Admission Information
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International Students
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Other Categories (post-baccalaureate, auditors, age62andolder)
These categories and the standards and procedures for them are defined
and explained under the headings that follow. TheUniversity reserves the right
to changeadmission standardsandprocedures.
ProgramAdmission
General admission to theUniversity does not guaranteeadmission to certain
programs that have limited enrollment capacity and/or additional standards. This
includes such programs as nursing, dental hygiene, music, teacher education,
information technology, andbusiness.
Recent HighSchool Graduates
This category is designed for students who have recently graduated from
high school or who will do so soon. Students in their senior year of high school
who anticipate graduating prior to their admission to Clayton State University
(Clayton State) are in this category. Applicants in this category must have
graduated from high school within the past five years, and if they have been to
college they must have completed fewer than 30 semester hours (or quarter
equivalent) of college-level credit. Applicants who have 30 or more credit hours
of college-level workmust apply under the transfer category.
Clayton State University’s admission standards are based on grade point
average, College Preparatory Curriculum, and standardized test scores as
explained under the headings below. Depending of their level of achievement in
high school, accepted applicants are classified into “regular” or “limited”
admission status.
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“Regular” Admission Status.
This status indicates that the student
has met all of the admission standards required by Clayton State of a
recent high school graduate (see below) and is ready to begin college
level work. (Preparatory work may be needed in mathematics: MATH
0099 or English: ENGL 0099.)
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“Limited” Admission Status
. A restricted number of students who
have not achieved all of the standards for “regular” admission but who
do meet the University’s minimum admission standards may be
admitted on a “limited” basis. Students admitted on this basis may be
required to take special placement tests andmay be placed in Learning
Support courses if indicated by the results.
Standards for “Regular”AdmissionStatus
1. College Preparatory Curriculum Completed.
To qualify for regular
admission to Clayton State, an applicant must have graduated from an
accredited high school and completed the “college prep” high school
courses specified by the University System of Georgia College
PreparatoryCurriculum as follows:
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four yearsof collegeprepEnglish
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four yearsof collegeprepmathematics
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three years of collegeprep science
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three years of collegeprep social studies
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two years of collegeprep foreign language
