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First Time Freshman Admission thru Summer 2014 (ages 24 and under)

Louisiana High School Graduates:
Meet the following criteria:
Regents' Core Curriculum (19 units) 
AND Minimum 2.35 Cumulative High School GPA
AND Need no more than one developmental course 
AND High School Core GPA  2.00 or 20 ACT (940 SAT)
Out of State High School, Home School, or Non-State Approved High School Graduates:
Meet one of the following 3 criteria:
Regents' Core Curriculum (19 units) 
AND Minimum 2.35 Cumulative High School GPA
AND Need no more than one developmental course 
AND High School Core GPA  2.00 or 20 ACT (940 SAT)
OR
 Less than 19 units, but at least 17 units of the Regents' Core Curriculum
AND Minimum 2.35 Cumulative High School GPA
AND Need no more than one developmental course 
AND Minimum  2.00 Core GPA on those 17/18 units 
AND Minimum 20 ACT (940 SAT total)
OR
ACT 23+ (1050 SAT) AND Need no more than one developmental course 
 

Regents’ Core Curriculum

(Effective beginning with the 2011-12 graduating class)

 

4 ENGLISH

-English I

-English II

-English III

-English IV

4 MATH

-Algebra I/Applied Algebra I/Algebra I – Pt. 2

-Geometry/Applied Geometry

-Algebra II

-Financial Math/Math Essentials/Advanced: Pre-Calculus/Advanced:  Functions & Statistics/Pre-Calculus/Calculus/Probability and Statistics/Discrete Math/approved elective

4 SCIENCE

-Biology

-Chemistry

-2 units from: Physical Science/Integrated Science/Physics I/Physics of Technology I/Aerospace Science/Biology II/Chemistry II/Earth Science/Environmental Science/Physics II/Physics of Technology II/Agriscience II/Anatomy and Physiology/approved elective (including approved IBC-related course)

4 SOCIAL STUDIES

-Civics/AP American Government + Free Enterprise (1/2 unit each)

-American History

-World History/World Geography/Western Civilization/AP European History

-World History/World Geography/Western Civilization/AP European History/Law Studies/Psychology/Sociology/Civics (2nd semester, ½ unit)/African American Studies/approved IBC-related course/(Religion I, II, III, IV for nonpublic schools)

2 FOREIGN LANGUAGES

-2 units from same language or 2 speech courses

1 ARTS

-Fine Arts Survey or 1 unit: Art/Dance/Music/Theater Arts/Applied Arts/approved IBC-related course

19 UNITS