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 over five years ago, see the Life Enrichment requirements.

Requirements:

Every applicant for freshman admission must be a high school graduate from a regionally accredited or Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC) recognized secondary school. High school students who receive a "Certificate of Attendance" do not satisfy the graduation requirements. In addition, to gain regular admission to the university, the applicant must have completed the entire College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC), 16 units in high school.

The required CPC is listed below:
English: 4 Units Required
Mathematics: 4 Units Required (2 Units of Algebra; 1 Unit of Geometry; and 1 Unit of Senior Math)
Science: 3 Units Required
Social Science: 3 Units Required
Foreign Language: The same foreign language, 2 Units Required

Official Documentation needed:
High School and College Transcripts (if applicable)
SAT Scores

ACT Scores


Freshman Index:
In the determining eligibility for freshman admissions, the most important consideration is the Freshman Index (FI). The FI is determined by a formula which uses two variables: the high school average computed on academic courses and the SAT (or ACT) scores. The following formula is used to compute the SAT FI:

FI = SAT Critical Reading + SAT Math + (High School Academic GPA x 500)

For students submitting ACT Scores, the following formula is used to compute the ACT FI:

FI = (GPA x 500) + (ACT Composite x 42) + 88

Regular Admission to ASU: For regular freshman admission, specific requirements are as follows:

• Freshman Index > 1940
• Test Scores*: SAT Critical Reading score of 430+ and SAT Math score of 400+ or
• ACT English and Mathematics scores of > 17
• College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC): 16 units must have been completed.

*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 Admission to ASU: Freshman applicants who show potential but fail to satisfy any one of the regular admission requirements above may be eligible for limited admission to Augusta State University if they meet the following criteria listed below. These applicants may have to satisfy additional testing requirements as well.

• Freshman Index > 1790
• Test Scores: SAT Critical Reading score of 430+ and SAT Math score of 400+ or
• ACT English and Mathematics scores of > 17
• College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC): 13 units, must have been completed in high school.

University College
Admission to University College: University College is a two-year unit of Augusta State University designed to assist Georgia resident students who live in Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren or Wilkes counties but do not meet the admissions requirements for the university. Applicants who do not meet regular admissions standards will be reviewed for consideration for admission to University College.

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