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Undergraduate Admissions
Criteria
Freshman Admission
Transfer Student Admission
Non-Resident
OR Home School Programs
International Students
Non-Traditional Students
Other Categories
Freshman Admission
First-time freshmen will be eligible for admission to a
degree program if they meet the following criteria:
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Students must have completed 16.5 units of the Regents’
high school core curriculum
AND
need no
more than one developmental (remedial) course;
AND
one of
the following:
-
Cumulative grade point average (on a 4.00 scale) of 2.00
on all high school courses attempted,
OR
-
Minimum ACT composite score of 20 or minimum of 940 on
the SAT from a single test,
OR
-
Rank
in the top 50% of the high school graduating class
Admissions Exceptions:
Students
who do not meet the admission requirements may be admitted
under the admissions exceptions category.
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Transfer Admission
Students
(in-state and out-of state) desiring to transfer to
Northwestern State University with 12 or more hours of
course work earned (non-developmental) will be eligible for
admission to a degree program if they meet the following
minimum admissions criteria:
-
2.00
minimum GPA on college level courses
(non-developmental).
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Students must be eligible to return to the institution
from which they are transferring.
-
Students desiring to transfer with the minimum GPA on
college level courses, but fewer than the minimum
college level hours earned, must also meet the freshman
admissions criteria in order to be admitted as transfer
students.
-
Students desiring admission as transfer students and in
need of more than one developmental course will not be
eligible for transfer to NSU.
Admissions Exceptions:
Students
who do not meet the admission requirements may be admitted
under the transfer admissions exceptions category.
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Non-Resident
OR Home School Programs
Freshmen
students who graduate from out-of-state high schools or are
home-schooled must meet one of the following minimum
admissions criteria:
Criteria
#1:
Students
must have completed 16.5 units of the Regents’ high school
core curriculum and need no more than one
developmental (remedial) course and one of the
following:
-
Cumulative grade point average (on a 4.00 scale) of 2.00
on all high school courses attempted
OR
minimum ACT composite score of 20 or minimum of 940 on
the SAT from a single test
OR
rank in the top 50% of the high school graduating class.
Criteria
#2
-
Attain a composite score of at least 20 on the ACT (or
940 SAT) and a cumulative grade point
average of at least 2.00 on all high school courses
attempted and rank in the top 50% of the
high school graduating class and no more
than one developmental (remedial) course requirement.
Criteria
#3
Freshmen students who do not meet the admission
requirements may be admitted under the admissions exceptions
category.
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International
Students
Freshmen
international students must have completed a recognized
secondary program comparable to U.S. high school graduation
and have academic records comparable to those required to
meet the freshman admissions criteria. Admission decisions
for freshmen international students must be made in
accordance with recommendations in nationally recognized
publications. Students should have at least completed a
program of study that would recommend them for admission to
a university in their country.
Transfer international students must have completed a
recognized secondary program and meet transfer admission
criteria. International students for whom English is a
second language are required to demonstrate college level
English proficiency by submitting the minimum required TOEFL
score.
Minimum
TOEFL score of 500 paper or 173 computer.
International students who do not meet the required
admission requirements may be admitted under the respective
admissions exceptions category.
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Non-Traditional
Students
Adults
aged 25 and over who are defined as:
-
Entering freshmen are not required to meet the minimum
admissions criteria for first-time freshmen.
-
Entering transfer students are required to meet
the minimum admissions criteria for transfer students.
Those students who do not meet the minimum requirements
may be admitted under the transfer admissions exceptions
category.
Adults
aged 21 – 24 who are defined as entering freshmen are
required to meet the minimum admissions criteria. Those
students who do not may be admitted under one of the
following categories:
·
Admissions exceptions.
·
Non-matriculating. Students choosing this avenue will
not be eligible for financial aid. Students admitted under this category
may change their status from non-matriculating to
matriculating by meeting the minimum transfer admissions
criteria.
·
Matriculating, part-time. Students admitted under this
category may enroll for no more than 3 hours in the summer
or 6 hours in the fall or spring semesters. Students
admitted under this category may be allowed to enroll in
additional hours by meeting the minimum transfer admissions
criteria.
Adults
aged 21 – 24 who are defined as entering transfer students
are required to meet the minimum admissions criteria for
transfer students. Those students who do not may be
admitted under the transfer admissions exceptions category.
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Categories
of Admission that Fall Outside the Minimum Admission
Criteria Requirements
·
Students defined as re-entry.
·
Students defined as senior citizens (as defined by the state
of Louisiana).
·
Students defined as non-matriculating.
·
Non-degree seeking students in special programs which
include, but are not limited to:
Ø
Dual or concurrent enrollment programs for high school
students.
Ø
Programs for visiting students from other institutions who
desire to enroll for a limited time period and pursue course
work for the purpose of transferring the course work back to
their home institution from which they intend to earn their
degree.
Ø
Inter-agency or inter-institutional programs such as
Academic Programs Abroad, Service Members Opportunity
College, etc.
·
Students who have been admitted to the University prior to
Fall 2005 and have subsequently been deployed for national
security activities prior to their enrollment, may, upon
approval by the University, have their admission deferred,
and are not required to meet the respective minimum
admission criteria for a freshman or transfer student for
the 2005 entering class.
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