|
The University System of Georgia recognizes the need to provide
academically talented high school students with opportunities for
acceleration of their formal academic programs. This recognition has led
to the development of two organized programs: (1) a joint enrollment
program in which the student, while continuing his/her enrollment in high
school as a junior or senior, enrolls in courses for college credit; and
(2) an early admission program in which the student enrolls as a full-time
college student following completion of the junior year in high school.
Public high school students, classified as juniors or seniors, who are at
least 16 years of age and who meet the eligibility criteria may choose to
participate in the Post Secondary Options program which pays for tuition
during the academic school year (excluding summer terms). The minimum
admission standards for both the joint enrollment and early admission
programs have been developed to allow certain advanced students to receive
both high school and college credit for some courses.
Admission Standards
-
Minimum SAT score of 970, combined Verbal and Mathematics
sections, or an ACT composite score of 21;
-
Minimum cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0
in academic subjects;
-
Exemption of LS requirements for early admission;
-
Written recommendation from the high school principal or
counselor;
-
Written consent of parent or guardian (if the student is
a minor);
-
Completion of the University System of Georgia CPC
requirements with the following exceptions:
-
Students with SAT I Verbal scores of at least 530 (or
ACT English scores of at least 24) who have not completed the final
unit of high school English and/or social studies may be permitted to
fulfill these high school requirements with the appropriate college
courses taken through the joint enrollment or early admissions
program.
-
Students with SAT I Mathematics scores of at least 530
or ACT Mathematics scores of at least 22 who have not completed the
final unit of mathematics may be permitted to fulfill those high
school requirements with the appropriate college courses taken through
the joint enrollment or early admissions program. Students should be
aware that, while College Algebra, Math Modeling, or Statistics may be
taken through PSO, these courses will not apply toward a college
degree in science, engineering, computer science, and many other
fields. High school advanced algebra/trig taken in high school should
provide better preparation for majors requiring calculus and should be
taken no later than the 11th grade.
-
With the exception of the final units of high school
English, social studies and/or mathematics taken by students with
qualifying SAT or ACT scores, a college course may not be used to
fulfill the University System of Georgia’s CPC requirements. Students
who have not completed the 13 CPC requirements beyond these three
exceptions may be admitted through the joint enrollment program if
they are enrolled in the necessary high school courses and are
scheduled to complete the requirements by the end of the senior year.
-
Students who do not necessarily meet all of the above
criteria but who demonstrate very high academic abilities through
their SAT performance may be permitted to enroll in college courses at
the discretion of the institution. Institutions may set additional
requirements but may permit students with scores of at least:
-
700 on the SAT I Mathematics test to enroll in
college courses that require advanced mathematical ability;
-
700 of the SAT I Verbal test to enroll in college
courses that require advanced verbal ability; and
-
In addition, students with extremely high combined
SAT I scores may be admitted through the provision for Outstanding
Students as described above.
|