Students interested in attending Grambling State University can submit an on-line application or print the Application for Admissions and mail required documents to the Office of Admissions. Applicants with Certificate of Achievement diplomas are not eligible for admission. Additionally, students with a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) are not eligible for admission to the university. Students with a GED are advised to attend a community college, and after successfully completing a two-year program of study to seek admission to the university as a transfer student.
All new freshman applicants must meet the criteria for admission. Admission
to the university is conditional until evidence of graduation from high
school and completion of required core units are received.
Admissions Criteria
In addition to the basic admission requirements, first-time freshman applicants must meet the admission criteria. Beginning the 2007-2008 school year, the admission criteria at Grambling State University changed. We have developed a transition plan that involves an incremental change from open admissions to selectivity during the period from fall 2007 to the fall 2010. The following criteria are effective for the 2008-2009 school year. (Please see the Phased-In Admission Criteria section below for the admission criteria for subsequent years).
Admissions Criteria – Fall 2008/Spring 2009
Completion of 15.5 High School core units, AND
High School GPA of 2.0 or above, OR
*Score 18 or above on ACT (860 SAT), AND
Require no more than two (2) remedial courses
*SAT scores will be converted to its ACT equivalent, using the combined Verbal (Critical Reading) and Math scores.
Phased-In Admissions Criteria (2007 – 2010)
Grambling State University has historically been an open-admission university, accepting all high school and GED graduates. The Board of Regents “Master Plan for Public Postsecondary Education” requires GSU to implement specific standards by 2010. Experience shows phasing in requirements makes the transition easier on students and the university.
Each year, from 2007 through 2010 the criteria will change. The tables below outline the specific criteria for fall 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Table I shows the criteria and Table II makes explicit the courses that must be taken and passed in high school.
| Table I. Admissions Criteria 2007 – 2010 | ||||
| Minimum Criteria, Board of Regents | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| 16.5 High School Core Units AND |
14.5 High School Core Units AND |
15.5 High School Core Units AND |
16.5 High School Core Units AND |
17.5 High School Core Units AND |
| High School GPA of 2.0 or above OR Score of 20 or above on ACT |
High School GPA of 2.0 or above OR Score of 16 or above on ACT |
High School GPA of 2.0 or above OR Score of 18 or above on ACT |
High School GPA of 2.0 or above OR Score of 19 or above on ACT |
High School GPA of 2.0 or above OR Score of 20 or above on ACT |
AND Require no more than one remedial course |
AND Require no more than two remedial courses |
AND Require no more than one remedial course |
AND Require no more than one remedial course |
AND Require no more than one remedial course |
| Table II. High School Course Requirements | ||||
| Course | 2007 (units) |
2008 (units) |
2009 (units) |
2010 (units) |
| English I, English II, English III, English IV | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Algebra I or Applied Algebra 1A & 1B (two units); Algebra II; Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, or an approved Advanced Math Substitute | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Biology; Chemistry; Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Science, Biology II, Chemistry, Physics, Physics II, or Physics or Technology | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Civics, Civics & Free Enterprise (one unit combined) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Fine Arts Survey (or substitute two units of performance courses in music, dance and/or theatre; or substitute two units of visual art; or substitute two units of studio art; or substitute one unit of an elective from among the other subjects listed in the core curriculum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Computer Science, Computer Literacy, or Business Computer Applications (or substitute at least one-half unit of an elective course related to computers approved by the State Board of Elementary & Secondary Education or one-half unit as an elective from among the other subjects listed in the core curriculum | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Foreign Language (By 2009, two units of the same language) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Advanced Mathematics or Advanced Science Course* | 1 | |||
Those courses set off by semicolons must be taken and those separated by commas provide the students with choice.
*An additional unit of
advanced math or advanced science from among the following courses: Geometry,
Calculus, Pre-Calculus, Algebra III, Probability and Statistics, Discrete
Mathematics, Applied Mathematics III, Advanced Mathematics I, Advanced Mathematics
II, Integrated Mathematics III, Biology II, Chemistry II, Physics, or Physics
II.
