Admission Requirements Upon acceptance for admission, students will be placed in either the College tier or the University tier based on ACT/SAT and/or placement test scores. Students placed in the College tier may register for only lower-division courses (courses numbered 2999 or lower). These courses are generally required for diploma, certificate or associate degree programs. Students in the University tier may also register for upper-division courses (courses numbered 3000 or higher and required for bachelor degrees). Students initially placed in the College tier are advanced to the University tier upon completion of the requirements listed below. University Tier Freshma n Stu den ts New freshmen students, and transfer students with less than 30 semester credit hours, will be admitted to the Umversity tier on the basis of the following: • Verification of high school graduation from an accredited high school or General Education Development test (GED) with scores established by the University. (See Applicants Without High School Diplomas in the next column.) • Minimum scores of 17 on the English and 23 on mathematics sections of the ACT or their equivalents on the SAT or COMPASS placement tests. Transfer Students Transfer students with more than 30 semester credit hours will be admitted to the Umversity tier on the basis of the following • An associate degree earned at an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or above. • A cumulative college-level GPA of 2.25 or above. College Tier Students who apply for admission and do not meet the requirements for admission to the University tier will automatically be considered for admission to the College tier. ACT, SAT or COMPASS placement test scores will be used for the purpose of placement and advising. Freshman Students New freshmen students, and transfer students with less than 30 semester credit hours, will be admitted to the College tier on the basis of the following: • Verification of high school graduation from an accredited high school or General Education Development test (GED) with scores established by the University. (See Applicants Without High School Diplomas to the right.) Transfer Students Transfer students with more than 30 semester credit hours but without an associate degree and with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 to 2.24 will also be admitted to the College tier. Transfer students with a cumulative GPA below 2.00 will be referred to the Admissions Committee and may be considered for admission to WSU on warning or probation according to the current Academic Standards policy. Moving from the College Tier to the University Tier Students who enter at the College tier will be notified and automatically advanced to the University tier upon completion of all of the following: • Quantitative Literacy which is met by achieving one of the following: 1. A score of 65 or greater on the COMPASS college algebra exam. 2. A grade of "C" (2.00) or better in MATH QL1050 or MATH QL1080 or any mathematics course having either course as a prerequisite. 13 3. A grade of "C" (2.00) or better in MATH QL1030 or MATH QL1040. 4. A score of 3 or above on either AP Calculus test or the AP Statistics test. • English Competency which is met by achieving a grade of 2.0 or better in ENGL ENIOIO and ENGL EN2010. • Successful completion of 20 semester credit hours of course work with a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or better. Placement All students will be placed into English and Math courses according to their ACT, SAT or COMPASS placement test scores. English Placement To enroll in ENGL ENIOIO, a student must have first: • Achieved a score of 17 or above on the enhanced ACT English test; or • Passed the COMPASS English Placement test (available at the WSU Testing Center); or • Passed ENGL ND0960, Developmental Writing, with a grade of "C" (2.00) or above Math Placement To enroll in MATH QL1030 - QL1080, a student must have first: • Scored a 23 or above on the enhanced ACT Mathematics test within the past 24 months; or • Passed the COMPASS Math Placement test within the past twelve months* (available at the WSU Testing Center) with a score high enough to be placed in MATH QL1030, MATH QL1040, MATH QL1050 or MATH QL1080; or • Passed MATH 1010, Intermediate Algebra, with a grade of "C" (2.00) or above • A student may take the placement exam a maximum of three times within the previous three years. Developmental Course Fee Students who do not meet the requirements for enrollment in ENGL ENIOIO and MATH QL1030-QL1080 (see above) will be charged an additional fee for each semester they are enrolled at WSU until these requirements are met. Further information is available from Academic Support Services, Student Service Center Room 160 (telephone 801-626-7847). Applicants Without High School Diplomas (Current high school students are not eligible.) Applicants who are not high school graduates must present evidence of high school equivalency to be considered for admission. High school equivalency may be satisfied in one of the following ways: • Passing the General Education Development test (GED) with an overall score of 2250 or above with no individual score below 410. • Passing the American College Test (ACT) with a composite score of 25 or above (SAT score of 840 or above). Applicants will be placed in either the College tier or the University tier based on their test scores. Applicants who plan to submit GED scores in lieu of a high school diploma are not eligible to take the test prior to the graduation date of their high school class. Readmitted/Reactivated Students Students who interrupt their enrollment at WSU by not registering for one or more semesters, with the exception of summer term, must contact the WSU Admissions Office to reactivate their file. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT- STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS / BAT LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR AUSV/ATTC IDT SST TBE Arts « Humanities COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business « ECON MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/REC EDUC Health Professions CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY SW GERT SOC ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Daws Campus Weber State University 20 05 - 2006 Catalog