Freshman Admission Requirements

Selection index

If you successfully complete the high school core curriculum upon graduation from high school, you will qualify for admission if you meet the requirements in the scale below.

How to use this scale

1. Using your class rank percentile and GPA on a 4.00 scale (see below if your school does not use a 4.00 scale), determine which will place you higher on this scale. For example, if your class rank percentile is 40 and your GPA is 2.90, you would use the line based on your GPA. If your school does not rank, your GPA will be used to determine your eligibility. If your school provides both a weighted and an unweighted GPA, the highest will be used to determine your eligibility for admission. Students with a 3.00 cumulative GPA or higher will be admitted without a test score on file.
2. Follow the line you identified in step 1 across the scale to determine the minimum ACT or SAT score you must have. Using the example above, a student with a class rank percentile of 40 and a GPA of 2.90 would need either an ACT composite or ACT superscore of 21 or higher or an SAT total or SAT total superscore of 1060 or higher.
   
   A student who submits only one test score will be considered based on that score, either an ACT composite or SAT total. ACT composite is the average of the four subsection scores. SAT total is the sum of evidenced-based reading and writing score and math score.
   
   A student who submits multiple scores will be considered based on ACT composite or superscore (calculated as the average of the highest ACT English, Reading, Math, and Science subject tests taken from all ACT tests taken and sent to the University), whichever is higher, or SAT total (sum of the evidence-based reading and writing score and math score) or superscore total (calculated as the highest combined evidence-based reading and writing score and highest math score from all SAT tests taken and sent to the university).
    

   Class Rank Percentile	GPA (on a 4.00 scale)	ACT Composite or ACT Superscore	SAT Total or SAT Superscore Total
   56 or above	3.00 or above	Test score optional	Test score optional
   48 to 55	2.85 to 2.99	21	1060
   40 to 47	2.63 to 2.84	22	1100
   34 to 39	2.50 to 2.62	23	1130
   Below 34	Below 2.50	Not admissible

3. To calculate your class rank percentile: Subtract your rank in class from the number of students in your class then divide that number by the number of students in your class. For example, if you are ranked 24th in your class of 200, your class rank percentile is 88 [(200 - 24) ÷ 200 = 0.88 or 88th percentile].
   
   If your school does not grade on a 4.00 scale: If your school uses a standard grading scale with an A or A+ at the top of the scale and an F equal to 0, convert your GPA to a 4.00 equivalent by multiplying your GPA by four and dividing that number by the scale your school uses. For example, if you have a 10.50 GPA on a 12.00 scale, your converted GPA equivalent is 3.50 [(10.50 x 4) ÷ 12 = 3.50]. If your school uses a percentage (100 point scale), this formula is not valid. Your GPA will be converted by the Office of Admissions when you apply.

Other student types

Students with transfer credit

If you have completed courses for college credit during high school or after, you are required to provide transcripts from each regionally-accredited college or university where you have enrolled as part of the admission process.

If you have completed college credit at another college or university following graduation from high school (with the exception of the summer immediately following your graduation), you will be considered a transfer student. Transfer student admission requirements are determined by the number of credit hours you have completed at the time of application:

• Transfer students with fewer than 24 hours of college credit must meet the requirements of this freshman admission policy.
• Transfer students with 24 hours or more of college credit must instead meet the requirements of the transfer admission policy.

Homeschooled students

Homeschooled students should refer to the admission policy for homeschooled students.

Students with high school equivalency diploma

Students who receive a high school equivalency diploma (e.g., GED) should refer to the admission policy for students with a high school equivalency diploma.

International students

Eligibility of international students is determined by the international student undergraduate admission policy.

Students who graduated three or more years ago

Students who graduated from high school three or more years previously are exempt from the selection index and core requirements.

Right to limit enrollment

The university reserves the right to limit enrollment and to admit students on a space-available basis. Students are encouraged to apply early.