All Beginning Freshmen Admissions Requirements
A beginning freshman is any student who has graduated from a regionally accredited high school within the past five years and has not earned any college credit. If you graduated from high school over five years ago, please see the Life Enrichment requirements.
Requirements:
Official Documentation needed:
• High School Transcript : If you are currently enrolled in your senior year, please include a copy your current schedule along with your transcript.
• SAT Scores or ACT Scores
To gain regular admission to Augusta State applicants must meet these requirements:
• Freshman Index = 1940
• Minimum SAT Scores:
vvvvCritical Reading of 430 and Math of 400 or
vvvvMinimum ACT Scores: English ≥ 17and vvvvMathematics ≥ 17
• College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC): 16 units must ffffhave been completed by time of graduation
Required List of 16 CPC Units:
• English: 4 units
• Mathematics: 4 units (2 units of Algebra; 1 unit of Geometry; 1 unit of Senior Math)
• Science: 3 units
• Social Science: 3 units
• Foreign Language: 2 units of the same foreign language
Freshman Index:
The most important consideration for determining eligibility for freshman admissions at Augusta State University is the Freshman Index (FI). The FI is determined by a formula calculating the high school average with SAT/ACT scores.
Formula for the SAT Scores:
FI= SAT critical reading+ SAT math+ (High School GPA x 500)
Formula for the ACT Scores:
FI= (ACT Composite x 42) + (High School GPAx500) + 88
*Note: Students with verbal SAT scores less than 500 or ACT English less than 21 will take the English and Reading portions of the COMPASS Examination for placement. All students bound by freshmen admissions requirements must take the COMPASS Examination for placement in math.
Limited Admissions to Augusta State University
Technical Prep Diploma:
Freshman applicants who show potential but fail to satisfy any one of the regular admissions requirements above may be eligible for limited admission to Augusta State University if they meet the following criteria. These applicants may be required to complete additional testing as well.
• Freshman Index = 1790
• Minimal SAT Scores: Critical Reading of 430 and Math of 400
• Minimal ACT Scores: English and Mathematics = 17
• College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC): 13 units must have been completed in high school.
University College
Students who do not meet regular admissions requirements may be eligible for admissions into University College , a two-year unit of Augusta State University . Students who are admitted into University College are limited to a maximum of 13 credit hours per semester and 1000 and 2000 level courses that are the required core for all majors offered at ASU. Exiting from University College is seamless and requires no action on the part of the student.
To exit University College , students must meet the following: satisfy all Learning Support requirements and CPC deficiencies. Complete ASUO 1000 with a grade "C" or better. Complete area "A" of the core curriculum and earn 30 credits in the areas A-E of core. The overall GPA required is 2.0.
You must live in one of the following counties to be eligible for admission into University College: Burke, Columbia , Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln , McDuffie, Richmond , Taliaferro, Warren or Wilkes counties.
