All New Applicants

All applicants applying for admission must submit the following documentation:

•           Undergraduate Admission Application

•           A $20.00 non-refundable Application Fee (subject to change) or $25.00 fee for internet processing

•           Certification of Immunization (All applicants must submit a medical form verifying immunity against measles, mumps, and rubella. This information will not affect the student’s status at the College and will be held in strict confidence by the staff of the Health Center. The form is in the back of the catalog).

Freshmen Applying for Pre-Baccalaureate and Associate Degree Programs (AA, AS)

Applicants applying for freshman admission must submit the following additional documentation:

•           Official High School Transcript from an accredited high school

•           SAT I or ACT Scores

•           Official GED Scores, if applicable

Transfer Students from Another Institution

Applicants applying for transfer admission must submit the following additional documentation:

•           Official transcripts from each institution attended

•           Students who are applying for Pre-baccalaureate/Transfer Programs with fewer than 30 transferable semester hours (45 quarter hours) must also meet Freshmen admission requirements.

Career Programs

(Associate of Applied Science Degrees)

Applicants applying for admission to career programs must submit the following additional documentation:

1)         Official High School Transcript

2)         SAT I or ACT Students must have a Freshmen Index (FI) of 1540* including SAT I Verbal score of 330 (ACT 12) and SAT I Math score of 310 (ACT 14).

3)         Applicants are not held to College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) course work requirements

4)         Students admitted to career degree programs who score below 430V SAT (17 ACT) and/or 400M SAT (17 ACT) must take the University System of Georgia’s College Placement Examination (CPE) in Reading, English, and Mathematics or the comparable three sections of COMPASS administered by a University System institution.

5)         Separate program-specific applications are required for the Nursing program. (For additional information students must contact the Division of Nursing at 229-386-3262). Admission to the college does not guarantee formal admission to the Nursing program.

6)         Students who have earned an AAS may apply for admission to a program leading to the baccalaureate degree. These students will be required to meet the regular freshman requirements and will not be held to CPC requirements.

SAT I applications and testing information may be obtained from the College Examination Board (Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey 08540). ABAC uses re-centered SAT scores. An Institutional Scholastic Aptitude Test (ISAT) is given by the office of Student Development at ABAC each term. ISAT scores can be used only for admission to ABAC. ACT testing materials may be obtained from the American College Testing Program (3355 Lenox Road, N.E., Suite 320, Atlanta, GA 33026-1332).

*Freshmen Index=For SAT Testing: Combined SAT I Verbal and Math scores plus (High School (college-calculated) Grade Point Average x 500). For ACT Testing: (college-calculated GPA x 500) + (ACT composite x 42) + 88. For both ACT & SAT indexing, the high school grade point average is calculated on College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) course work required for admission.

Exceptions to the SAT and ACT requirements are discussed in the Special Admissions section.

The current Board of Regents policy states grades and courses are to be accepted from accredited high schools which meet the standards of a regional accrediting association (i.e., Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC), The Accrediting Commission of Independent Study (ACIS), Georgia Private School Accrediting Commission (GAPSAC), or a public school regulated by a public school system and State Department of Education).