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First-Time Freshmen Admissions Requirements

(Effective Summer 2012 – Spring 2013)

Graduates of State-Approved Public and Private Louisiana High Schools

  • Completion of Regents' Core (Core 4 Curriculum – 19 units) AND
  • Need of no more than one developmental course AND
  • Have a minimum high school overall GPA of 2.35 AND
  • Meet at least one of the following:
    • Minimum high school Core GPA of 2.0 OR
    • Minimum ACT composite of 20 (SAT critical reading and math combined scores of 940)

Graduates of State-Approved Home-School Program or Out-of-State State-Approved High Schools

  • Group 1:
    • Meet same criteria as Graduates of state-approved public and private Louisiana High Schools OR
  • Group 2:
    • Completion of 17 of the 19 units of the Regents' core ) AND
    • Need of no more than one developmental course AND
    • Have a minimum high school overall GPA of 2.35 AND
    • Minimum high school Core GPA of 2.0 AND
    • Minimum ACT composite of 20 (SAT critical reading and math combined scores of 940) OR
  • Group 3:
    • Need of no more than one developmental course AND
    • Have a minimum high school overall GPA of 2.35 AND
    • Minimum ACT composite of 23 (SAT critical reading and math combined scores of 1050)

Core requirement for applicants under the age of 25:

  • Beginning with 2012 graduating class, 19 units of Core 4 curriculum required (2012 graduates entering in Summer 2012 may be admitted with either 2011 or 2012 core)
  • Graduating classes 2005-2011, Regents' core in place at time of graduation required

Adult (25 and Older) First-Time Freshman Admission Standards

  • Need of no more than one developmental course AND
  • One of the following:
    • State-approved high school diploma with minimum overall GPA of 2.0 OR
    • General Equivalency Diploma (GED)