FRESHMAN ADMISSION POLICY
1. 1977-1980: Minimum of ACT of 18 or a satisfactorypredictive score
2. 1980-1984: Minimum ACT of 18 or SAT of 800 or rankedin top half
3. 1984-1994: Minimum ACT of 20 or SAT of 900 or rankedin top half
4. 1994-1995: Applicants with minimum of 21 on ACT or900 on SAT who are
in the top 60% of high school class are eligible; students withminimum of
19 on ACT or 800 on SAT who are in the top 50% of class areeligible;
students in the third quarter of high school class with a minimumof 17 on
the ACT or 700 on SAT must provide additional information and willbe
selected on a case by case review; No student in the fourthquarter of
his/her high school class is eligible for clear admission, but canattend
the "PREP"program in the summer or fall. No financial aid isavailable for
this program, as the students are not considered to bematriculated into
the university. 12 semester hours with a C average must becompleted at
SFA in the summer or, 15 hours in the fall semester must becompleted for
the student to be able to continue at SFA. The PREP studentcannot partake
of any university sports or organizations.
5. 1995-1999: Minimum ACT of 21 or SAT of 1010 (ACT andSAT readjusted
their scoring) or ranked in top half.
Freshmen not meeting this policy must attend SFA for the entiresummer and
pass 12 hours with a C average or be admitted by AOP (academicopportunity
program). Several deans review the applications and letters of
recommendation for these students and admit those with the mostpotential.
TRANSFER ADMISSION POLICY
An overall 2.0 gpa required for all transfers for fall and spring
semesters. Less than 2.0 must enter in the summer or be admittedby
appeals (This appeals committee is also made up of academicdeans).
MATURE STUDENTS AND NON DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS
1. Mature students( who have not attended high school for threeyears,
which translate to 21 years of age) must provide GED results orhigh school
diploma. In some cases the ACT or SAT will be required. Anystudent having
fifteen or more college hours cannot be classified as a maturestudent.
Mature students are admitted after being evaluated by anadmissions counselor.
2. Non-degree seeking students are students who have not beenenrolled in
a formal high school program for three years and are not oncurrent
suspension from another college. These students are takingcourses for
self-improvement, personal enrichment, or job advancement and canonly take
4 semester hours a semester for a total of 24 hours.
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