Admissions Requirements
Freshmen Admission Requirements:
A freshman is an applicant who has never been enrolled in a regionally-accredited college or university, with the exception of joint enrollment while in high school. Georgia State calculates admissibility through consideration of two factors: a student’s grade point average (GPA) in the College Prep Curriculum high school courses and official SAT and/or ACT scores. The average ranges for admissible freshmen are as follows:
| High School Core GPA | 3.0 – 3.32 |
| SAT (Verbal + Math only) | 990-1080 |
| ACT (Composite) | 21-23 |
If your high school is not accredited, please visit our home-school information. If you are interested in taking college courses while still in high school, please visit our joint-enrollment page. If you have been out of school for at least five years, please view our non-traditional information.
- Georgia State requires completion of the College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) course units. Please refer to the table above for the average GPA range of accepted students.
| SUBJECT: | UNITS: | COURSES: |
| ENGLISH | 4 | Any 4 English/Language Arts |
| MATH | 4 | Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry & 1 Higher Level Math |
| NATURAL SCIENCE | 3 | 1 Life Science/Lab, 1 Physical Science/Lab, & 1 Science Elective
*The graduating Class of 2012 and beyond will be required to complete 2 science electives, in addition to the life & physical sciences, which will be a total of 4 science units. |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE | 3 | 1 U.S. History, 1 World History & 1 Social Science Elective |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE | 2 | Both units must be the same language.
American Sign Language is acceptable. |
- Georgia State requires freshmen applicants to submit SATor ACT scores. Please refer to the table above for the average test ranges of accepted GSU students. All test scores must be submitted electronically directly from the appropriate testing agency. Georgia State will not review any application based on test scores received on a high school transcript, nor will we consider paper rush reports.
In addition to meeting our test score ranges above, all applicants must meet the individual score section requirements mandated by the Board of Regents, regardless of the total overall score, which include:
- SAT: 430 verbal/critical reading and 400 mathematics score
- ACT: 17 English and 17 math
Meeting these individual test section minimums does not qualify an applicant for admission; it simply means your application will be processed. Applicants are encouraged to meet the ranges posted above and to note that admissibility is dependent upon size and competition of the applicant pool.
- If you are a high-school student who’s interested in taking college courses now, please visit joint enrollment.
- Home-schooled students and students graduating from non-accredited schools must follow admissions requirements and process here.
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