Definition: Students with no prior college work who have earned a high school diploma from an accredited school or who have passed the GED.
ADMISSION FROM HIGH SCHOOL Admission Requirements Effective Fall 2012-Spring 2013
Freshman applicants graduating from accredited high schools or accredited home school programs within the last 5 years must:
- Submit official transcript with the 17 (16 for students graduating 2011 or earlier) Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) units presented.
- For a comprehensive list of the University System of Georgia’s subject area curriculum requirements please review the USG Staying on Course publication.
- Official high school transcripts must be in a sealed envelope from the high school or sent electronically through www.gacollege411.org
- Applicants who do not complete all curriculum requirements in the 5 academic subject areas may be eligible for provisional admission into Gainesville State College. Those who are deficient in the areas of English and/or mathematics will be required to meet COMPASS testing requirements. If admitted, these students must make up their deficiencies according to established guidelines.
- Submit official standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores. (Not copies of high school reports)
- Submit Verification of Lawful Presence (students seeking in-state tuition)
- Pass all portions of the Georgia High School Graduation Test or appropriate End of Course Test if graduating from a public Georgia high school.
- Have a Freshman Index (FI) of 1640 or higher.
- The FI is a calculation based on the formulas below and includes the applicant’s high school academic Grade Point Average (GPA) and standardized test scores.
- SAT FI = (HS GPA x 500) + SAT Critical Reading + SAT Math
- ACT FI = (HS GPA x 500) + (ACT Composite x 42) + 88
- Meet COMPASS testing requirements if standardized test scores are below the following:
- SAT= Critical Reading: 480 Math: 460
- ACT= English: 20 Math: 19
Gainesville State College administers the Institutional ACT. For information, please click here.
Students who are graduates of non-accredited high schools or home school programs, please click here for freshman admission criteria.
Freshman applicants who completed the General Educational Development (GED) Exam and whose high school graduating class graduated within the last 5 years must:
- Submit official GED score report showing all sections passed.
- Applicants will be considered deficient in all Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) subject areas not completed at an accredited high school. Please submit official high school transcripts to demonstrate RHSC completion. For a comprehensive list of the University System of Georgia’s subject area curriculum requirements please review the USG Staying on Course publication. If admitted, these students must make up their deficiencies according to established guidelines.
- Submit official standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores.
- Submit Verification of Lawful Presence (students seeking in-state tuition)
- Meet COMPASS testing requirements Admissions Requirements Effective Fall 2012.
Admissions Criteria Effective Summer 2013
Freshman applicants graduating from accredited high schools or accredited home school programs within the last 5 years must:
- Submit official transcript with the 17 (16 for students graduating 2011 or earlier) Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) units presented.
- For a comprehensive list of the University System of Georgia’s subject area curriculum requirements please review the USG Staying on Course publication.
- Official high school transcripts must be in a sealed envelope from the high school or sent electronically through www.gacollege411.org
- Applicants who do not complete all curriculum requirements in the 5 academic subject areas may be eligible for provisional admission into Gainesville State College. Those who are deficient in the areas of English and/or mathematics will be required to meet COMPASS testing requirements. If admitted, these students must make up their deficiencies according to established guidelines.
- Submit official standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores.
- Minimum required for admissions consideration
- SAT= Critical Reading 330 Math 310
- ACT= English 12 Math 14
- Submit Verification of Lawful Presence (students seeking in-state tuition)
- Pass all portions of the Georgia High School Graduation Test or appropriate End of Course Test if graduating from a public Georgia high school.
- Have a Freshman Index (FI) of 1640 or higher.
- The FI is a calculation based on the formulas below and includes the applicant’s high school academic Grade Point Average (GPA) and standardized test scores.
- SAT FI = (HS GPA x 500) + SAT Critical Reading + SAT Math
- ACT FI = (HS GPA x 500) + (ACT Composite x 42) + 88
- Meet COMPASS testing requirements if standardized test scores are below the following:
- SAT= Critical Reading: 480 Math: 460
- ACT= English: 20 Math: 19
Gainesville State College administers the Institutional ACT. For information, please click here.
Students who are graduates of non-accredited high schools or home school programs, please click here for freshman admission criteria.
Freshman applicants who completed the General Educational Development (GED) Exam and whose high school graduating class graduated within the last 5 years must:
- Submit official GED score report showing all sections passed.
- Applicants will be considered deficient in all Required High School Curriculum (RHSC) subject areas not completed at an accredited high school. Please submit official high school transcripts to demonstrate RHSC completion. For a comprehensive list of the University System of Georgia’s subject area curriculum requirements please review the USG Staying on Course publication. If admitted, these students must make up their deficiencies according to established guidelines.
- Submit official standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores.
- Minimum required for admissions consideration:
- SAT= Critical Reading 330 Math 310
- ACT= English 12 Math 14
- Submit Verification of Lawful Presence (students seeking in-state tuition)
- Meet COMPASS testing requirements Admissions Requirements Effective Fall 2012.