DETAILED ADMISSION CRITERIA
FOR CAREER ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
Students wishing to enroll in
career degree programs (AAS) must meet the following admission requirements:
Must have graduated from an
accredited high school and must have a Freshman Index (FI) of 1540, in addition
to the minimum SAT I Verbal 330 and SAT I Math 310. Applicants are not held to
CPC requirements.
For placement purposes,
students must take the College Placement Exam (CPE/COMPASS) at a University
System of Georgia institution. The CPC/COMPASS scores will be used to place the
student in Learning Support courses or in regular freshmen courses. (Students
scoring 430 Verbal/ACT English 17 or higher and 400 Math on the SAT/ACT 17 or
higher are exempt from CPE/COMPASS testing).
Students who are eligible for
admission to ABAC programs leading to baccalaureate degrees without screening
for Learning Support are exempt from taking the CPE or COMPASS.
Students seeking admission to
certificate programs with more than 19 hours of coursework must meet the same
admissions requirements as stated above.
Students seeking admission to
certificate programs in the Division of Agriculture and Forest Resources (Soil
Resources Technician, Landscape Maintenance Technician, Turfgrass
Equipment Technician, Agricultural Machinery Technician, Horse Operation
Management, General Animal Industry Management, Precision Agriculture
Technician. Pesticide Application Technician, General Family & Consumer
Sciences, Children & Family Services and Interior Design) must meet the
following admissions requirements:
• Graduate from an accredited high school with a minimum GPA
of 1.8
• GED (if applicable)
Students admitted in a
certificate category may apply for admission to programs leading to an
associate degree or associate of applied science degree if they meet regular or
Limited Admission requirements or if they show exceptional promise and are
admitted as a Presidential Exception. Students admitted in this category
must fulfill all Learning Support and College Preparatory Curriculum
requirements.