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Applicants with questions about the College Preparatory Curriculum should
contact their high school counselors or call the Clayton State Office of
Admissions (678) 466-4115. Students who graduated from an out-of-state high
school and do not meet Georgia’s College Preparatory Curriculum requirements
(e.g. foreign language) but are otherwise well-prepared may be considered as
Presidential Exceptions. (Seeheading below.)
2. Freshman Index (FI) of 2300.
The FI is calculated based on a sliding
scale between high school grade point average in College Preparatory
Curriculum courses (HSGPA) and standardized test scores (SAT or
ACT).
To qualify for regular admission to Clayton State, an applicant
must haveachieved the following:
•
SAT-ACT Minimum:
SAT-I score of at least 830 with subscore
minimums of 430 verbal and 400math (or ACT score of at least 17
Englishand17math).
•
Freshman Index (FI) of at least 2300.
The FI is calculated as
follows:
-- UsingSAT-I: SATV+SATM+ (HSGPA x500).
-- Using ACT: (ACT composite score x 42) + (HSGPA x 500) +
88.
“Limited”AdmissionStatus
Students who meet the College Preparatory Curriculum and SAT/ACT
minimums for regular admission but whose freshman index (FI) falls in the
window between 2000 and 2300 may be reviewed by the Admission Appeals
Committee for “limited” admission. Students admitted in this status will be
required to takeadditional placement tests andmay be required by the institution
to take Learning Support courses or may have other restrictions imposed as a
conditionof admission.
Standards forHomeSchool andNon-AccreditedGraduates
In lieu of the Freshman Index and College Preparatory Curriculum
requirements, applicants from home schools or graduates of nonaccredited high
schools may validate the College Preparatory Curriculum through satisfactory
documentation of equivalent competence in each of the College Preparatory
Curriculum areas at the college preparatory level. A student whose SAT I
Composite (Verbal plus Mathematics) score is at or above the average SAT I
score of the previous year's fall semester first-time freshman and who has
completed theequivalent of each of theCollegePreparatoryCurriculum areas as
documented by a portfolio of work and/or other evidence that substantiates
College Preparatory Curriculum completion qualifies for consideration for
admission. For students with ACT scores, theACT composite score comparable
to theaverageSAT I total score is required.
Applicants lacking an acceptable College Preparatory Curriculum portfolio
may validate College Preparatory Curriculum by the following SAT II scores:
EnglishWriting (520), Literature (530), Math IC (500) or Math IIC (570), American
History&Social Studies (560),WorldHistory (540), Biology (520), and oneof the
following: Chemistry (540) or Physics (590). Contact theOffice of Admissions for
details (678) 466-4115.
“Limited”Admission toVocational Programs
Applicants who wish to enter a certificate or career associate degree
program (except Information Technology or Paralegal Studies) may be
considered for admission under the limited category if they do not qualify for
regular admission. This applies especially to students in “Tech Prep” programs
