Entrance Requirements

Freshman Requirements

Applicants who have never attended other colleges or who have earned fewer than 30 transferable semester hours from previous colleges are classified as freshman. The following requirements are in effect for freshman applicants:

High School Diploma

Freshmen must have a High School Diploma from a high school accredited by a regional accrediting association (such as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), or by the Georgia Accrediting Commission, or from a public school regulated by a school system and state department of education. Certificates of Attendance or Special Education Diplomas are not acceptable. High school students with a College Preparatory Diploma must have a minimum 2.00 grade point average based on the grades in the 16 units of College Preparatory curriculum as defined by the Board of Regents. High School students with a Technical Preparatory Diploma must have a minimum 2.50 high school grade point average, based on the grades in the 13 academic units of the tech/prep program defined by the Board of Regents. Students with a Technical Preparatory Diploma whose cumulative grade point averages are between 2.49 and 2.20 will be admitted on Academic Probation and will be required to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress as defined by their academic classification in order to be placed in good academic standing at Georgia Gwinnett College.

General Educational Development (GED)

Persons over 18 years of age (or whose class has already graduated from high school) whose secondary schooling was interrupted may be admitted by presenting General Educational Development (GED) equivalency. Official GED test score reports must be mailed directly from the Georgia Department of Adult and Technical Education Office of Adult Literacy/GED Testing Service to the Georgia Gwinnett College Admissions Office. GED applicants are strongly suggested (but not required) to take either the College Board Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT), the results of which will be made part of the applicant's portfolio. All GED applications must be reviewed by the Admissions Committee, and an interview with the candidate may be required.

Home School Applicants

Home school applicants or students who graduated from non-accredited high schools may be considered for admission upon submission of a portfolio of the student's academic work and official SAT/ACT scores. Students who have completed each of the 16-unit CPC areas as documented in the portfolio (or as documented by the SAT II Subject Tests) and have achieved the minimum SAT scores described in Course Placement. All applicants in this category must be reviewed by the Admissions Committee and an interview with the candidate may be required.

Home School Evaluation Form (PDF)

Students with Fewer than 30 Transfer Hours of College Credit

The college transcripts of students who have attended other colleges (but earned fewer than 30 semester hours of eligible transfer credit) will be considered as part of the admissions process. If a student meets the freshman requirements listed above and their combined GPA from previous college work is at or above a 2.00, the candidate will be admitted without condition; those who fail to meet both these requirements will be denied admission.

A student who has fewer than 30 semester hours of college credit will be admitted on Academic Probation, and will be required to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress as defined by their academic classification in order to be placed in good academic standing at Georgia Gwinnett College, if one of the following two conditions occur: a) the student meets the freshman admission requirements listed above but has a combined GPA from previous college work below a 2.00 or b) the student does not meet the freshman admission requirements listed above but has a combined GPA from previous college work above a 2.00.

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM

As part of the admission process and in compliance with Board of Regents Policy, each student will be evaluated to determine satisfactory completion of the following 16 units of the University System of Georgia College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC):

CPC deficiencies

Students who have not completed the required CPC units must take additional courses as outlined below to make up for the CPC deficiencies. All CPC deficiencies must be made up before the student has earned 20 semester hours of college level credit. College courses taken to satisfy CPC deficiencies cannot be used to fulfill Core Curriculum or degree requirements at Georgia Gwinnett College, but they are calculated in the cumulative GGC grade point average (GPA). Transfer students who satisfy CPC requirements at another institution of the University System of Georgia will be acknowledged as having met those requirements.

Course Placement

Freshmen (including those with fewer than 30 semester hours) will take COMPASS Placement Exams prior to course registration in order to determine specific requirements for remediation (or exemption from remediation) in English (or English for Academic Purposes), reading, and mathematics. Students who meet the 16 CPC unit requirements may submit the following minimum scores on a nationally administered SAT or ACT as a means of demonstrating proper proficiency in English, reading, and mathematics:

SAT Critical Reading = 480
SAT Math = 460
ACT English = 21
ACT Math = 19

Proficiency in mathematics allows a student to register for an introductory mathematics course (MATH 1111, MATH 2000, and BUSA 2000). SAT or ACT scores are insufficient for enrollment in higher mathematics courses (MATH 1113, MATH 2200). A student who desires to register for a higher mathematics course must take the COMPASS Placement Exam or have CLEP, AP, or IB credit (see Alternate Credit Options).

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Transfer Students

Applicants who have attended other colleges and have earned more than 30 semester hours are classified as transfer students. Students admitted from other colleges are required to meet all general requirements regarding examinations and application deadlines. Students planning to transfer from other colleges must request that the Registrar's Office at each college previously attended forward an official transcript to the Admissions Office at Georgia Gwinnett College. Official transcripts are required whether or not the applicant receives transfer credit. Documents must be mailed directly from the other college to the Georgia Gwinnett College Admissions Office.

Transfer applicants must present a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 or above (based on a 4.00 scale) on all work attempted and must be in good academic standing at the last institution attended in order to be admitted to Georgia Gwinnett College in good academic standing.

Transfer applicants whose cumulative grade point averages are below 2.50 and above 2.00 will be admitted on Academic Probation and will be required to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress as defined by their academic classification in order to be placed in good academic standing at Georgia Gwinnett College.

See also:

Transfer of Credit Policy

Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) with Georgia Perimeter College (PDF)

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Post-Baccalaureate Students

Students must submit the application for admission, proof of degree and immunization records.

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Dual Enrollment Students

Students must submit the application for admission, official high school transcript, official test scores (SAT/ACT), parent consent form, and immunization records. All JE students must have at least a 3.0 academic GPA, on a College Prep degree track, and must meet these minimum test score requirements (one test or the other):

SAT Critical Reading = 480
SAT Math = 460
ACT English = 21
ACT Math = 19

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Transient Students

Students must submit the application for admission, transient letter from their current school, and immunization records.

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