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The University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ recently enhanced admission requirements to accept even more high-achieving ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ students who are applying for admission to any University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ campus for enrollment beginning the fall of 2006.
Under the enhancement, any student attending a ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ high school who ranks in the top 10 percent of his or her graduating class and completes the college preparatory curriculum which includes at least 17 units of credit (four units of English, four units of math, three units of social studies, three units of science, two units of foreign language, and one unit of fine art) will be eligible for automatic admission to any of the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ campuses. An ACT/SAT score will still be required.
“This enhancement will further ensure that ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥’s best and brightest students are recognized and admitted to the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥,” President Floyd said.
Under the proposed policy, if a high school doesn’t have rankings, then a GPA of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale for core courses would also guarantee automatic acceptance. An ACT/SAT score would still be required.
Currently, the admissions policy is based on a combination of standardized test scores and class rank, but students who score above 24 on the ACT are automatically accepted.
Reviewed 2010-06-16