Grambling State University

ADMISSION AS A FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN

A first-time freshman is defined as an entering freshman who has never attended any college (or other postsecondary institution). Includes students enrolled in the fall term who attended college for the first time in the prior summer term. Also includes students who entered with advanced standing-college credits earned before graduation from high school. Students interested in attending Grambling State University should submit an on-line application, and mail the on-line signature page along with all 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 developed a transition plan that involved an incremental change from open admissions to selectivity during the period from fall 2007 to the fall 2010. The following tables represent the admission criteria for 2010 for all new first-time freshmen:

Admission Criteria - 2010

LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

Louisiana students must meet the minimum criteria for the intended enrollment term. The core curriculum requirements can be found below in Table II

GSU Spring & Summer 2010

GSU Fall 2010

16.5 High School Core Units

AND

17.5 High School Core Units

AND

High School GPA of 2.0 or above
OR

Composite of 19 or above on ACT
(or SAT equivalent of 900)

*NOTE: The Verbal and Math scores are used to compute the SAT equivalent.

High School GPA of 2.0 or above
OR

Composite of 20 or above on ACT
(or SAT equivalent of 940)

*NOTE: The Verbal and Math scores are used to compute the SAT equivalent.

*Rank in the Top 50% of HS Graduation Class

*For Louisiana students only

*Rank in the Top 50% of HS Graduation Class

*For Louisiana students only

AND

Require no more than one developmental course

*Student must have the following:
If student takes the ACT, must score 18 on English OR 19 on math
OR
If student takes the SAT, must score 450 on the Verbal (Critical Reading) OR 460 on the math.

AND

Require no more than one developmental course

*Student must have the following:
If student takes the ACT, must score 18 on English OR 19 on math
OR
If student takes the SAT, must score 450 on the Verbal (Critical Reading) OR 460 on the math.

OUT-OF-STATE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

First-time freshmen who are graduates of out-of-state high schools must meet ALL admission criteria in ONE of the following groups:

GROUP 1:
Completion of current minimum high school core curriculum (refer to minimum criteria for in-state students); require no more than one developmental course; and one of the following:

Minimum cumulative, un-weighted high school GPA of 2.0 (4.0 scale); OR
Minimum composite ACT of 19 (SAT Verbal & Math score of 900)*.

*To meet the developmental course requirement, student must meet the following ACT or SAT sub-score, in addition to the above criteria:

If student takes the ACT, must score 18 on English OR 19 on math.
If student takes the SAT, must score 450 on the Verbal (Critical Reading) OR 460 on the math.

GROUP 2:
Minimum composite ACT of 19 or above (SAT Verbal & math score of 900); minimum cumulative, un-weighted high school GPA of 2.0 (4.0 scale); and require no more than one developmental course*.

*To meet the developmental course requirement, student must meet the following ACT or SAT sub-score, in addition to the above criteria:

If student takes the ACT, must score 18 on English OR 19 on math.
If student takes the SAT, must score 450 on the Verbal (Critical Reading) OR 460 on the math.

GROUP 3:
Minimum composite ACT of 23 (SAT of 1050); and require no more than one developmental course.

*To meet the developmental course requirement, student must meet the following ACT or SAT sub-score, in addition to the above criteria:

If student takes the ACT, must score 18 on English OR 19 on math.
If student takes the SAT, must score 450 on the Verbal (Critical Reading) OR 460 on the math.

*Note: The ACT requirement in Criteria Group 1 will increase 1 point each fall through 2010.

Table II. High School Course Requirements
Course	Spring & Summer 2010 (units)	Fall 2010 (units)
English I, English II, English III, English IV	4	4
Algebra I or Applied Algebra 1A & 1B (count as one unit); Algebra II; Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, or an approved Advanced Math Substitute	3	3
Biology; Chemistry; Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Science, Biology II, Chemistry, Physics, Physics II, or Physics or Technology	3	3
American History; World History, Western Civilization, or World Geography	2	2
Civics, Civics & Free Enterprise (one unit combined)	1	1
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
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
Foreign Language (two units of the same language)	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.