
College Testing (ACT) Assessment Program
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Completion of sixteen specified CPC units
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A designated score on the freshman Index (FI), which is based on a
combination of a student's SAT I or ACT scores
and high school grade point average (HSGPA). The freshman index is:
FI = 500 x (HSGPA) + SAT I Verbal + SAT I Math or
FI = 500 x HSGPA + (ACT Composite x 42) + 88
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A minimum SAT I Verbal score of 430 and Mathematics score of 400 (or ACT equivalent) for admission to a
university (research, regional, or state). Admission to a two-year college requires the minimum SAT I Verbal score
of 330 and Mathematics score of 310 (or ACT equivalent).
Satisfaction of these minima does not guarantee admission to
any University System institution since institutions may
establish both higher and additional admissions requirements.
JOINT ENROLLMENT/ EARLY ADMISSION PROGRAMS/POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS
The University System of Georgia recognizes the need to provide academically talented high
school students with opportunities for acceleration of their formal academic programs.
This recognition has led to the development of two organized programs: 1) a joint enrollment
program in which the student, while continuing his/her enrollment in high school as a junior or
senior, enrolls in courses for college credit; and 2) an
early admission program in which the student enrolls as a
full-time college student following completion of the junior year in
high school. Minimum admissions requirements are 1) a
minimum combined SAT score of 970 or equivalent ACT scores, 2) a
minimum cumulative high school grade point average
of 3.0 or a numerical average of 80 or higher in academic subjects,
3) exemption of all Learning Support requirements for
early admission, 4) written recommendation from the high school
principal or counselor, and 5) written consent of parent or
guardian (if the student is a minor). In Fall 2000 2,539 students
were enrolled through the joint enrollment program, an
increase of 1 percent since 1999.
SENIOR CITIZEN ADMISSIONS
Pursuant to a Georgia constitutional amendment passed in 1976,
Georgia residents, 62 years of age or older, may enroll
as a regular or auditing student in degree credit work on a "space
available" basis without payment of fees, except for
supplies, laboratory or shop fees. Students must meet all system and
institution undergraduate or graduate school admission
requirements and follow the same program as other degree-seeking
students. The program does not apply to Dental,
Medical, Veterinary, or Law Schools. In Fall 2000, 309 persons were
enrolled through the program.
Sources: Academic Affairs Handbook, Student Information Reporting System
