Freshmen Admission Requirements

Freshman Requirements

Students without previous college experience

Submit an Official High School Transcript

An unweighted cumulative high school grade point average of 3.00 is required for admission.  Applicants with a GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 may qualify for admission provided they submit adequate SAT Reasoning Exam scores or ACT scores. 

 

Submit Either SAT Reasoning Exam, SAT I or ACT Scores

Applicants may submit scores from SAT I or ACT tests taken prior to March 2005; but applicants taking the tests after that time must submit results from the SAT Writing test or the optional ACT Writing exam. Test requirements are:

   

Unweighted Cumulative High School GPAOIT Admissions Requirements 
 3.00 or betterNot required to meet minimum SAT or ACT score
 2.75 to 2.99Must submit combined SAT Reasoning Exam scores of 800 or better on the Critical Reading (formerly called Verbal) and Math tests with a score of at least 400 on the Math portion of the SAT.  Those submitting ACT results must have an ACT Math score of at least 17 and a Composite socre of at least 17.
 2.50 to 2.74Must submit combined SAT Reasoning Exam scores of 1000 or better on the Critical Reading (formerly called Verbal) and Math tests with a score of at least 500 on the Math portion of the SAT.  Those submitting ACT results must have an ACT Math score of at least 21 and a Composite score of at least 21.  

 

Complete 14 Core Subject Area Requirements

Applicants must satisfactorily (with grades of C- or above) complete at least 14 units (one year is equal to one unit) of college preparatory work in the following areas, unless they graduated from high school prior to Spring 1985.
  •  Four years of English
  • Three years of Mathematics
  • Three years of Social Studies 
  •  Two years of Science
  • Two years of the same Foreign Language

OR

 

Enter as a non-admitted student until 36 OIT credits have been earned, then apply for full admission.