Academic Requirements
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Minimum academic requirements for a four-year college:
  • 4 years of English
  • 3 years of college prep Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Plane Geometry
  • 3 years of science including 2 lab sciences
  • 2 years of a single foreign language
  • 2 years of social sciences including U.S. History
  • 2 years of college prep electives

What if you haven't met these requirements?

Community Colleges require only a high school diploma or a GED for acceptance
(Individual majors may have additional requirements).


Additional academic requirements
(Depending on your major and the college you wish to apply to, there may be additional requirements)

  1. Auditions
     
  2. Portfolios
     
  3. Sat 1, ACT
     
  4. Sat 2
     
  5. Personal essay
     
  6. Specific courses, for example chemistry or physics
     
  7. Practical experience, volunteer work

**Know the specific academic requirements of each college you plan to apply to.