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Freshman applicants must:

  • Have graduated from an accredited high school or a high school that is approved by the University.
  • Have satisfactorily completed the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I) or the
    American College Test (ACT):
    • Minimum SAT requirements for regular admission are Math 400 and
      Critical Reading 430
    • Minimum ACT requirements for regular admission are Math 17, English 17,
      and 17 Composite
  • Freshman Index of 2300
  • Freshman applicants who have attended a college must also meet our Transfer
    Admission GPA (must be in good academic standing with a 2.0 or higher GPA on
    transferable course work)
  • Send official transcripts from any previously attended colleges (including transcripts for Dual Enrollment).
  • Send official High School Transcript showing credit for the following 17 (16 for students graduating or before 2011) Required High School Curriculum units:
English All graduating classes:
4 units (Grammar, Literature, Advanced Composition)
Mathematics 2012 or later graduates:
4 Units as follows,
Mathematics I (Algebra/Geometry/Statistics), Mathematics II (Geometry/Algebra II/Statistics), Mathematics III (Advanced Algebra/Statistics) and Mathematics IV (Pre-Calculus-Trigonometry/Statistics).

2011 or before graduates:
4 units (Algebra I and II, Geometry, and an additional mathematics course that has these courses as prerequisites).
Science 2012 or later graduates:
4 total units and are encouraged to have at least one unit of biology; one unit of physical science or physics; one unit of chemistry, earth systems, or environmental science.

2011 or before graduates:
3 units (at least one laboratory course from the life sciences and one laboratory course from the physical sciences).
Social Science All graduating classes:
3 units (must include a unit focusing on U.S. studies and a unit focusing on world studies)
Foreign Language All graduating classes:
2 units of the same foreign language (2 units of American Sign Language may also be used to satisfy this requirement)
 


Calculating the Freshman Index

Freshman Index Calculator
SAT Score (Math + Verbal)
ACT Score (Composite)
High School GPA†

** Freshman Index [SAT] = SAT Verbal score + SAT Math score + (500 x recalculated HSGPA†) 

** Freshman Index [ACT] = (42 x ACT Composite score) + (500 x recalculated HSGPA†) + 88

†Based on the Required High School Curriculum units. The University recalculates the High School GPA using the courses that fulfill the Required High School Curriculum requirements.

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